I hear ya Farmall,
I'm in a similar situation here in Mo, except no tilapia for me (yet). If I can not find a good source for aquatic plants, I plan to go to some ponds near by (with permission, of course) and try identifying their weeds to see if they should/could be transplanted. I know there are risks in transplanting stuff from other ponds, but I'll cross that bridge if I can't find that "good source". I do have a cattle hole/catch basin with some arrow head-looking water plants in it and no fish (it mostly dries)...I'll start there. Once my pond fills up I'm sure PB forum will be hit up for plant ID help and possibly how to quarantine plants until they are deemed free of hitchhikers. One thing at a time for me for now.
