Not relevant to the subject at hand, just an observation: I am continually amazed at how different the approaches, strategies, and goals are among pondmeisters. The notion that someone would purposefully buy plants to stock into their pond to provide hiding places for bluegills is fascinating to me. I spend money trying to eradicate everything green!
I am at that exact cross roads in my pond. I want to reduce/tie up my nutrient load, to 'starve' the FA. But I've been reluctant to introduce other plants for that purpose. I worry about starting a plant war I didn't previously have..
