Originally Posted By: Jeff Funk
I read somewhere there are plants that will naturally filter your pond. If so what would be some good plants to put in my one year old pond? I have stocked my pond with fish two months ago and they seem to be doing great, but the water clarity is bad. I can only see down a couple inches at best. Any help is appreciated.


Different types of eelgrass description here. and various types of Pondweed, i.e. Potamogeton species description here are good.

To get them established in your pond, you have to find some that are from a clean source, meaning that there are no unwanted species or unwanted seeds of another species with the plant. They need to be planted in the pond bottom, at a depth where they will get sunlight.

With your pond having a "couple of inches" visibility, you might need to do an alum treatment if the turbidity is due to suspended clay particles.

You can also plant them in a rubbermaid tub that is about 6"-8" tall and push it deeper and deeper into the pond as they grow. Once they are established in that tub, then you can transplant them into the pond.

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