Some grass is definitely better than no grass. The trick is finding a happy medium. The grass provides cover, produces oxygen during the day and uses up excess nutrients.
A few grass carp will help thin it down, but the key is how many are necessary to give you the level of control you need. Too many and you've wiped it all out, opening the door for other issues (BGA for one).
The stocking experts can give you much more insight on how many, but the key is to be patient when you decide to stock them.. and make sure they're sterile and wont reproduce. You may have to tweak those numbers after a while (either adding or removing a few).
If they were legal in Louisiana, I'd go with tilapia, but if it gets really cold where you are, you'll be restocking every year.
Last edited by Mike Whatley; 03/26/19 03:35 PM.
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