Question about natural algae controll..

[aravenschild]

 My daughter raises lyretail mollies, and always has "culls", can I put these in my pond to controll algae?

And would they get along with the fantails that are already in my pond?

Thanks,
 
Vicky

[Vickie]

I put mollies in one of my ponds. It is about a 600 gallon and about 10 inches deep. I still have algae but I don't worry about it too much. But remember you have to catch them and bring them inside unless you live were it does not get real cold. I use a minnow trap to help. Right now they are in my basement in an aquarium and a 100 gallon pond. This spring I will be putting some of them in tubs.

[tranquility]

Not sure how they would control the algae.....their waste would only cause more it seems to me like....algae has to be feed in order to grow...to control it...good filtration is a must, low stocking, and weekly water changes help alot to control it....and when its really bad grab the rake .....
Lawanna

[Julles]

I have goldfish, koi, and a few snails (the large ones from PetSmart... fish seem to have eaten all the small ones).  I bought several of those electric ice-blue, spotted mollies, but they never lasted long - either birds, 'coons, or they don't like Houston summers. 

Between all that, I have no problem with algae.  I think the fish spend a good part of their day picking it off the sides of the pond liner.