Pond Full of Elodea Crispa.

ELODEA CRISPA POND OXYGENATING PLANT
I bought one strand of this and now the 4 x 3 foot pond is full up with the stuff.
I have floating lilies and there are some tiny frogs , some newts and water boatmen
Should I thin it out as the interweb says it gives out oxygen in the day but sucks it back in the night
Advice please friends
I bought one strand of this and now the 4 x 3 foot pond is full up with the stuff.
I have floating lilies and there are some tiny frogs , some newts and water boatmen
Should I thin it out as the interweb says it gives out oxygen in the day but sucks it back in the night
Advice please friends
Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
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I suppose my question should have been more specific ....
Will it help the Pond Critters if there is more open water to move about in or do they prefer almost total cover.
I can imagine being a snail , froglet or newt stuck in weed all day.
Makes me sad when people write on here that their pond water is green or blanket weed and I’m throwing it away😢
you need most of the surface covered to keep the water clear, I shouldn’t think critters mind.
https://www.watersidenursery.co.uk/elodea-crispa-water-hyacinth-ban/
How can something you regularly pull out and compost be invasive.