How to remove "cattails" from small pond without killing any fish?
Answers:
I have the same problem and I contacted the Tennessee Department Of Agriculture.
They gave me some information on getting rid of Cattails but it wasn't much help.
They said to do it preserving the fish I had two choices.
1. Pull them up and dispose of them then continue to pull up sprouts that would come back until they were all gone.
2. Pull a light proof tarp over them and leave it all summer. They say the lack of light would kill them.
I chose method one but I have talked about it and haven't done it.
By the way they said to beat them with a broomstick to scare away snakes before pulling them out.
Other answers:
cut them down
good luck!
cut them down
good luck!
I just grab em and the fish seem fine.
there is a product called weedrine-d that doesn't kill fish.
a more benign solution is to get some grass carp and let em eat till their little hearts are content