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I would give them time to adjust to a new place. My friend had a smaller pond that came with her house. The first time I saw it, it was so full of algae and gunk, you could barely see the fish. I helped her clean it, get a pump and filter, ect. It looks a thousand times better now. Those fish...

They have a water tint for ponds that turns your water blue. I think they might have green also. It's used for ponds with algae problems.

I'm getting ready to build my first pond on Monday. I suggest you research like heck before you start digging. If you want plants, they need a good amount of sunshine. On the other hand, the more sunshine, the more likely you are to get algae. So you need plants that shade the surface. Don't...