what type of pond plants are good for 'filtering and oxygenating?

[fIsHy13]

hey in a few weeks i'm cleaning out my pond and gettin some new goldfish for it, andi was wandering what type of plants 'filter' the water and provide oxygen, but are easy to look after?

[dorkfish]

hayancith,lilies,waterfern and possibly anacharis. I'me not an expert but fast growing plants take more nutrients from the water("filter").

[Gambusia]

Anacharis is a good one

[Desertponder]

Parrots feather is popular for ponds. Water hyacinths are excellent filters if you live in a state that allows you to have them.

[fIsHy13]

ok, i live in England, so would this affect me having any of these plants in my pond? the weather, i mean.

[khombre]

hello..

im not sure about this but goldfishes have the tendency to eat and destroy aquatic plants...

it might be possible for the goldfish to ruin most of the plants that ull put in there :)

[fIsHy13]

last year i had goldfish in the pond and they didn't destroy and eat the palnts that much

[RockabillyChick]

i have a large terracotta bowl. the water falls from a water feature, into the bowl, then into the pond to create a sort of 3-tiered waterfall. in the bowl, we planted watercress. it must have a slight current running over it, and the roots act as a natural filter. it comes back every spring after partially dying-off in the winter. but the fish LOVE to eat it. its good in salads for people too! that's why we have it up in the basin where the fish can't get to it. however it grows so much that is cascades over the basin and into the pond and the fish just tear the parts off that they can reach and devour it.

[fIsHy13]

that sounds like a great idea, but i don't think i can cos there is not much (if any0 oving water in the pond

[Gambusia]

Try hornwort.

It is spiny (sorta) and distasted by some fishes.

I believe it is native to Europe and North America too.

[fIsHy13]

thanx i'll try that. so excited, but not excited about actually cleaning the pond out...