Today there are millions of 'toadpoles' about 1/2" or less big. So many the water is black in the shallows. I guess they had a high hatch rate...
I expected to see the fish coming in and cleaning them up but no predator activity.
Also, had a dead momma goldfish (biggest one)floating in the shallows a day this week, can't say I'm sad, I need to get more out anyway but sure wonder how they made it through digging the pond out with only a bit of muddy water in the bottom and through several winters but now die out of the blue.
Then today a dead turtle floating in the shallows. I hope there isn't a poisoning going on. The first application of lawn fertilizer went on about a week ago and I did see a few granules in the shallow end of the pond but not much they were careful to not get too much in the pond. I'm sure more fertilizer comes in by runoff from the sloped front yard than from granules that make it in...
As far as I know only the fertilizer was a slow release nitrogen fertilizer, phosphorous is banned in fertilizer in MI.
The dog chased off the GBH but there is a tiny green heron that sneaks in and he doesn't spot him very often.
Lots of rain overnight so hopefully some 'dilution' effect of whatever is in the pond will help.