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Just took a walk around my pond this past weekend, 11/4, to check things out. I noticed something that I don't beleive I have seen before. Forgive me for my descriptions, but I'll do the best I can. The "things" I saw in the shallower water areas looked like gellotous, green balls, about the size of basketballs. They looked like plants wrapped in a ball with slime or mucous. I thought they might be some type of fish nest, such as the slimy substance that perch use to lay their eggs. But, these things look like translucent, green balls. They are below the surface and not floating
The fish I have in the pond are bass, of course, bluegill, and perch.
Can anybody tell me what these might be?
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They sound like Bryozoans.
Some past '06 issues of Pond Boss talk about them, and there's been a thread on the forum about them.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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They didn't have the white blemishes as in these pictures (the second set) and didn't seem as big. But, they appear to be a close match to what I did see. Maybe I saw them when they weren't as mature. I hope to visit my pond this weekend (it's out of town for me). Maybe I can get an updated look at them and get back to you I will also take my digital camera and if I can get some phots, I will post them. Thank you for your response, so far. It would appear that what I have is harmless, but shouyldn't be disturbed. My water is other clear, almost too clear, it's a sahllow old pond (9' at the deepest), and has it's normal aquatic vegetation which is controlled by Grass Carp. I really appreciate the Pond Boss Members, their information, their humor, and their intelligence. You folks are great!
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Mark C., I think I read that having these Bryozoans is an indicator that your water quality is very good (or clean?).
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
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I just visited my pond this weekend and it pretty much looks like my alien invaders are the Bryzoans. I guess they eventually disappear. I will try to locate some information on these colonies on the net to determine more about them.
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