Pond Boss Magazine
https://www.pondboss.com/images/userfiles/image/20130301193901_6_150by50orangewhyshouldsubscribejpeg.jpg
Advertisment
Newest Members
cjschuhmann, Teroni, EGS, Ben Davis, DBS
18,529 Registered Users
Forum Statistics
Forums36
Topics41,012
Posts558,503
Members18,530
Most Online3,612
Jan 10th, 2023
Top Posters
esshup 28,605
ewest 21,512
Cecil Baird1 20,043
Bill Cody 15,158
Who's Online Now
8 members (jludwig, Sunil, Jason D, Ortantyun, catscratch, Justin W, e_stallman, Boondoggle), 1,131 guests, and 299 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
#268894 08/28/11 07:21 PM
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 4
B
Junior Member
OP Offline
Junior Member
B
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 4
I have a small pond thats 75 feet wide and about 90 feet long. The deepest section is normally 5-6 feet and tapers up to less than a foot deep. The pond is 9 years old and has never had aeration.
In my area of WV we have not had any real rain in over 45 days and the pond is the lowest I have ever seen it.It has recently turned the murkiest greenish-brown color I have ever seen.
Now to the question. My wife is worried about her koi fish. We have 20-25 koi that range from 6-10 lbs and she is worried about having a die off due to the lack of rain/oxygen. I've spent all day reading thru the archives and I'm as confused now as I was when I started. We have always let nature run its course with the pond but I'm beginning to worry about what do with 100 lbs of dead fish and a very unhappy wife.
We had stocked 75 bluegills and 25 bass years ago and we usually feed the fish every evening. I havent seen a bass come to feeding all summer and I havent seen a bluegill around the feeding dock for over a month.We did have three catfish coming to feed and I found one dead a couple weeks back but havent seen the other two since then.
Is it too late to do anything? Would adding any type of aeration just make matters worse? Any advise would be most appreciated wink

Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 28,605
Likes: 861
Moderator
Ambassador
Field Correspondent
Lunker
Offline
Moderator
Ambassador
Field Correspondent
Lunker
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 28,605
Likes: 861
Bob, aerating wouldn't hurt at all provided you started the system up properly. I think you'd have an easier time dealing with the dead fish than the unhappy wife....... wink

If the pond doesn't get rain before the winter hits, the aeration system will help the fish get thru the winter without a winterkill.


www.hoosierpondpros.com


http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4
3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Link Copied to Clipboard
Today's Birthdays
Bob-O
Recent Posts
Repairing Dam with Culvert?
by jludwig - 05/15/24 12:21 PM
Pest Control around Pond
by Ortantyun - 05/15/24 11:22 AM
Happy Birthday Bob-O
by jludwig - 05/15/24 11:17 AM
Building a sprayer for 10 acre farm pond
by Black Creek WW - 05/15/24 08:54 AM
Spotfin Shiners - Habitat, Cover and Structure
by canyoncreek - 05/14/24 07:06 PM
Tilapia with Winterkill
by Fishingadventure - 05/14/24 06:34 PM
Nested Mallards
by FishinRod - 05/14/24 02:48 PM
Happy Birthday Augie!
by Augie - 05/14/24 02:40 PM
What did you do at your pond today?
by FishinRod - 05/14/24 12:48 PM
Forest Pond in the White Mountains
by Lina - 05/14/24 07:04 AM
My DIY pond construction experience
by Joeydickens93 - 05/14/24 04:30 AM
Happy Birthday Gehajake!
by teehjaeh57 - 05/13/24 11:06 PM
Newly Uploaded Images
Eagles Over The Pond Yesterday
Eagles Over The Pond Yesterday
by Tbar, December 10
Deer at Theo's 2023
Deer at Theo's 2023
by Theo Gallus, November 13
Minnow identification
Minnow identification
by Mike Troyer, October 6
Sharing the Food
Sharing the Food
by FishinRod, September 9
Nice BGxRES
Nice BGxRES
by Theo Gallus, July 28
Snake Identification
Snake Identification
by Rangersedge, July 12

� 2014 POND BOSS INC. all rights reserved USA and Worldwide

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5