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Pond filled First year plant and animal details #412304 05/21/15 09:20 PM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 30 South Central Indiana jammer OP
OP jammer Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 30 South Central Indiana	The 1.5 acre pond finally filled early in its second year and seems to be holding fine. On this visit I was lucky enough to get what I thought was a nice morning mist shot on my phone. The water has cleared substantially from the opaque mocha look last fall to about 12"+ visible depth now. Around the pond I noticed what looked like round submerged nesting areas on a bank(see photo). No actual fish have yet been spotted after adding about 200 bluegill and red ear last fall. The water was so muddy then that I was not sure any would survive, plus we had a really cold winter. Frogs are in abundance. Can anyone tell if these nests are from the frogs or fish? I would also be curious and grateful if anyone could identify what this young sprout is? The dead stuff around it is from the previous season before the pond filled. There were several of these sprouts around the perimeter. FA like stuff seemed to be clinging to all of the submerged plants. Added a few hundred more bluegill and red ear and will be back in several weeks. Attached Images

Re: Pond filled First year plant and animal details jammer #412305 05/21/15 09:27 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,952 Likes: 184 Oakwood,Texas P Pat Williamson
Pat Williamson P Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,952 Likes: 184 Oakwood,Texas	Those appear to be from BGs or RES nests. Frogs just lay strings of eggs

Re: Pond filled First year plant and animal details jammer #412325 05/22/15 06:37 AM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana S sprkplug Ambassador Lunker
sprkplug Ambassador Lunker S Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 14 Freedom, Indiana	I agree. Since there appears to be a colony, I would guess RES or BG. "Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!" If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.

Re: Pond filled First year plant and animal details jammer #412336 05/22/15 07:57 AM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 904 Likes: 1 Central IL dlowrance
dlowrance Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 904 Likes: 1 Central IL	That's one beautiful pic of the mist at sunrise. Awesome looking place you have there. Dale "When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water." - anonymous

Re: Pond filled First year plant and animal details jammer #412400 05/22/15 08:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 30 South Central Indiana jammer OP
OP jammer Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 30 South Central Indiana	I am very glad to hear that those depressions are likely from fish. The minnows I put in late last summer were only about 3" or so. I am surprised they survived let alone grow enough to spawn. However there is also always the possibility that someone dropped in some mature fish without letting me know. Thanks for the comment dlowrance. We are very blessed to have the opportunity to witness and enjoy such sights. I just wish I had my real camera at that moment. It was such a beautiful morning all around.