Originally Posted By: Joey Quarry
I doubt it is your aeration. At 85F the ability of the water to hold DO is drastically reduced. No matter how much you pump in, water at 85F will max out at about 7ppm, in optimal conditions. It is hard to believe, with your water temp and fish kill, your ammonia is at 0? However, it is looking more like a DO issue.

Are you feeding the fish? Can you get a better picture of the pond scum?

In your case, I would look specifically at gill color and blood color. Red/Lavender gills may indicate high NH3 and brown blood would indicate high nitrates. Also, fraying of the fins, is a sign of high ammonia. Catch a live one and compare the necropsy to the autopsy.

https://akffa.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/performing-a-fish-autopsy.pdf


I feed the fish by hand, 2 cups a day. I walk around the pond throwing a little all the way around. They are not setting the water on fire but eating. I’m sure plenty still doesn’t get eaten. I was wondering if that little of feed waste would be an issue.
I’ll see what I can do on a pond scum pic. The fish look perfectly fine to me. No frayed find or tail.