pond frog you need to ease up a little you know it. I'll take some bashing here and there, but im the one out there trying with what i have to work with.
I'll go tell that pondweed thats now decaying at the pond to apologize to all the scientific minds here for throwing a wrench into the works. This is not some model or aquarium in a classroom. Those models sometimes change in the real world. i myself tend to lean to the science of explaining things but realize that sometimes weird crap happens... I don't know why in the world it did what it did, but it happened, and why would I make something up like that to begin with.... Im the one that lost the fish, and i accept that.
Who said I put more fish in. I said I COULD replace the lost brooders if i wanted, the point there was... losing the big fish wasn't a big loss.
Why did it happen.... Seems fairly clear now,
1. Weird, unexplainable, and to some here not possible, growth of pondweed rose and then died off very quickly according to the norms, a week or so ago putting a strain on the water column.
2. I was probably feeding a little much for that size pond. MY FAULT! Lesson learned, thats what im trying to do here... learn something
3. 2 days of rain here pushed it to the breaking point.
Now im ready to move on and make this work. It is working by the way, im not running some fish torture facility the way you make it sound and just cowboy'n the situation.
Look everyone, im not trying to prove anything, pick any fights, push any crazy limits, or kill fish for the heck of it. I really like this forum and thought I'd start this thread to let everyone know my experience and get ideas on future decisions that i must make.
I guess im not trying to be harsh, just honest. Right, pond frog?
No harm done here everybody. But lets just ease up a little and move on. My netting just came in, the ups driver is in the driveway!!!
