Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Water chemistry Algae?? And now comes the FISH KILL....

It is possible that you were to near carrying capacity with all those crappie. That greatly increases the chance of problems including DO crashes. My guess is that you did not cause the event with hay but may have added a little to the problem. Moving the water will help !

I was actually wondering that myself. 700+ Crappie dead worried me a bit. As for the rest of the dead I picked up, <30 CC, <20 LMB, <100 GSF, <20 BG, PS, RES, HBG.

Nothing new floating yesterday so I threw the traps back out to see what's left. Caught some GSF, BH and the attached. I would like some help with the ID but it looks like a WCP to me, about 2" long.

If it is in fact a WCP, is it safe to assume that not all CC died either? I tried throwing out some feed last night and had nothing come to it besides turtles.

I think you ID'd it correctly, and I think your assumption could be correct also.

That is a crappie and looks stunted with the large eye. You have what most fear when stocking crappie, I can now see where they can be an issue.

I put them in my small pond as well not knowing any better. I did stock Black Crappie which ended up being the black nose crappie, but I think even though they do not spawn as heavily as the White Crappie (or at least this is what I was told) I can still have issues.

Did you have any larger crappie that were dead?

Do you have a picture of the trap you are using?

That would be nice if I still had some CC in there. Hopefully I will see some at feed tonight.

Every crappie I picked up that was dead was in between 6-7" and bug eyed. I have not caught a single one by pole yet either. I did not stock the crappie, they were here when I bought the place and as you can see, a BIG problem.

I don't have s picture of my trap but I have attached the instructions I found and it shows the complete trap at the end.

What plants do you recommend putting in my pond?

BH Trap Plans will not open for me. Others?

I can't find it either.

They opened for me. It's the link in post #300838

Would not open for me either.

Don't work on IPhone ??

I'm using my desktop, and had to open up a few windows to get to the final instructions, one was a zip file.

I couldn't open the zip file.

I am so sorry to hear about your kill. I have a thread ( 301315 ) very much like yours only without the kill....so far. That is what worries me. Your pond is very green, I do see that.

I was also unable to open up the zip, I will follow the link that esshup listed and see if I can have a look. I also need to get some fish traps, can I ask you where you got them from?

I don't think I saw it mentioned, but did the kill follow a couple of cloudy days? What are you doing with all the fish, it must be very difficult to get that many fish far enough away from your house? I know it must be such a blow to try so hard to get it right only to have the fish die, and I wish I could offer you more than my sincere condolences, I fear I am on the verge of the same problem as you are having and I am at a loss, but I am getting some great advice if you want to go have a look. I hope you can find a solution to this.

I found where it was on the 'net.

Bream (BG) /Bullhead trap

Sorry about that guys. I had to zip it in order to upload it. Looks like you have a good link going now.

Someone mentioned on here to get some plants in the water to help absorb the nutrients. Any recommendations on what plants to get in my pond? Right now there is 0 vegetation in the water. Thanks.

Is there such a product as a "quickie" aeration kit? Something you can buy at a local store, plug into an outlet and turn on, right now, to at least aerate a limited area?

Yes - it is called a fountain. Paddle wheel aerators are a good option. Might be able to rent one from a fish farm.?? The more splashing and horespower the better. The big problem is, the fish have to be smart enough to go to the noise and activity instead of avoiding it.

I'll start looking online. Got any recommendations for a specific product? My new, half-acre pond went from sweet and clear to a dark, roiling green literally in 24 hours. I'm stunned.