Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Water chemistry Muskey Smell

My pond is 300 feet long and 100 feet wide it is about 35 feet deep from on end to the other. Just here recently it has developed a muskey smell. Almost like mold.The fish have taken on this smell and taste just like it. Does anyone have any idea whats going on.

Charlie:

how old is your pond?

What is the color of the water,

how about presence of 'moss'.

Bing

The pond was allowed to dry and cleaned out about two years ago. The water color is muddy and there is very little moss in the pond. We don't know why its smelling muskey or like mold and the fish taste that way.

If you are feeding to much the feed which is not eaten can sour in the water and cause this.

WE don't feed grain we have minnows, shad, and sunfish for them to feed on. We sure would like to find out what is causing this smell in the water and the fish.

What you describe sounds like a blue-green algae problem. Do you see what looks like green paint floating on the water? If so, blue-green algae is your culprit. Fish taste like the water they live in and the food they eat. And, musty smelling water can be a good thing. It's nature's way to remove the culprit. Send it out of the water, into the atmosphere, where nature can process it into something else.
If you don't see "green paint", look for tiny green specks suspended just below the water's surface during late afternoon hours. That, too, is either blue-green algae, or planktonic algae. Either of these situations cause musty smells and taste of fish.
Is this what you have? If so, treat with an algaecide, or leave it alone and it will pass. A "bad" case may last as long as three or four weeks. If you have a long lasting case, treatment may be the best option. Feed me facts, and we'll help.

C. Charlie - Bob's right again! It is very likely a bluegreen algae that are causing your particular & characteristic bad water smell and taste in the fish. Other smells and types of tastes are caused by some other types of algae. Happens often for catfish farmers; they have to be very watchful of it before fish harvest. It will go away in time. Feed us more facts and we can help more. Sometimes the bluegreen algae can sometimes be growing on the bottom & cause your problem. But most often the tiny cells are suspended in the water column.

I also have this problem but just the fish smell that way, could this also be from algae?