Bill, good call, Google has 27,000 hits for periphyton. Also, I emailed FPM about back issues(they didn't have a link or a price). So I'll see if they get back to me.
As far as things I'm trying to find out, are there any major pitfalls to having this kind of ecosystem? As in, fertilization + feeding + thick ice + snow can = low DO and fishkill. Basically, is there anything I should be on the lookout for? Or, on the flip side, is there anything I can do to help this community. One thing I am thinking is that I have a ton of frogs, should I be thinning the frogs so there are more tiny insects for the smaller fish? This would be two-fold, if I toss frogs out into the middle of the pond, it would feed the bass. Besides the fact that my nephews get a kick out of watching the bass take out the frogs. The Bluegills have stuck and survived much better than expected, but the perch have been rare to catch or even see. So what I'm doing now is trying to grow out some perch in my fathead pond to reach a better survival size (thats the reason for wanting to obtain a copy of your raising perch article).
Thanks for taking the time Bill
much appreciated
Jimmy
