My fish have disappeared - 01/01/23 05:26 PM
Hi everyone I’ve posted a few times about my 1 acre newish pond this past year and thank u for all the help.
The past 2 months my fish have become harder and harder to come by with the cold temps. Last month I managed to see one bass and a couple bluegill swimming in cold air temps around 40.
This week I have been unable to locate a single minnow bluegill or bass in the pond anywhere. Nothing. Air temps are around 60-70 and I presumed that would create some more action but to no avail.
My concern is that somehow I have had some sort of die off or loss of fish.
I have a vegetation bloom this last month that has somewhat affected my water quality so maybe that has created a fish kill but I haven’t located any dead fish.
Really lost at this point and I need to know whether my pond has turned over and it’s time to restart or if all my fish are just hiding for some reason.
Any experience, info is greatly appreciated
The past 2 months my fish have become harder and harder to come by with the cold temps. Last month I managed to see one bass and a couple bluegill swimming in cold air temps around 40.
This week I have been unable to locate a single minnow bluegill or bass in the pond anywhere. Nothing. Air temps are around 60-70 and I presumed that would create some more action but to no avail.
My concern is that somehow I have had some sort of die off or loss of fish.
I have a vegetation bloom this last month that has somewhat affected my water quality so maybe that has created a fish kill but I haven’t located any dead fish.
Really lost at this point and I need to know whether my pond has turned over and it’s time to restart or if all my fish are just hiding for some reason.
Any experience, info is greatly appreciated