Is this red algae?

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Is this red algae? #543315 01/23/22 10:05 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 479 Likes: 27 lampasas texas T tim k OP Member
OP tim k Member T Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 479 Likes: 27 lampasas texas	I am in Texas - this is on the edges of my pond. Is this some type of algae or is it just stuff the blew into my pond off of trees or plants? Thanks Attached Images

Re: Is this red algae? tim k #543328 01/23/22 09:22 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,154 Likes: 493 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH B Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,154 Likes: 493 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH	timK do you have any closer clear pictures of it. How close can your camera focus and get a clear sharp picture of 1 or 2 individuals? Last edited by Bill Cody; 01/23/22 09:23 PM. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: Is this red algae? tim k #543331 01/23/22 10:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,565 Likes: 850 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,565 Likes: 850 Grovertown, Indiana	I think it might be a marginal plant that grows on land or in the water. Does it have a stem that attaches it to the bottom of the pond? www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Is this red algae? tim k #543335 01/24/22 04:50 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 479 Likes: 27 lampasas texas T tim k OP Member
OP tim k Member T Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 479 Likes: 27 lampasas texas	There is no stem - just a small, round and floating I will try to get a closer picture

Re: Is this red algae? tim k #543338 01/24/22 09:10 AM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,315 Likes: 300 Emory TX FireIsHot Moderator
FireIsHot Moderator Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,315 Likes: 300 Emory TX	Not uncommon to see that in small NE TX ponds. Whatever it is, it seems seasonal or temp related. AL

Re: Is this red algae? tim k #543343 01/24/22 10:02 AM
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azteca A Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 565 Likes: 69 QUEBEC	Hello. It might look like this. A Lichen that grow near water. https://ibb.co/bHJDRvy A+

Re: Is this red algae? tim k #543347 01/24/22 12:24 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,347 Likes: 99 Granbury, Texas Bob Lusk Editor, Pond Boss Magazine Lunker
Bob Lusk Editor, Pond Boss Magazine Lunker Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,347 Likes: 99 Granbury, Texas	Tim, Looks like azolla to me. Check out this link: https://aquaplant.tamu.edu/plant-identification/alphabetical-index/mosquito-fern/ Teach a man to grow fish... He can teach to catch fish...
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Re: Is this red algae? Bob Lusk #543348 01/24/22 12:42 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,411 Likes: 616 Central Kansas F FishinRod Lunker
FishinRod Lunker F Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,411 Likes: 616 Central Kansas	Originally Posted by Bob Lusk Tim, Looks like azolla to me. Check out this link: https://aquaplant.tamu.edu/plant-identification/alphabetical-index/mosquito-fern/ Any Texans want to chime in with the proper pronunciation of the name of that plant - immediately after observing that it has taken over your entire pond?

Re: Is this red algae? tim k #543351 01/24/22 02:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,315 Likes: 300 Emory TX FireIsHot Moderator
FireIsHot Moderator Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 5,315 Likes: 300 Emory TX	Sure, gree·see chr·ee·zow Now I'm hungry for chips and queso fresco. AL

Re: Is this red algae? tim k #543403 01/25/22 06:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 31 Likes: 4 NW Indiana Hirsch56
Hirsch56 Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 31 Likes: 4 NW Indiana	Some trees drop dead flower parts that can look similar to that. In that case, you'd be finding it outside the pond as well. Cheers, -Hirsch Last edited by Hirsch56; 01/25/22 06:37 PM. "Live your life so that when you sing your death song, you will die like a hero who is going home with no shame to meet the Creator and your family." - Tecumseh; April 9, 1809

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