peachgrower, my pond is relatively infertile & acidic, despite liming. When CNBG or BG spawn, there is little for them to eat since I don't have a good bloom of plankton.

Even worse, I don't have much in the way of cover for them. Few plants. Just about the only place they can shelter is in algae and FA, but when I add TP they take out about 90 percent of this.

So, for just hatched BG, there is little to eat and nowhere to hide.

TP does take pressure off BG to an extent, but they make BG recruitment more difficult. I'm trying to balance this tradeoff in my mind, but it's tough.

Last edited by anthropic; 05/06/18 08:02 PM.
7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160