@Ewest - Thank you for the good points. I hope the info below is responsive.
Water Test using HACH AquaCheck 5-in-1 test strips:
ph 6.8, Hardness 50 ppm; Total Alkalinity 40 ppm
What else is going on at the pond:
Q: weather? A: Typical for 13 miles from the Gulf Coast. Warming up with nights in the low 60's and days in the high 80's and humid...of course.
Q: spawn? A: Most of the dead fish have been female and some are quite fat and appear, to this novice, as being full of eggs
Q: liming, chemicals etc.? A: I last limed the pond on 3/5/2021. There have been no fertilizing or herbicides used around the pond. If you go to the link below and look around you will note my neighbor's property is only about 20 ft from the pond's edge. But, he is one of those ultra organic guys that let the bugs eat his garden. So, nothing has washed in from him.
Go to
https://sundownfarms.com/category/pond/ for my journal on what has happened in and around the pond.
Thank you so much for helping. I have fed those rascals for two years.
