Vegetation – Friend or Foe?
In most cases, it takes a trained professional to accurately identify aquatic vegetation. There’s one plant, however, that even amateur pondmeisters can recognize—chara. Why is chara easy to ...
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Product Review
As reviewed above, dissolved oxygen is critical to the health of your pond. Here’s a valuable instrument to help forecast DO trends and head off potential dangerous depletions. The ...
Should I Be Concerned About Dissolved Oxygen Readings?
Dissolved oxygen (DO) may be the single most important water quality issue pond owners should monitor. According to the extension service resource Aquaplant, oxygen dissolves in water at very low ...
Vegetation – Friend or Foe?
Don’t be lulled into favoring aquatic vegetation with an attractive yellow flower. One week, the three-foot diameter bed of appealing green leaves and perky blossoms may look like a ...
Catfish Can Be Finicky Critters
Bob noted catfish have begun spawning rituals. Males are seeking cavities where they can hide and protect eggs. During spawning season, it’s common to see big males with scars ...
Why Can’t I Stock Crappie In My Pond?
Everyone loves to eat crappie and channel catfish so they top stocking lists for many ponds. Unfortunately, most farm ponds aren’t compatible crappie habitat. Our leader, Pond Boss Bob ...
Why Don’t I Hear Many Bullfrogs?
With the focus most people have trying to grow large numbers of game fish, bullfrogs just can’t keep up. Unfortunately, many are eaten. If you want to establish or ...
Vegetation – Friend or Foe
Mild winter temperatures and a quick spring warm-up are ideal conditions for one of our most common aquatic plants—southern niad. It’s an annual plant that branches to form ...
Effects of Summer Evaporation
Late April introduced us to a few 90-degree days and subtle reminder “dog days of summer” are near. How does summer heat affect your pond? As temps reach high 90’s ...