As the temperatures continue to drop you will begin to notice that your pond, once full of life, is now starting to look like abandoned arctic tundra. Gone are the cool summer nights spent on your patio and deck watching fireflies tastefully illuminate your lawn while being serenaded by a choir of frogs and crickets.
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While we love hand feeding our fish from time to time, nothing ruins your day faster than taking a dip in your cool refreshing pond water only to be reduced to an overgrown chew toy. No one wants to swim in a pond where they feel they may be next one the menu, so how do you stop your touchy feely finned friends from taste testing you and your friends?
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Most people are well aware that fish – most of them, anyhow – swim in tightly-knit groups known as schools. But when pressed for a rationale, few people know exactly why fish are so intent on sticking together. As it turns out, school is just as smart for fish as it is for people – but for some very different reasons.
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As the temperatures continue to drop you will begin to notice that your pond, once full of life, is now starting to look like abandoned arctic tundra. Gone are the cool summer nights spent on your patio and deck watching fireflies tastefully illuminate your lawn while being serenaded by a choir of frogs and crickets.
Filed under: Benefits of Owning, Frogs, Pond & Lake | Tagged: animals adapting to winter, body temperature, cold blooded, frog vs. toad, glucose, toad, toads, winter | 9 Comments »
I see the little black tadpoles in my pond every year how do they get from tiny little tadpoles to full grown frogs? Troy – Demotte, IN Anyone that has had a pond or is near water has probably heard the call of the bull frog. The low call heard that keeps us up at [...]
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As we approach our warmer spring and summer months you may find yourself watching in awe as algae takes over your pond at an almost impossible rate. What is going on in your pond that is making it punish you so? Let’s take a look at the cause of algae and your approach on treating it…
Filed under: Aeration, Algae Control, Algae Control, Algae Defense, Aquatic Plants, Bass, Catfish, Chara (Algae), Fish, Fish Habitat, Fish Kill, Fish Stocking, Frogs, Goldfish, Koi, Koi & Goldfish, Muck, MuckAway, Pond & Lake, Pond Clear, Pond Dye, Season-Long Control, Trout, Uncategorized, Water Clarity, Water Quality, Water Quality Issues, Water Testing, Weed Identification | Tagged: Airmax series, algae takeover, algea, beneficial bacteria, chemical treatment ponds, Cutrine Plus Granular, Hyrdrothol 191, proactive | 9 Comments »
Ahhh, frogs. Its nice to have a few frogs here or there to jump in the pond as you walk by, but if the population gets over bearing, all of a sudden they become a huge [...]
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