Do You Need to Restock Fish After a Pond Fish Kill?
Don’t call the hatchery yet. Your pond might be fixing itself for free. A … Read more
How Much Fish Biomass Can a Pond Actually Support?
A standard unmanaged pond typically supports 100 to 400 pounds of fish biomass per … Read more
When Should You Harvest Bass from a Farm Pond?
Catch and release is killing your pond. Here is the data why. To grow … Read more
How to Tell If a Bass-Bluegill Pond Is Out of Balance
A ‘pretty’ pond is often a dead pond. Can you spot the signs of … Read more
Why Your Pond Has Lots of Small Bluegill and Few Large Bass
Why did the trophy bass disappear? The answer is hidden in the bluegill count. … Read more
How to Build Better Fish Habitat in an Existing Farm Pond
Is your pond a desert? Most owners throw in trash; experts build ecosystems. A … Read more
What Happens When a Cyanobacteria Bloom Dies?
When a cyanobacteria bloom dies, it undergoes a “bloom crash” where massive cellular lysis … Read more
Why Cyanobacteria Blooms Can Suddenly Float to the Surface
Cyanobacteria use gas to float to the light. Stop the ‘elevator’ and you stop … Read more
Can You Identify Toxic Algae Just by Looking at It?
No, you cannot definitively identify toxic algae by visual inspection alone. While certain characteristics … Read more