It's a phase that the algae is going through. I can't remember the specifics though. I think it has something to do with reproduction or the fact that there is less light each day. Essentially it's the bloom. Someone yell at me if I'm wrong.
J
Here are some pictures of a pond a few miles from where I live. It is a shallow pond, almost dried up last summer. Now it looks like this. I have seen ponds completely covered with the green algae but have never seen them turn this color. Is it just a color phase or a different type of algae? It is near a manufacturing plant but on slightly higher ground, so I don't think it is any type of runoff. But I could be wrong.
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It's a phase that the algae is going through. I can't remember the specifics though. I think it has something to do with reproduction or the fact that there is less light each day. Essentially it's the bloom. Someone yell at me if I'm wrong.
J
J
ummm wow it looks like a huge mass murder happend there
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I think Hawg is right, looks just like red tide in TX when the algae bloom occurs and burns up all the oxygen in the water in the process.
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Right, not all algae's turn colors like this right? Algae like that is definitely not good for the fish. It will use up too much of the oxygen. Am I wrong or is this more of a problem for shallower ponds?
I know ponds that have cows/livestock wading/crapping in them have a bad problem with algae.
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