The frog has laid eggs, spawned*, in the pond. We know she spawned in the swimming pool a few month ago but this is the first time we have seen frog eggs in the pond. Koimageddon**: The death of the...Read More
Last Friday evening I left the hose running into my pond and by morning all of the fish were dead. No they didn’t drown. They were poisoned by the Chloramine in the tap water. RIP Fis...Read More
The frog in my pond is rarely seen. We hear him sometimes, croaking or plopping, but sightings are rare. Maybe once a year. So imagine my surprise when I heard a plop in the swimming pool filter...Read More
Rebecca found our special needs fish dead this afternoon in the pond filter basket. She is not a suspect. An investigation by FCSI (Fish Crime Scene Investigators) ruled the cause of death to be ...Read More
One of the Koi in my pond has a very large growth on its head. It started small a few years ago and I thought it must be a disease. But none of the other fish got it so I let “Big Head” ...Read More
I went to the Pet Expo with Lillian last weekend to see the pond equipment. I have decided that I have to many large fish for the size and type of filtration system I have. It is time to find new ...Read More
Regular readers of simonburrow.com/ might be wondering why there has been no pond news since January. The reason is that lots of bad things have been happening to the pond and I’ve been embarr...Read More
Back in mid August I reported on the Algae Bloom in the pond. I’m now very pleased to report that the bloom is over and the pond is clear again. clear water It appears that the new UV light ha...Read More