Michael asks…
What specific plants and animals live in lakes and ponds?
I know fishes live in lakes and ponds, but I would like to know specific types of fish. & Specific types of plants, please. Thank you.
KoiWaterPeace answers:
To answer this specifically we need to know the type of lake specifically. Some lakes cannot support fish life.
Some are seasonal and support a rare type of shrimp-like creature similar to brine shrimp.
Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquatic_ecosystem
Ken asks…
How can I tell if there are ducks coming to our crawfish ponds?
We have 70 acres of crawfish ponds ( 4 total). There is a treeline running on the backside of it, with a creek running through the middle with trees covering the creek. It is located in Breaux Bridge, LA, so I am pretty sure it is in the flyway… how can I be sure that ducks are frequenting the area? Any help would be appreciated as I am new to duck hunting after being a deer hunter all my life.
KoiWaterPeace answers:
Your best bet is to spend a little time watching the ponds in cold windy weather. When the winds kick up the birds will look for places such as potholes, and even craw fish ponds to light in and feed. The shallow waters of the craw fish ponds make them ideal places for ducks to feed in.
If you see ducks flying over and not lighting in the ponds, throw out a dozen decoys or so and see it that doesn’t get them to sit down in your ponds. A duck call will come in handy also.
There’s not hardly a place in Louisiana that isn’t good duck habitat.I would be surprised if no ducks were using your ponds at some time or another.
Ruth asks…
How do I keep my ponds (manmade plastic) from growing so much algae?
I have plastic ponds with plants and circulation in them, is there any common household product that will clear the pond and not kill the plants or fish? The ponds are in a very sunny place that i cannot move opr shade anymore.
KoiWaterPeace answers:
PLEASE do not use bleach as advised in another answer, your fish might last 5 minutes if you use it
there’s no other way around it, you have to figure out some way to shade your pond, no amount of barley bundles or algae eaters
(fish) can control algae in a pond in full sun, plant enough plants to cover 80% surface, build some sort of canopy or gazebo over the ponds, plant small trees or large hedges to block some of the light, I know all the books tell you to locate your pond in the sun and you should if all you have are water lilies but if you have fish and want some semi-clear water then your pond should be in the shade (just be sure to keep leaves out) evena chemical algae-cide won’t be able to control the algae in full-sun
Good Luck
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