Foxglove Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 I've had my pond for about six months. It is raised-side, 2m square about 45cm deep. Lots of white clouds in it. And this weekend I discovered leeches in it! There are also damselfly larvae, which I've been removing since Spidersweb said they eat fish fry. I've got diving beetles and boatmen, daphnia and mozzie larvae too. I first spotted the leeches on a diving beetle, then when I was repotting a waterlily, got one on my hand. Yuck! They're really tiny, about 1/2cm at most. Does anyone know if they will be a problem for the white clouds?? I want more fry and haven't noticed any for months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamnidae Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 did a little research..seems leches are low DO (dissolved oxygen) tolerent,even going to say they like it ..maybe you need more airation or water circulation?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxglove Posted March 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Thanks. That makes sense. After all the hot n dry weather, the pond has been quite warm and evaporated lots. Apparently I have a good range of invertebrates for a pond of it's size, according to some biologists at last weekend's Otari Bioblitz. Yay. :roll: I'll have to get more oxygen plants, and hose the pond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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