My filter is becoming clogged more often now and I know that its not the filter. Right now about 75% of my fish pond is covered by plants. They are different types of plants like lilies and other typical plants.
Giovanni
I have a 500 gallon pond with koi fish. Bees have discovered it as a water source and have become a problem.
I am not afraid of bees, I know that if you don’t bother them, they won’t bother you.
My pond is only 5 feet across so I can’t just let them have their space. There are 10 bees there at any given time.
It’s gotten to the point that I can’t get close to the pond during the day without stirring them up. I have to do everything at night with lights on which is a pain.
The bees are coming for the water, the hive is not on my property and I know what direction they are flying to but not where they are going.
Will anything deter them? I can’t spray anything because of the pond plants and fish.
I’ve resorted to catching them with a net and stepping on them but I don’t really want to kill them, I just want them to go somewhere else.
I know they won’t bother me if they aren’t provoked but it is hard to watch my koi fish eat with 10-15 bees buzzing around my head!
Xavier
I don’t have plants this year because every previous year I’ve tried and they turn yellow. I have some koi and some various other goldfish and they are healthy and large. I’m wondering if they were eating the roots and subsequently killing the plants from underneath. I never saw them doing this, and I feed my fish pretty well, so they shouldn’t be hungry. I’d like to have plants again but I don’t see the point. Also, when I had plants last year, I had a huge amount of that hairy algae that I’d never had a problem with before. Plants are supposed to be beneficial but something’s wrong with the balance of my pond, apparently. It’s in almost full sun and it’s hot and humid in the summers here in Illinois. Any ideas why I have trouble?
Guys, I’m assuming you’re joking about too much water. These were floating POND plants like water lettuce and lilly pads. Ya don’t water them since they live in water…
I should mention our water here where I live is EXTREMELY hard. Would that do it?
Tyler
