"Janet Baraclough.." wrote

I have recently moved into a house with a very large pond. The water is
brown & murky (muddy?) there are no plants growing in it & recently I
found a dead fish floating in it. The pond is approximately 150 feet
long by at most 70 feet wide & I believe is lined with puddled clay.
The house particulars stated that it was a spring fed pond ( but
knowing estate agents, that may not be the case!).

Can anyone recommend a book which might deal with large natural ponds
as all the books I've managed to find in the library & book shops seem
to relate to 6ft by 10ft man made ponds & focus on smaller plants which
wont outgrow their space.

There are a number of other fish in the pond - all a white-ish colour &
about 1 - 1 1/2 feet long - should I be feeding them, bearing in mind
the lack of vegetation in there??

They sound rather like koi carp, which fits...they eat all vegetation
and stir up mud. Why don't you ask the vendor?

Koi aren't usually just white unless they are the metallic Oghon type and
they don't eat much plantlife, just tend to uproot and damage it in the
search for food. A 3ft fish is a powerful mover of mud and plants, I doubt
anyone could hold one down.
Still think Ghost Carp or Grass Carp or diseased carp.

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London


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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London