Originally Posted by Magwitch

bramble towers muttered:

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??

As I am a complete novice, any advice would be appreciated - I wouldn't
want
to lose another fish

Sally
Kent


--
bramble towers

Also be prepared to go
into pond to sort out problems