"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
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Mike C wrote:

Silly me. I think what I scooped up was actually Koi semen. 30
minutes after I put it in the container, it was dissolved. It looked
like foam when I first scooped i tup.

Exactly right! Spawning is one of the primary causes of foam in a garden
pond. It _is_ a good idea to scoop out the foam.
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derek
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Because my ponds are netted that would be a real pain in the keester. It
disappears in 24 hours on it's own. The first time they spawned several
years ago I checked for an ammonia spike - there was none.
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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