I'm not a regular here but thought I could glean some info from the group.

I have a pond in yard that is about 140'x50'x4'deep. It gets little or
no care except we do have add fresh water to it weekly.

It has a growth in it that I have not seen before, pond is 25 yrs. old.
The growth looks like small rose colored cauliflower heads about a 1/4"
in diameter. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dan

Are these growths above the waterline?
Or where the waterline might have been
before adding the weekly water?

If so, they are apple snail eggs.

kathy :-)
www.blogfromthebog.com
this week ~ turtles!

kathy wrote:

Are these growths above the waterline?
Or where the waterline might have been
before adding the weekly water?

If so, they are apple snail eggs.

kathy :-)
www.blogfromthebog.com
this week ~ turtles!

They appear to be right at the water line with a small portion above the
water level. They did appear before we added any water this spring. D

Yup, that sounds like apple snails.

They are considered pets in some aquariums.
They even have their own webpage
http://www.applesnail.net/
for more information.

kathy :-)
www.blogfromthebog.com
this week ~ turtles!

kathy wrote:

Yup, that sounds like apple snails.

They are considered pets in some aquariums.
They even have their own webpage
http://www.applesnail.net/
for more information.

kathy :-)
www.blogfromthebog.com
this week ~ turtles!

Do I dare ask how to rid the pond of them?

Remove the eggs and hand pick any snail that you see.
Your pond is rather large though!

Snail killing chemical treatments will harm other living critters in
the
pond.

You can make a snail trap, fill a bucket with lettuce and algae wafers,
suspend in the pond in the evening, by morning, hopefully you will have
caught a bunch of snails.

Most folks do preventive treatments of plants they put
in the pond, as many snails sneak in this way, very small or
as eggs. A weak solution of bleach will work, soak
the plant for 24 hours. Someone have a ratio of bleach
to water? Some folks use potassium permanganate
soaks but that stuff scares me!

k :-)

These are great for eating algae. Used them in aquariums for years !!!

dlg wrote:


kathy wrote:

Yup, that sounds like apple snails.

They are considered pets in some aquariums.
They even have their own webpage
http://www.applesnail.net/
for more information.

kathy :-)
www.blogfromthebog.com
this week ~ turtles!


Do I dare ask how to rid the pond of them?

Hi dlg,

How long are your rose items? Apple snail egg cases are pink-rose,
about 3/8" in diameter and can be 2" long. Phyllis and I have an apple
snail laying eggs on our website. Take a look to be sure before you
treat for snails. The snails themjselves should not be hard to find
either! Let us know if they are in fact apple snail eggs.

Jim

dlg wrote:
I'm not a regular here but thought I could glean some info from the group.

I have a pond in yard that is about 140'x50'x4'deep. It gets little or
no care except we do have add fresh water to it weekly.

It has a growth in it that I have not seen before, pond is 25 yrs. old.
The growth looks like small rose colored cauliflower heads about a 1/4"
in diameter. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dan