Frogs mating frenzy

[shotski]

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

You shouldn't have to do this if you have enough plants and oxygenators to keep the water fresh I have had my pond 4 years and never had any problems..

Agree, this is how I felt for the first 6-8 years but then out of the blue
for 3 years in a row all the spawn melted. A small natural pond in the
wild will dry up almost every year, this is a natural cycle and it works very
well for me and my very healthy frog population

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by shotski

Agree, this is how I felt for the first 6-8 years but then out of the blue
for 3 years in a row all the spawn melted. A small natural pond in the
wild will dry up almost every year, this is a natural cycle and it works very
well for me and my very healthy frog population

It just worries me about the damsel and dragonfly larvae and all the other little critters that rely on water to survive..

[shotski]

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

It just worries me about the damsel and dragonfly larvae and all the other little critters that rely on water to survive..

Most if not all wildlife has left the pond by late summer/autum. My pond snails
are always back the next year and the newt population is also healthy.

[tom00_uk]

Originally Posted by shotski

Most if not all wildlife has left the pond by late summer/autum. My pond snails
are always back the next year and the newt population is also healthy.

you will find a lot of water life that has a terrestrial stage such as dragon/mayflies etc over winter for one or more years in water bodies as nymphs. This emerge the following year/years in spring and start of the process again