On Fri, 14 May 2004 13:19:31 -0500, Rodney . wrote:

JP wrote:

Dear all,

I have a pond in NW England about 20ft across and about 4ft deep, with a
regular supply of water running in and out of it. It was dredged this
winter, and at the moment is full of green frothy scum that seems to be
coming up from the bottom in whispy strands that we scrape off regularly.
It is also visited by ducks and the occasional heron.
What I would like is one or more types of fish to graze the pond and keep it
healthy and clear, be compatible with each other and whatever else is in
there, and survive the heron. I know nothing about fish so forgive my
ignorance if this is asking the impossible.
It would also be nice if we could eat them sometimes.

Kind regards, JP


Do a "pond scum" search on Google,, you will get hundreds of web sites
dedicated to it's removal,, just too much to post here

"Googling for Pond Scum"

Sound like a FOX reality show ;-)

I'd head to rec.ponds and ask for assistance. They know ponds, and green algae
infestations can be cured...