Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
"Who hears the fishes when they cry?"
Henry Thoreau--1817-1862
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><)> From: owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
><)> [owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org]On Behalf
><)> Of Mysteryman
><)> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 4:25 PM
><)> To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org;
><)> nativefishconservancy-in-yahoogroups.com
><)> Subject: NANFA-L-- Killer rain?
><)>
><)>
><)> After some heavy rains this week, I've lost all
><)> the fish in all my
><)> ponds.. When I went to the local petshop for some
><)> supplies, I discovered
><)> that everyone in town had the same problem. After
><)> Friday's big rain,
><)> everything died in every pond in town. Nothing was
><)> spared but the
><)> vascular plants; fish, tadpoles, even aquatic
><)> insects were all wiped out
><)> completely, along with the algae. Now everyone's
><)> ponds are nearly
><)> crystal clear but nearly devoid of life.
><)>
><)> I immediately thought of acid rain, but a battery
><)> of water tests shows
><)> nothing unusual.
><)> Any ideas? Has this ever happened to any of you?
><)>
><)> I was able to save a few fish by bringing them
><)> inside, and once in the
><)> tanks they recovered completely. There are no
><)> signs of any disease. By
><)> the time I went out for a second batch they were
><)> all dead; everything
><)> was dead within 3 hours of the rain.
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