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I have a 19,000 gallon pond, 4 years old. Closed it up last fall, everything was fine. As happens every year, the oak leaves dropped into the pond and we can't net - snow and leaves fall at the same time. I went out a few hours ago because the pond had finally melted. And all 16 fish were dead, floating on the top. The fish load is far below what the pond can support, we don't use any chemicals on the lawn for fear of run off, I use a deicer to keep a hole clear. It's obviously something wrong with the water for all the fish to die, but what?
I'm numb - I've had the 9 large ones for 5 years, they came to greet me every time I came near the pond and would swim with me during the summer. The others were their babies - just beautiful fish. I can't afford to replace them (and they really can't be replaced), so I'll have to start all over again with 6" fish - if we can figure out what happened.
Ideas?
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