Clear Jelly In Pond Uk
Re: clear jelly by Flicky July 25th, 2009, 3:14 pm They do look like pond snail eggs at first glance. I haven't seen them in such large clumps before, but I guess the suction of the skimmer is pulling them all into one big lump. What is the jelly like substance in ponds? Freshwater bryozoans are microscopic aquatic invertebrates that live in colonies that can form into jelly-like clumps, and are often found attached to docks or sticks.
Bryozoan colonies can be as big as one foot (30 centimeters) in diameter. The base of each tiny bryozoan is attached to a surface. While walking a field in the Roncombe Valley looking for its wildlife potential last week I was puzzled to find lumps of clear jelly around the edge of a recently created pond.
BBC - Scotland Outdoors Galleries - 'Jelly' mystery
Each lump was about the size of my fist, almost completely clear but with faint grey rounded marks through the mass. On the oxygenating weed in my pond there are clear jelly like blobs - what could these be? Also there are little leeches in the pond - would these be harmful to frogs? John Lewis from Peterhead has also found the jelly over the past 8 to 10 years, 'usually close to, or around the margins of ponds or other bits of wetlands or just damp areas in fields. There is a clear jelly like gunk in our little pond.This is the first time I've seen it,We haven`t added anything new to it,I noticed that it is attaching it self to things in the pond,Pots,Filter,The Aligator (plastic).Any Ideas on what it is and HOW to get rid of it.Thanks Pheadra.
The water is pretty clear, but with a brown tinge. (I have barley straw in the pond, maybe that is why?) The frogs have spawned this year but most seemed to be null and void. I have leeches, pond louse, water snails, water skaters, water boatmen, frogs and I have seen a newt in the pond in the past.
BBC - Scotland Outdoors Galleries - 'Jelly' mystery
Any help really appreciated. Many thanks in. My 1 year old wildlife pond (no fish so far) is 2m x 1.5m x 0.6m deep, water is (finally) clear, and there's a healthy population of pond skaters, greater water boatmen and dragonfly larvae amongst the water lilies, reeds, pickerel weed and oxygenating plants.
Pond slime can rise to the surface of your pond and form a thick coating as the blobs stick together, while bacteria or egg sacs float freely just below the surface of the water. Note the color of the gel. Clear gels commonly indicate a product of fish or amphibian mating, while green or yellow globules indicate bacteria or fungal invasions.
Invasion of jelly blobs - Wildlife Ponds Forum - Pond Life
Although we do not see these strange looking "jelly balls" in every pond, they are more commonly found than many pond owners realize. These gelatinous balls normally attach to tree limbs or logs and are usually several feet beneath the surface. Occasionally, these balls will break loose and can be seen floating in the pond.
