Remember the dangers of Blue/green algae

Topseyt · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:28 am Post subject:

I had vaguely heard this eomewhere before, and think it may have been from browsing the forums. It is scary. There are some still ponds on one of our walks, but they are next to a small road through a farmyard with a field of sheep nearby, so Charlie has to be on the lead at that point anyway.

Stagnant puddles do concern me a bit, as he seems drawn to them like a magnet. Fortunately I have never seen this algae on any of the ones he has managed to sneak a drink from so far.

Helen.

evilbeak72 · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject:

AAAAHHHHHHHHH! ive got a pond and sacher goes in t everyday! What does the algae look like so i can keeep a close eye out for it?

LUCY_ · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:48 pm Post subject:

OMG!!!! Sywell DOES have this algae! I saw it at the weekend!!!!! Mad

Gits!! They said they didn't have it!!! But they do!!! OMG OMG OMG!!

Sparkly · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject:

Lucy have you seen Carene's post on Sywell - she is monitoring it.

Karen · Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 8:10 pm Post subject:

I have posted an Algae Alert here for Kinghorn Loch in Fife, published 16 June.

sarah111 · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:16 pm Post subject:

Bailey also goes in our pond everyday should i just assume that its bad for him? im worried now>>. Sarah and Bailey

Jax15 · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:15 pm Post subject:

Shocked to read this one?? I had no idea..milo loves jumping in a large pond on his walk near the golf course!! Will have to take adifferent route!

doublejd · Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject:

I have only just read this post, and it's scary Exclamation

I was wondering about garden ponds. We have a very small fish pond and waterfall, and sometimes this horrid green, stringy, slimy stuff coats the waterfall. I have to pick is off to remove it, but it come back again reall fast.
Jack is very attracted to this and despite trying to stop him climbing up it, I know he does when my back is turned or I'm indoors, sometimes I know just by looking at his nose - it's green, yuk Rolling Eyes

I'm quite concerned now, could this be harmful to him Question

Celia

_Mary_ · Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject:

_Jules_ · Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:31 pm Post subject:

Lots of Algae are harmless and I'm sure the one you have in your pond is more than likely a Filament type, like Spirogyra, which is a nuisance more than anything else.

Blue-Green algae, sits on the surface like a scum and if you get it on your skin, it is intensely irritating.

Have a read here...... Blue Green Algae