Questions about Ponds, Tapwater Topups, & Dying Frogs - Ranavirus

[not called Bob]

plenty of natural ponds are dry in summer, in many ways its beneficial for things like amphibians as multi year life cycle predators like dragon fly nymphs and fish can not survive the summer,

 

[Maf 2500]

plenty of natural ponds are dry in summer, in many ways its beneficial for things like amphibians as multi year life cycle predators like dragon fly nymphs and fish can not survive the summer,

Very true, and I would think it is beneficial for the health of the pond bed to be exposed to the air for a time in summer. Drainage "improvements" have removed quite large areas of seasonal wetlands in this country.