Frog spawn in garden pond

Great that you have frog spawn, still waiting for mine ... I regularly clear leaves & excess algae from my pond & top up with tapwater to which I have added aquasafe to make it harmless to my goldfish!

My frogs here, although they have a separate small wildlife pond which is quite mucky, also share goldfish pond for whatever reason best known to them!  Am waiting to see where they choose to spawn, should I be so lucky!

Thanks for your responses! I have now noticed 3 frogs in the pond every evening since, its amazing how nature does its thing, i live in a city so was surprised to see them in my garden haha! My one concern is that the water IS stagnant, lots of leaf matter and algae and possibly some sort of bug living in there (looks like sea monkeys or something tiny swimming around) I've not long lived in this house (rented property) and dont think the previous tennants cared much for the garden or the pond. Dont want to disturb the frogs by cleaning it out but hoping the dirty water isnt too much of an issue for them? Thanks everyone :)

Hi,
I have a wildlife pond and it is rather murky, it seems that only I object to this as have lots of frogs and newts which are now returning to breed for the 7th year running. Here is a video of last years motor boarding sounds and shinanigans. Please note I use Sunbird nic for lots of chats and ytube stuff. Hope you can view

Regards S

www.youtube.com/watch

Hi , so hope you can view this years froggies

Regards S

There is a Newt on Red Leaf in this one^

Just tonight have discovered two quite large frogs in my goldfish pond but no spawn yet! The biggest of the two nicked off whilst changing battery on cam, but this one looks a decent size too, guessing last year babies who must have hibernated nearby ... so thrilled!

Couple more pictures of my wildlife pond , gosh it feels odd replying to oneself 

Day time view and yes lambs are in the field opposite my home..

No frog spawn as of yet but ^^ should have some soon I think!

S

Am doing same Sheena, drawback of having to use old reply box!! Lol

Gender of my frogs determined tonight ... a couple of blokes waiting for a female to find them!!

Hello Wendy,

Great video thanks and love the sound of water trickling from your pond too. Do you have a water fall/fountain? Alas my pond pump is broken and miss the sound of the water gently cascading ..sigh. I use a torch to photograph and video at night and wish I had put in some underwater lights.
Due to the snow yesterday and pond being iced over this morning,(now melted) think low temperatures are delaying spawning.

Regards S

Oh editing just had a last pond visit for today and  saw this

there is more than this but this is best picture ..rest are blurred ..sigh

Newt , just one of many .

S

Great news Sheena & a newt also! Saw three frogs tonight but no hugging so I guess another man!

I have a pond pump with fountain set very low or wind will blow water out of pond ... but it does aerate water for goldfish & my Spadgers love the pond to drink from & bathe in, they balance on grasses & fountain head, very amusing to watch!