Dead fish in Peckham Rye Park

[bonniebird]

Did anyone see the massive dead fish in the pond in the park today? There was a smaller one too. I knocked on the old rangers hut to tell someone, but no one there, so I phoned the park manager left her a message and emailed her asking for someone to check it out (the pond) but I am away now til Sunday so won't be able to see of anything is done :'(

[ayresc]

How big, human, badger or fish sized?

Someone will get a feed at least.

[AdaDoom]

My little boy did, and can't stop talking about it...'somebody died a fish'.

[HAL9000]

bonniebird - why did you feel so compelled to tell the park manager about this? And what did you expect him to do about it? And why? Forgive me if I've missed the point here.

[cate]

In case they were poisoned?

[hpsaucey]

Well, I guess for one thing they would want to rule out poisoning the pond water for example if enough fish were seen floating there.

[elloriac]

I would imagine that bonniebird thought the park manager might remove the dead bodies before they rot and fester away. Also, those dead fish might be an indication of low oxygen levels in the pond - though that's normally only seen in warm weather, which we haven't been lucky enough to have yet! The parks people can normally pump oxygen into the water if this is the case. (this happened where I used to live and the park mgmt posted a notice telling people to contact them if dead or distressed fish were seen)

[hpsaucey]

Ooh - an expert. Far more sensible than my reply!!

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elloriac Wrote:

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> I would imagine that bonniebird thought the park

> manager might remove the dead bodies before they

> rot and fester away. Also, those dead fish might

> be an indication of low oxygen levels in the pond

> - though that's normally only seen in warm

> weather, which we haven't been lucky enough to

> have yet! The parks people can normally pump

> oxygen into the water if this is the case. (this

> happened where I used to live and the park mgmt

> posted a notice telling people to contact them if

> dead or distressed fish were seen)

[HAL9000]

I see - kinda makes sense, I guess. Thank you.