Productivity of pond depends on various factors, starting with water quality and ending with oxygen mode. Regular care, maintenance of the pond, and care about its fauna and flora are needed.
It is a frequent question “How to preserve fish under ice?” Majority of fish growers believe that it is necessary to clean snow, the sun will revitalize pond’s plants and they will start making oxygen. However, several cloudy days would result in sleeping plants again. Waterholes are also not sufficient to allow oxygen to water. They get covered by ice immediately. A waterhole may be useful only as much as light enters the water through it. The best solution to preserve fish in winter – water aeration (saturation with oxygen).
Aerators are used in summer to saturate water with oxygen, when water lacks oxygen. In winter, aerators help fish to survive – they are used to ventilate water in carp-growing locations, and the most importantly, they are used to saturate water ponds with air.