Chytrid
conf 2004
Pond
Precautions
8When
designing any new pond, include a fast drainage
method which discharges into the sink or toilet
8Don’t
exchange plants, tadpoles, snails or fish with other pond owners
8Getting
chytrid out of a pond needs to consider all the surfaces,
living or dead:
êfish, plants and
snails might have chytrid on their surfaces
êtadpoles might be
infected
êthe water can have
chytrid spores in it
êthe liner/hard
surface/rocks can have chytrid on them