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<blockquote data-quote="Kurtr" data-source="post: 465208" data-attributes="member: 194">This is what happens when it dies.When blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) die, they sink to the bottom of the water body and begin to decompose, a process that consumes dissolved oxygen and can lead to fish kills. This decomposition also breaks open the cells, potentially releasing toxins into the water, especially if the blooms were dense enough to block sunlight from underwater plants.Its technically a bacteria and not an algae like we see in alot of lakes.&nbsp; Thats what gives it that shiny oil look when its on top of the water.Even when dried it can be very toxic a bunch of dogs in utah got sick last spring when they were on a shoreline of a training pond that had been affected the summer before.&nbsp; They saved a couple but a couple died and they did an autopsy and found it was the bg algae in a dried up form that killed them.I have a couple ponds I train in that i have looked at treating so i dont have to worry about it but this year has been so dry they dont have much water in them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kurtr, post: 465208, member: 194"] This is what happens when it dies. When blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) die, they sink to the bottom of the water body and begin to decompose, a process that consumes dissolved oxygen and can lead to fish kills. This decomposition also breaks open the cells, potentially releasing toxins into the water, especially if the blooms were dense enough to block sunlight from underwater plants. Its technically a bacteria and not an algae like we see in alot of lakes. Thats what gives it that shiny oil look when its on top of the water. Even when dried it can be very toxic a bunch of dogs in utah got sick last spring when they were on a shoreline of a training pond that had been affected the summer before. They saved a couple but a couple died and they did an autopsy and found it was the bg algae in a dried up form that killed them. I have a couple ponds I train in that i have looked at treating so i dont have to worry about it but this year has been so dry they dont have much water in them. [/QUOTE]

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