With Spring arriving many koi hobbyists will enjoy adding plants to enhance their koi pond environment, but some are unaware of the dilemma adding the wrong plant inside the pond could cause the koi to get ill and worse die. An overabundance of aquatic plants can also strain a pond’s ecosystem and potentially lead to …
So now, we have this pond, with koi, and some instruction on what to do with the equipment, and some without. As pond keepers we go about our life, enjoying the koi, feeding them, taking pictures of them, until one day, something goes wrong.
A fish swims the wrong way, or not like the others, a koi develops a red mark, raised scale, or even worse we find a deceased koi – every pond keeper’s nightmare!
What to do? What to do? The “panic at the pond” begins.
This article is written by Rosimeri Tran, KHA, to discuss the effects of cold pond water temperature on koi and how the koi are affected by vast water temperature changes. Cold pond water temperatures in our region that range from approximately 40°F to 45°F during the winter months cause the biological filter (bio-filter) to work …
By now, you should be feeling the cool, fall weather of the Central Valley. The koi in the pond are likely noticing the weather change, as well. Below are some Fall pond care suggestions to help guide you and your koi pond friends into the upcoming colder months. Remove Falling Leaves Keep the koi pond …
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The purchase of a new koi is an investment in expanding your koi hobby. Adding the new arrival to your pond is super exciting, as you want to see the new koi swimming with the rest of your koi. But introducing this new koi to your pond without proper precautions could brew trouble. First, this …
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An important aspect of good koi husbandry is being able to identify when our koi are sick and how to treat them without performing any shotgun treatment. Koi fish are an investment and like any investment the more knowledge we have the better we can care for that investment, and get long-term results. Below is …
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