Thanks Tami, I just don't understand why my small goldfish ravenously pounce on the food and the gigantic koi (who must need more calories) just swim around it...
Hello there, Nancy! i don't pretend to know much about kois but anyway, i'll try to help answer some of your frustrations about koi eating habits. Such a thing...
Water conditions somtimes affect their appitite too you must check your water if thats the problem. ramil ... anyway, i'll try to help answer some of your...
Thanks Tara, yea I tried the change the food thing to several different things. I find one of them in particular loves nightcrawlers but the others won't...
Tara Jane Go <honey16go@...> wrote: Hi there again! i want to say thank u for the tips. it sure is frustrating out there- you know, what with all those...
I have a 300 gal. koi/shebunkin/goldfish pond that I cannot get cleared up. I have one large water lily and about 20 fish. I have a Biofilter 3000 set which...
hi - How established is your pond? Is it new? New ponds will take approx. 6 weeks to establish and balance themselves before the water clears. Thanks, Nancy...
That's a lot of fish for a 300 gal. pond !! I would suggest more plant's such as parrots feather, hyacinths, water lettuce for floater's and some aquarium...
The only reliable way to sort thru all the conflicting evidence is to read everything you can, and go onto all the koi boards you can, especially NI, koivet...
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Bluestone sounds like copper sulphate. That will kill 'em for sure. bil...
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This pond was installed last summer. So it is just over a year old. Have had algae problems constantly. Trish [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hi there again, Bill & Nancy! I've already gone to a lot (I mean, a LOT) of websites regarding kois. Some of the tips I've read were helpful but I totally...
Tammy, I had water hyacinths..........geez.........they split overnight! LOL! I finally got rid of them because alot of the feather roots were clogging up my...
Hi Trish, A UV light will certainly help, and maybe try some of the Water Shade. I'd deffinetly get some more plants in though, especially parrots feather and...
http://photobucket.com/albums/v452/frloplady/ I don't know how to change the orders of the pictures in the slide show, so they aren't in the right order. I...
Hi Trish, I'll agree on the water Hyacyinth! I had a couple last summer, but they don't winter over here. What I did was section off a shallow end area at the...
Hi all, I was wondering if anybody else keeps Koi inside in aquariums? I've had 5 koi in a 75 aquarium now for 3 years and they're doing great. Of course I...
Hi Pat, I kept some new borns in all last winter so they would get some size before I moved them to our pond this summer. They seemed to do fine and I do know...
I'm filling my ponds slowly. Also a couple of visitors while I had the camera out. Bill Roseburg, Oregon [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I have one Koi inside with one Fantail and they seem to be doing well so far. I had hoped to start a koi pool but my spring water is just too cold, couldn't...
These guys breed like Bionic bunnies! We plan to double the size of the pond in the Spring of next year and make the enlarged portion really deep. The babies...
Help with plants I am building a 30 ft snake (in the center of lawn) stream from the back of my house to the pool. What can I put in the stream and along the...
Thats cool Ed! Doubling the size of your pond sounds like a great plan also, especially taking the depth to 4 ft.! when I bought my first koi last year from a...
Hi Pat, I kept some new borns in all last winter so they would get some size before I moved them to our pond this summer. They seemed to do fine and I do know...
I have a few Platinum Koi, and one has devloped a large red spot just behind it's head. It appears to be fungal in nature, yet, I'm having a hard time catching...
I don't think it hurts them, its just that they will never grow to full growth. Its alway's been my understanding that fish grow to there environment. That...
Hi Jl, watercelery, some rushes, like corkscrew would be good! I have a real creek running through my yard and the water celery grows naturally along the edges...
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