hi everyone this is my first post. I have two ponds the first one I built about 3 years ago it is about 1500 gallons and is about 12 feet by 20 feet and a...
I have had Koi for 3 years now and just love it. I started with a 75 gallon preformed pond when I bought my home 50 miles east of Dallas. Then I went to a 700...
you can put nets on your pond so that the birds can't catch your fish ... I built about 3 years ago it is about 1500 gallons and is about 12 feet by 20 feet...
Hi there I don't know what is a mosquito fish, others put covers in their filter chambers others put aeration in their filter chambers to stop mosquito colony....
I have a large air stone plus a water fall in the pond and mosquito fish should eat any larvae I do not understand how they are hatching / living in there it...
Hello, I am a new member to this group but my husband and I have had koi for about 1 yr now. We are raising small (4" or so) koi in a (well filtered) 55 gal...
Hello Victoria,i don't know about the green water may be you need to wait i bit longer but about but the mosquito problem and that is that they go into the...
I just wanted to say hi. My name is Deborah I have two ponds. The first one was a preform pond given to me by a friend. I have had it in the yard for about...
Hi guys, It's been a busy summer and now we are expecting frost tonight!! Just covered the pond with the leaf net and brought in the tender houseplants. Monday...
I agree on the dogs as being a deterant. When my dogs are out, the crane won't even land by the pond. I also have a koi castle which really helps ... Take the...
I had a raccoon problem at the beginning of the summer and had the animal live-trapped and removed. The trapper recommended an electric fence that had single...
Most stores like Home Depot, Lowes, or any farm animal supply or feed store will carry the smaller electric fence units you're looking for. Don ikeepkoi ... ...
Hello, please take a look at my products and let me know what you think. I am looking for opinions and thoughts of koi people! Thanks! Nicole Winovich Koi...
Hi all, I will introduce myself. I am Promod, from Portland, Oregon. I became "koi crazy" recently, after building our pond 5 months ago. But now, I wanted to...
I am interested in the cleaning of your bio mechanical combo uv filter system. I have been battling with alge all summer. I have had the new Jebeco filter...
It is a common misconception tha filters must be rinsed in pond water. While that does help keep the bacteria alive Microbe Lift reccommends using a baterial...
The logic of using pond water to rinse/flush your pond filter media is NOT a common misconception. IF you have a biofilter that's fully functional, and you...
from Barbara D. Johnson mistytome Dear Hobbyists, The University of Georgia/Vet Dpt has for the past 4 yrs offered an intense seminar on Koi health. The...
Hi folks, My 9-year old son bought two lovely 5" koi and put them in a 55 gallon tank with a 7" pleco a few weeks back. This is our first koi experience. The...
Hi all, Just want to give anyone who is using eBay, or other similar auction or retail sites a heads up on the way some hackers are getting people to give them...
My first year I had two koi about the same size as yours,two tiny shubumpkins, and two tiny comets. So they wouldn't freeze,I brought them in from an 18" deep...
I have been growing out my small koi in a 55 gal aquarium (purchasing at 4" and 1 yr later selling at 12"). I personally like this as I cannot have a pond and...
It's turned super cold here in Iowa. I've always wondered exactly what happens uner the ice in my pond. This article is a great source of information the...
Hi all -- I just joined up -- my name is Helen. Two years ago I had three lovely koi in an outdoor pond... Despite all of our precautions either a cat or a...
Hi there welcome to wonderful world of koi why bother adding other types of fish? The kois are good to look at already hehehe. how big is 150 gallons you got...
Thanks for the warm welcome!! I *think* the tank is 5 feet long, about two wide and two tall -- I'll take a final measurement, double check that it's really...
Hi Helen! I don't know anything about keeping koi indoors but do know some people who have successfully, during winter months, kept them indoors. But they...
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