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...
How big is your existing koi? I have a friend keeps 8 kois at 16 inches in a 5 feet aquarium by 2 feet by 2 feet. for 5 years it turns out that indoors won't...
Hi Helen. I'm not the group's expert by any means, but I have made enough mistakes with our koi to have learned a few things. First off, our koi come in...
I won't be setting up the tank until mid-Jan -- I'm HOPING to start w/ three to four inch koi unless I can find a little bigger (five/six inch being ideal...
Thank you especially for mentioning the spider plant babies! I have a dozen of them dangling off their mamma plant right now and no one to give them to ;)...
Upon closer inspection we discovered that my 150 gal. tank isn't intended for water/fish... apparently they make some w/ thinner glass for reptiles. The...
I have an indoor aquarium it is 5 x 2 x 2 feet or 150 gallons and have 10 koi in it. right now they are only between 4-7 inches. I have had them for a about a...
they will fade indoors not all black koi will fade to grey some just a little bit depends on its bloodline. Yamabuki will become white. The red of kohaku...
... Hi! I just joined this group today. I live in Manitoba, and my guy and I are avid koi keepers. We keep about 80 koi ( and 2 butterflies ) in 2 outdoor...
Hi Kim. We're about 50 km north of Montreal and have had our pond since 2005. It's approximately 20 ft. x 23 ft. x 4.5 ft and should have allowed us to keep...
Nice to meet you Brenda! We're right on Lake winnipeg, also a huge lake and full of wildlife. There are gulls, herons, deer, skunks, raccoons, bears, pelicans,...
Hi Kim, Great to read about your pond and koi. It sounds like you have a very beautiful pond setup. Would sure love to see a few pictures of your ponds and...
Hello, I use to have koi pond, 1500 gallon, then I had to move and gave away my koi's to my brother. I am going to build a new pond but would like to fill it...
Thanks Don, for the welcome and the info... I had no idea the koi and goldfish interbred. Mine certainly haven't - don't know if the size difference matters...
Hi again Kim, I live in the Pacific Northwest (Washington State), about 25 miles south of Seattle. I have a brother and his wife that are living in Ocean...
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