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...
Don, did you reply to Kim privately? I never saw the post she is referring to, and I'm interested. In case you didn't know it, you're the default expert as...
Hi Brenda, Thanks for the confidence you have in my opinions. I've pasted copies of the correspondence Kim and I have had. I guess I didn't really pay much...
A tough small scavenger type fish would do well with koi kept indoors, something that will mop up the little bits the koi scatter... Koi are real easy going to...
Hi all, I'm a new member and interested in learning some lessons from everyone. My first question is about alkalinity. I have a recurring alkalinity problem...
It's -1 here in Iowa so it's far to cold to be playing in the ponds. So I'm spending hours pouring over pond design books, product reviews and plant catalogs....
I think I'd be careful with the black walnut tree because it's poisonous to other life forms. Koi will be safe, however. The old-fashioned roses may need...
A koi hobbyist recently pointed out at Koishack online forum that the University of Minnesota, ",…will soon be bringing online, through their vet testing...
Cold is cold no matter where you are. Despite the natural beauty of winter, we dream of spring here along the Delaware River, too. So, nothing gives me ...
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