Good day all! I took the liberty of adding a folder with some pictures of my fish and pond. We recently added a bit of a stream feature around the side. It...
Does anyone have any experience with or know of types of fish that are compatible with koi; specifically scavenger/ bottom feeder type fish of some sort, maybe...
I have Tench also Golden Rudd in my pond with the 17 largish Koi and have no bother they are all very friendly with each other, i have also had in the past...
... of ... I have bluegill and largemouthbass in my pond with my koi and everybody get along fine but my pond is 1600 gallons. 12 by 18ft. catfish are ok. curt...
Curtis, I sure don't know how you managed to keep your koi alive in the same pond as Largemonth bass. The main food source for bass is other fish and animals....
Have you tried treating the sick koi with Melefix? Melefix is very good to use when the koi have open sores or ulcers. I think it would help your koi quite a...
Problem with any other fish in with the koi is if you ever need to treat the fish for parasites (which can come in on other fish) some of the treatments used...
Goodness, it's nice to have you back, Don. These prolonged absences leave me with no resident expert to bounce my problems around with, and this winter we had...
Just to weigh in here, Melafix gel is available in certain states, but up here in Quebec (Canada) pet stores are unable to sell it - it's against the law. But...
I'm thinking about enlarging my pond, can I lower the water level and attached new liner to old liner with silicone. My idea is to have a passage way between...
... I extended my pond without draining down the existing pond. The idea of a swim way between ponds works but because of climate I made a box from 11/2"...
Silicone will not stick to pond liner at all. It is rather difficult to splice liner when it is clean and laying on a flat surface, special tape, special...
Silicone might work but liner tape would be stronger and easier. Either way make sure your liner is perfectly clean and dry. How old is the orginal liner and...
There is a good way to do this, not sure about cost though. There are now a couple of different brands of "Spray on Liner", this is a liquid spray or paint on...
Hello Everybody lovers of koi I am happy to join the Club. I have only 13 koi and it is a pleasure for me to feed them and to look at them whenever I want...
We have only had our ponds for about a year and we started out with 3 koi and added feeder goldfish and some fancy goldfish and added a few more koi.. We have...
I had something else I wanted to find out about... We drained our pond (because of the mess in the bottom since we had the ice storm and we had several...
yes it will grow back some do bully others I got lots of ranchu do the same I just separate the bullies from the friendly just give time for it to heal and...
There could be a good chance the goldfish being chased is a female and the chasers are just the male goldfish trying to get her to spawn. Is the one being...
Welcome aboard Suzette. Hope you'llenjoy your stay. If you have any pictures of your koi and pond, some of us would be interested to see any pictures you...
... 3 ... few ... but ... got ... morning ... on ... live?.. ... a ... Hi Serena, it sounds like your fish are spawning. The scales might come back but that...
Sounds like they are spawning. This time of year is when they do it by chasing each other around. If so it is perfectly normal. You need to put some soft...
Hi Serena, If you have an in-pond pump that is oil filled (oil filled for cooling), it's most likely your pump is leaking oil into the pond. If the pump is...
... Thanks for welcoming me to the Club. I'll post one or two photos shortly, though they are not great but I love them. Regards. Suzette ... any pictures of...
Thank you very much .. I noticed the first day that this was happening that it was kind of fat in the belly but the day I caught it it did no9t look as fat.. ...