Koi Care

What causes Koi Ulcers, body sores and bacterial infections? Bacterial infections such as Koi ulcers are open body sores on your koi. Koi ulcers are a secondary bacterial infection. The primary cause of koi ulcers is parasites. Koi Ulcers and body sores can also be caused by poor water conditions, rough handling of your koi or your koi Read more...

Koi pond algaeWhen you see a nice carpet of green algae growing on the rocks and sides of your koi pond, Don’t Panic!! This is Mother Nature’s way of showing you that your koi pond is healthy. Green Algae is not your enemy, it’s your partner in keeping your koi and koi pond healthy. The Benefits of Green Algae in your koi pond: Question: Read more...

What are the three factors that will determine the size of your koi and goldfish? 1- Heredity:Without the proper genes your koi and pond fish will never be large no matter how much good care you give them. Genes play a very important part in the size of your koi and pond fish. If your koi are from an average size family that’s what your fish Read more...

Here’s how you can help your fish during “Heat Waves”!! As we all know, in order to have a healthy pond, filled with happy fish, our pond water must contain plenty of oxygen. During the hot summer months plenty of oxygen in your pond water is even more important to the health of your fish and efficiency of your pond filter. The reason for Read more...

Stocking density is an important part of keeping your pond healthy. If your fish are crowded, they are more likely to have problems. There are different guidelines for stocking density depending on how easy you want your pond to be. If you want a lower maintenance pond, you should stay around a half inch of fish per ten gallons of water. This Read more...

Koi Care, how to Quarantine Koi Many beautiful collections of koi are lost every yearbecause pond keepers do not quarantine their new koi fish. One of the major causes of koi deaths and sickness this year and every year is the failure of pond keepers to quarantine their new koi. Collections of koi that were family pets for years, to a collection Read more...

The Five Most Common Causes of Sick Koi Every day I receive many requests from koi pond hobbyist across the country for help with their sick koi. I would like to share with you the top five most common causes of sick koi. 1. Poor Pond Water Quality: 70% of all koi sickness is caused from poor pond water quality • Filter not large enough for Read more...

Why does the pH level in my koi pond fluctuate? Koi Fish Pond pH Level Guide How can I prevent a “DEADLY” pH crash in my koi fish pond? The pH level of your koi fish pond water fluctuates depending on the time of day you test your koi fish pond water. Testing your koi pond water in the morning for pH levels will give you a lower pH reading Read more...

It sounds a little odd, but it is important to know that koi and goldfish will cross if kept in the same pond. These koi-goldfish hybrids will grow to be bigger than a goldfish but smaller than a koi. Although studies have revealed that the hybrids are anatomically intact, they are sterile. Therefore, you can only get koi-goldfish hybrids by Read more...

Are your fish stressed because you’re not using the proper water conditioner? Q. I’m confused when it comes to water conditions that make my tap water safe for my fish when I do water changes. Some products say “removes chlorine” some say “removes chlorine and destroys chloramines” others say “removes chlorine and ammonia”. Read more...