ACID RAIN: Introductory overview
As you may understand acid rain reduces aquatic environmental pH to “low pH levels” as indicted in the chart below, and these ranges can be [...]
WARM WINTER DAYS AND THE DANGERS THEY POSE TO YOUR KOI
During winter, warm weather is more dangerous to your fish than freezing temperatures. For those of you living in temperate climates (ones that [...]
KOI QUARANTINE
By Carolyn Weise, Ecological Laboratories, Inc. and Julius Tepper, DVM, Long Island Fish Hospital, Shirley, NY When I started collecting koi, I knew [...]
KH IN WINTER MONTHS
People want to know how important KH is and if they have to continue testing and adding the Booster during winter, and why? [...]
Arctic Aquatics : Winter checklists for northern ponds
Winter Pond Preparations By Carolyn Weise Published on August 27, 2023 As seen in POND Trade magazine. https://www.pondtrademag.com/winter-pond-preparations/ Help your customers prepare [...]
How to deal with summer heat for the koi pond
These are a few important things that koi owners need to know about reducing stress and potential loss in summer heat. I have [...]
WHY IS MY FISH IS LAYING ON ITS SIDE?
When the pond is in a northerly or climate with snow and ice on the top of it, find out what your frost [...]
Why Koi Fish Die and How To Help Them
Koi Fish do not always die from parasites, worms, or disease. In fact, one might be surprised to know what one of the [...]
Nutritious Koi Food and Pond Fish Food Following Torpor
Do fish “hibernate?” The short answer is yes and no. Koi and goldfish are cold-blooded animals, so their body temperature, metabolism, and activity [...]
Pond Cleaner Guide for Dummies: Microbe-Lift Spring/Summer Pond Start-up
Warmer weather is fast approaching, and we know what that means—it’s POND SEASON. With the coming of warm sunshine, and the ice beginning [...]