CARP POX & Lymphocystis
Because there is no direct medication that removes a virus from the fish, it is best to approach everything we can control. In this case, [...]
WHAT’S BUGGING YOU?
By Carolyn Weise, Printed in Pond Trade Magazine There are bugs and then there are bugs when it comes to what is wrong [...]
KOI VS. PLANTS by Carolyn Weise
If you’ve ever had to continuously pull pieces of plants out of your skimmers, you will understand what I am saying. Koi and [...]
THERE’S A LEAK!
When your pond has a leak, the first thing to do is walk around the perimeter, barefooted. If you find no wet spots, [...]
WHY DO I NEED TO DO (PARTIAL) WATER CHANGES?
Your pond is a magnet. It pulls in all the dust and dirt from the air. Have you ever watched sunlight coming through [...]
HOW TO FEED YOUR FISH – By Carolyn Weise
If you try to get every single mouth filled, the answer is simply “wrong”. The larger and older a koi grows, the less [...]
WHEN TO START FEEDING by Carolyn Weise
Koi can be compared to Pavlov’s dogs. They quickly learn that by coming to the side of the pond with open mouths, they [...]
Sick fish in Winter
There are several common illnesses that can kill fish during the winter- Temperatures – when the water is below 35˚F for a period [...]
OVER-FILTERING YOUR POND? by Carolyn Weise
I’ve often heard, and have said myself, that you can’t have too much filtration. I believed that. However, the size of your filter [...]
TAKING WINTER VACATIONS
Leaving your pond and koi in the summer generally means you will have someone else watch the pond while you are gone. Even [...]