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 [...]
WINTER FREEZE AND THAWS
Winter is never just “OMG, it’s freezing out!!” Winter always has its warm days, too. Those days, you will see fish coming to [...]
BARLEY PRODUCTS
Barley straw products offer Natural Chemical Maturation in a pond. When a pond’s ecosystem is mature and balanced, the water is generally clear [...]
WHAT IF (A FISH GETS SICK?)
From now on, this is a difficult time to treat your pond. The “big guns” (such as Microbe-Lift/BSDT) cannot be used in the [...]
COLD WEATHER ON THE HORIZON
We don’t have to worry because MICROBE-LIFT has it all covered for pond people! As the season begins to change, nights get longer, [...]
WINTER PREPARATION
September is the ideal time to begin preparing for the safety of your fish to over-winter. Here are some of the stress factors [...]
SUMMER CARE FOR PONDS
Feeding: especially in small or shallow ponds, be sure to watch the temperature of the water. At 80°F, revert to the spring Wheat [...]
ALGAE: THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY
ALGAE: THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY by Carolyn Weise, Ecological Labs, Inc. There are at least 40 different types/species in your pond at [...]
QUARANTINE
By Carolyn Weise, Ecological Laboratories, Inc. and Julius Tepper, DVM, Long Island Fish Hospital, Shirley, NY When I started collecting koi, I knew [...]
POND GAS EXCHANGE:
If you collect Fancy Goldfish, you probably are able to bring them indoors for the winter. But, Koi are not as easily moved [...]