Hi Steve and Claire. So sorry to hear about your Koi. The same thing happened to us one year. The Koi were all at the bottom of the pond when we came out in the morning and I just knew that something had to be wrong because they usually swim on top […]
Hi Rachael, good question. I used to have a very large pond but because we are planning on moving, we shut down that pond along with the others. Now I have some Koi in the pond behind our garage and because the pond is only about 200 gallons, my Koi are quite small. […]
The quickest method of killing a koi (or any fish) is to bash it across the back of its head, just inline with the top of the gills, death is instant……..so a heron strike close to that point may well cause some brain damage, or at the very least nerve damage, other than treating the […]
Hi Rachel,
All koi will get along just fine with each other. The only issue they may have is when they get old enough to spawn and there are male and female koi together in the pond. Nature will take […]
No koi. If goldfish can’t make it koi certainly won’t.
Edgar
On May 23, 2009, at 3:09 PM, pamnorman1012 wrote:
> > > We have a small pond and I would really like to get some koi fish > to put in it. The reason why I haven’t gotten any is because the > […]
Cheryl,
Salt at recommended levels would be ideal to prevent complications. I won’t sting the fish at 1-3 lbs per 100 gallons. Use only pure salt without additives.
EDgar
On May 6, 2009, at 7:13 PM, cminnier@EPIX.NET wrote:
> > > Hi All, > > I’m new to the group, glad to find you all. […]
How long is the vacation?
Koi can go for a week or two without food but better to have a neighbor drop over every couple days to feed them.
Main problem might be making sure filter and pump are running properly.
edgar
On May 14, 2009, at 11:22 AM, divineappt wrote:
> > > I am new here […]
Rachael,
Koi typically get along quite well. I don’t know about the stock tank however. Sounds pretty iffy.
Edgar
On May 7, 2009, at 12:56 PM, tat2d_farmchick wrote:
> > > I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND WHO BETTER TO ASK THEN THE KOI > PEOPLE THEMSELVES. I LOVE THIS GROUP…..HOW EVERYONE WORKS […]
Hi Rachel, All koi will get along just fine with each other. The only issue they may have is when they get old enough to spawn and there are male and female koi together in the pond. Nature will take its course and they will get ULTRA friendly until spawning is over. […]
Hi,
The ulcers on the body and mouth rots are infections caused by bacteria. Normally, if the water quality is poor, the fish immunity system weakens. Therefore, this allow the bacteria in the surrounding to attack the fish and begin to eat from the fish slim coat to the scales to the skin and finally the […]