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How to Keep Your Pond in Good Condition

staff — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:56:15 +0000

Keeping your pond in good condition should be your number one priority. Once your pond starts developing problems, you will find that it will take more time and money then if you were attempting to prevent these problems from happening in the first place.

Preventing Koi Overpopulation

staff — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:54:00 +0000

Koi overpopulation is one of the hardest problems to deal with when it comes Koi ponds. Once you have too many fish in your pond, severe problems can occur, and potentially cause death among your fish.

Koi Communities Online

staff — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:50:40 +0000

Koi pond keeping is quickly becoming a very popular hobby among fish enthusiasts. Koi proves to be an interesting hobby, as it is ever changing. The nature of this hobby makes it almost imperative to communicate with others who have knowledge in Koi and Koi pond keeping. However, what happens if you run into a problem when your Koi dealer just is not available to answer your questions? This is when a network of Koi enthusiasts would come in handy.

Your Koi Pond After The Storm

staff — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:48:32 +0000

First off, take time to breath. You pride and joys are probably fine. They may be somewhat traumatized by the whole experience, but that would be any pet caught in unusual situation. Unless extreme damage was done, their health probably is not an issue, however their home may be in need of some repairs.

KHV: Koi Herpes Virus

staff — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:45:47 +0000

KHV or Koi Herpes Virus is a potentially deadly virus which has recently shown up in the Koi industry. The first outbreak was reported and confirmed in late 1998, early 1999 in Israel. Since then, outbreaks have been reported all over the world, in Asia, Europe, and The United States of America. As with the majority of Herpes type viruses in the world, Koi Herpes Virus is believed to remain with infected fish for their full lifespan. Even Koi that was exposed to the virus at one point or another are considered carriers, even if they did not show signs of the virus. The mortality rate for fish exposed to the virus ranges from 60 to 80 percent.

Keeping Your Koi Pond Clean

staff — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:41:10 +0000

Keeping your Koi pond clean should be one of your number one priorities. A clean pond could mean the difference between your Koi living a beautiful stress free life, and potentially suffering until they ultimately die. The water in which your Koi live is not only where they eat, sleep, and feed, but it is also where they use the bathroom as well. If you do not properly clean your pond, it is almost as if your Koi are living in the bathroom toilet.

Koi Population Control

staff — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:38:15 +0000

Population control is typically easy with the majority of domesticated pets. It is usually as simple as removing the possibility of conception until the time in which the opportunity has passed. Unfortunately, this is not the case with Koi. Koi, no matter whether you want them to or not, will spawn and lay eggs, and other Koi will fertilize them. It is nature, and there is little you can do. Since contraceptive methods are not available for fish, population control really comes down to removing the unwanted babies after they are already born.

The Dos and Don’ts of Koi Ponds

staff — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:34:59 +0000

First, you must understand that Koi ponds are not just simply holes in the ground that you can keep fish in. For a Koi pond to work properly, and actually sustain fish, a number of different things must be considered when you begin planning it. A few simple rules will ensure that you do not end up with an expensive hole with dead fish.

Making Koi Keeping Easy

staff — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:51:29 +0000

Koi keeping is quickly becoming a very popular hobby in America. Koi are beautiful, vibrant fish that can literally light your day. Koi come in many colors, varieties, and kinds, so it is likely that everyone in the world can find at least one type of Koi that would suit their likes. While Koi may be a welcomed beauty to your pond, they also have an interesting history attached to them.

Winterizing Your Koi Pond

staff — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:48:22 +0000

Winter is coming, and this will be the first winter that you go through with your Koi pond. Think of winter as a down period for your pond, as fewer events happen during winter than any other time. However, there are special precautions that you need to take before winter arrives, to ensure that your pond and fish survive.

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