Koi & Koi Pond care ... Articles List
The expert series of pond keeping articles shown below are band new compilations for 2011. They are focused on koi pond keeping but this does not mean they do not apply to all other forms of fish pond keeping.
The principles of looking after the pond and fish in ornamental garden fish ponds are the same whether the fish be koi or goldfish or indeed other types of fish that are suitable for keeping in garden ponds... by the way trout are not suitable for small garden ponds.
Koi are those very special pondfish. Relatives of the carp they originated in Japan and were specially bred for ponds. They have a magnificent range of colours and textures to please any pond owner. The best known is the red and white kohaku koi.
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Mechanical Fish Pond Filters | Continuous Solid Waste Filtration
The Answer Prevents Solid waste Matter Building Up In Your Koi Pond. Organic wastes in the biofilter allow heterotrophic bacteria which feed off these wastes to compete with nitrifying bacteria for oxygen and living space... - Breeding koi fish in garden ponds .
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The Thrill Of Buying Koi | How To Get It Right
Enjoy The Thrill Of Buying Koi, Feeding Them and Watching Them Develop In Size and Colour. Question about where to buy koi? I am relatively new to koi keeping and only have a few koi at present... -
Koi
Pond Filter Media | KALDNES Modern Filtration Technology
Oxygen & Nitrification In Pond Water. Kaldnes is a wonderful bio media - revolutionary in fact. For those of you with large garden ponds, and all you Koi pond fanatics out there that have existing filter systems... -
A Bit
About Koi Physiology & What's Going On In Your Pond
A Bit About Koi & What Is Going On In Your Fish Pond. We watch our fish swimming around the pond all day. From year to year they get a bit bigger, plumper and more friendly... -
Sand Filters | Accumulated sludge kills so take care of your
biofilter
Sand filters & Sludge kills so take care of your pond filter better. My original page on sand filters as part of a Koi pond filter system dealt mainly with the effects of channelling in a sand filter - and the creation of dead spots... -
Koi
& Goldfish Are 90% Water | We Are Only 65% | It Makes A Difference
Koi & Goldfish are 90% water (people are only 65%) Koi cannot isolate themselves from their environment. Vital substances that sustain life are continuously exchanged between the Koi and the water oxygen... -
Nitrates In Pond Water Cause Blanket Weed | How To Ge Rid Of Nitrate
Nitrates In Pond Water Cause Blanket Weed Problems. Quite often, nitrates are overlooked completely. Once the nitrification process is taken care of by our friendly somewhat temperamental bacteria... -
How To Successfully Breed Koi & Goldfish In Your Garden Pond
How To Successfully Breed Koi & Goldfish. Koi breeding, can prove a contentious topic amongst koi keepers. There are those of us who want their koi to breed,... -
Bronze statues & fountains in koi ponds | Should you use?
I received a very interesting question from Ray Dellacroce on the Quikonnex system. Here it is. Tony, can I use a bronze statue as a fountain in a koi pond?... -
It's Spring | Be Prepared for Major Exciting Pond Changes
Spring is around the corner and for those of you not living in Cape Town (along with the free flush of your Koi pond via a few zillion cubic meters of rainfall) it's time to start thinking matters Koi... -
Are koi vegetarians? | Why women catch the biggest salmon
Why do women catch the biggest salmon? Another very interesting question came from Carol McKnight. Here it is. Mr. Roocroft, Our koi are eating the roots to our floating plants... -
Danger Of Organic Wastes Build Up In Koi Ponds | Avoid It
Danger Of Organic Wastes Build Up In Koi Ponds. The more and more I see of Koi ponds in South Africa, the more I wonder at the sheer dedication of these often fanatical people that maintain these ponds in their often pristine condition... -
Why
You Need An Air Pump If You Have Real Large Koi pond
Why You Need An Air Pump If You Have Real (Large) Koi pond. This web page is really aimed at koi keepers who have larger ponds rather than the casual garden water ponds enthusiast... -
Ozone | Why would you want to use it in a koi pond?
Ozone why would you use in a koi pond? It is a strong disinfectant or bacteriacide. Ozone is a most wonderful substance, provided you're not a really small living organism... -
The
Answer Modern Mechanical Koi Pond Filter System
Modern Mechanical Koi Pond Filter System. The Answer is a self backwashing mechanical screen fine screen filter that delivers excellent water clarity and protects the bio stage from unwanted solid materials... -
The expert series of pond keeping articles shown below are band new compilations for 2011. They are focused on koi pond keeping but this does not mean they do not apply to all other forms of fish pond keeping.
The principles of looking after the pond and fish in ornamental garden fish ponds are the same whether the fish be koi or goldfish or indeed other types of fish that are suitable for keeping in garden ponds... by the way trout are not suitable for small garden ponds.
All About Keeping Pond Fish: Koi, Goldfish & Pond water Quality
Koi & Goldfish Fish Ponds & Overstocking Fish Ponds
Avoid Overstocking Any Fish Pond with Koi or Goldfish
Koi Ponds, Fishponds & Fish Pond Keeping for Beginners
Breeding Pondfish: How to Breed Koi & Goldfish
Bloated Koi and Goldfish in Ponds. Fish are Pregant or Diseased
Breed Koi & Goldfish in Your Fish Pond for Fun
Natural food & feeding of carp also for koi, goldfish & pond fish
Koi and Goldfish Medications. Pond Water Treatment
Koi & Goldfish Ponds: pH Buffers for a Fish Pond: How do They Work
Koiponds, Fishponds for Newbies to Fish Pond Keeping
Koi Pond Inorganic Clays Clarify Pond Water: Montmorillonite
Koi Ponds and goldfish ponds can be clear or muddy
Green Water: controlling suspended pond algae in koi & goldfish ponds
Algae Causes Cloudy Fish Pond Water. Use UV or UVC to Clear Pondwater
Leaking Koi Fish Pond: Help in Finding the Ponds Water Leak
Osmosis and Diffusion. Koi Metabolism Factors in Koi Ponds
Koi Food & Koi Digestion. Koi & Fish Food Food Ingredients
Koi Pond & Koi Patterns & Colours. Colour of Koi. Japanese Koi names
Koi & Fish Food for Healthy Fishponds. Koi Nutrition
Koi & Goldfish Ponds Starter Guide to Koi Pond & Gold Fish Keeping
Koi & Goldfish Pond and Healthy Koi & Gold Fish Ponds
Koi & Goldfish Ponds: Good Idea to Stock Any Pond with Goldfish
Heating Fish Pond Water in New Koi Pond... is it necessary?
How to Make a Koi or Goldfish Fry Breeding Pond
Coping with inherited koi pond after moving house. A koi fish pond?
KHV Koi Virus Disease, Fishpond, Goldfish and Koi Health?
Are Japanese Koi Better Than Koi from UK, USA or Taiwan?
How Big and How Fast do Koi or Gold Fish Grow in a Fish Pond?
Koi Skin, Color Variations, Skin Texture, Scales, and Koi Fish Appearance
Japanese terms for different koi. Used to describe koi patterns and koi varieties
Leaking Koi Fish Pond: Help in Finding the Ponds Water Leak
Use Flexible Pond Liner EPDM, Butyl, PVC for DIY Pond Building
Koi & Goldfish Ponds. Pond pH and Water Quality Control
Koi Ponds Medication: Koi & Goldfish Health Problems. Beware
Metallic Koi in Koi Fish Ponds: Sheen on a Koi Fish Scales
Koi & Goldfish Garden Ponds: Fishpond Water Looking Milky?
How to Move Goldfish, Koi & Other Pond Fish Safely
How to Move Ponds & Fish. Transporting koi and Goldfish is not Easy
Get Crystal Clear Clean Koi or Goldfish Pond Water
Caring for Koi Ponds & GoldFish Ponds. Fish Pond Solutions
Seasonal Koi Pond Care: Koi, Goldfish Pond Keeping for Winter Spring Summer
Koi, Goldfish, Pond Fish in Winter Months. Feed Wheatgerm Food
Dissolved Oxygen in your Koi Fish Pond. Aerating Fish Pond with Air blowers
pH of Koi Pond Water. Mostly pH is not important. Should I measure Pond pH
Koi, Goldfish & Pond Filter Bacteria Need Oxygen 24/7
O2 in Pond water: Fish & Bacteria Need Oxygen in Pond Water
Get Crystal Clear Koi& Goldfish Ponds: No More Green Murky Pondwater
Koi Ponds Freeze in Winter. Caring for Garden Ponds in Freezing Winter Weather
Why Heat a Koi Pond? Koi Fishpond Heating. Is it Necessary?
Need to Heat Your Fish Pond? Fishpond Water Heating is Expensive
Getting Clear Water Ponds: Koi Ponds: Green, Murky Ponds & Algae
Mechanical water filters for koi ponds. Not Necessary for most Fish Ponds
Fishponds in Spring: Getting a Koi Pond Ready for Spring Season
Fish Ponds in Spring: Changes for Koi, Goldfish & Us Too
Fishponds in Spring: A Koi Fishpond & Gold Fish Come to Life
Pond Protein skimmers: Provide help to Koi Pond Bio Filter
Pondkeeping and Fishkeeping in Spring. Koi & Goldfish and all Pond Life Awaken
A pond pump is critical factor for most fish ponds. Pond pumps need specifying well.
Reduce Surface Foam on Koi Pond Water Surface. Use Protein Skimmer
Changes in Water Temperature: Fish Pond Water Temperature in Autumn
Pond Building Choices: rigid preformed plastic pond or fibreglass ponds
Koi Spawning. Breeding Koi, Goldfish. Sex of Koi
Breeding Koi. Don't expect to make money from breeding koi
Koi Fishfood and Goldfish Food for Pond Keepers. Beware Fishfood Hype
UVC Ultra Violert Light for Ponds: Koi Pond & Algae. Koi Ponds: Murky Water & Clear Ponds
Pond Water Stability: Avoid Changing Koi Pond Water if You Can
Fish Pond Water Temperature Changes in Spring Time
Koi & Goldfish Pond Care: Garden Fish Ponds in Spring
Blanketweed, String Algae in Koiponds. Blanket Weed is Slimy & Floats on Pondwater
Care of Koi, Goldfish and Fish Ponds in Winter Months. Wheatgerm Food
