Koi Fish Facts
Salt Baths for Koi
Review the pros and cons of adding salt to treat the entire population in your[read more...]
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Pond Maintenance
Disinfecting Koi Ponds
It is never an easy decision to disinfect your pond, but sometimes it is a[read more...]
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Pond Maintenance
What is an Ecosystem Pond?
An ecosystem pond closely resembles a natural habitat. Hobbyists who prefer this type of pond[read more...]
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Koi Fish Facts Koi How To's
How To Perform A Skin Scrape On Your Koi
A skin scrape is a diagnostic method used to identify the presence of parasites. It[read more...]
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Koi How To's
Performing a Gill Biopsy on Koi
A biopsy is a relatively non-invasive procedure that should be done carefully and under sedation.
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Kikokuryu Koi Fish
From the Japanese for “Chrysanthemum water,” the Kikokuryu koi fish (KEE-koh-KOO-droo) is a metallic, doitsu[read more...]
Feb
The Not-Your-Average-Mall-Koi-Pond Drained
Can you imagine having a koi pond filled with 3,000 fish? Visitors at the New[read more...]
Feb
Asagi Koi Fish
Asagi (ah-SAH-gee) are fully scaled, nonmetallic koi. The name is derived from the Japanese word[read more...]
Feb
Ogon Koi Fish
Ogon (meaning “golden”) koi are metallic, solid, single-colored koi fish in the Hikarimuji class (Hikari[read more...]
Jan
The Sex Of Koi Fish
How to determine the sex of koi fish is a frequently asked question that is[read more...]
Jan
Hikarimoyo Koi Fish
Pronounced hee-KAH-ree-MOH-yoh, this classification of koi fish is a multi-colored metallic koi with a white[read more...]
Jan
Koi Fish Stress
When Hans Selye said: “Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to[read more...]
Jan
Quarantining Your Koi Fish
As a koi fish owner, an ounce of prevention is worth many pounds (and dollars)[read more...]
Dec
Hikarimuji Koi Fish
The Hikarimuji class of koi fish is from the Japanese hikari (“shining”) and muji (plain).[read more...]
Dec
ORP, Foam Fractionators and Koi Pond Water Quality
What exactly is ORP? It’s an acronym for Oxidation-Reduction Potential (or Redox Potential in some[read more...]
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