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New Pond complete!

onesleeve — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:35:31 GMT

Finally! Yay!!! and OUCH! We finished, filled and stocked the pond. 9x10, 3'-4' deep. Alas the rain pushed some silt into it and I'm waiting to see how the koi fare. They seem to be very skittish and afraid of the surface... choosing to remain in the deepest spot. Will they grow out of this? (she asks hoping!)

Kasia

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Help, sick koi!

onesleeve — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:51:18 GMT

I have a 5 inch koi that has suddenly stopped being able to close his mouth.... He/she/it... is not eating and is now floating sideways most of the time. I expected it to die, but it keeps on living... it does intermittent swims around the tank and has no problems doing so, but then returns to it's corner to float sideways. Petstore doesn't know what it is and I could find nothing on the internet. Has anyone come across this?! I'd hate for it do die and would like to help it. What can I do for it, feed it? medicate it?

Thank you!!!!
Kasia

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food

wolf — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:10:36 GMT

ok - i have some koi - what do they like to eat , the guy at the shop gave me goldfish food !, i saw him feed them mozzie wrigglers and cooked prawns , he also suggested boiled veggies !

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winter housing

Roboinidaho — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:16:13 GMT

Hi all folks Robo here: new to this group .I have more then several Koi and several ponds.In the past years we would leave all large pond fish in the mud pond it is 100'x100' and depest about 6 feet. The water goes down to about 4ft of water and freezes top side about 4-6'' the Koi go deep into the mudd and "metab-out " we have lost several good pets over the years due to "winter stress" I am looking for Ideas for winter housing requirements ----- less stress for the two. One is 20- 26"the other smaller .I build Ferro cement ponds and have lots of space to place housing for them ... These guys and gals have been in the mud pond for years and are use to the large space Thanks Robo

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Keeping the birds aways from the pond.

zaphron2 — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:36:25 GMT

We were dismayed when we came home and found a mated pair of mallards swimming in our small pond. I knew that they could not stay. Our pond and back yard would not survive mother nature's little addition. Shooing them off is only temporary. My solution was to get 10 bright balls to float in the water. The breeze in my backyard keeps the balls in constant motion. I have actually watched the ducks land only once since the balls were added. They didn't even make it to the water before the balls moved and freaked them out.

I made sure that I washed the balls off before adding them to the pond--didn't want my koi to croak.

Check out the pix of my pond.

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babies

lil — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:11:59 GMT

I have babies!!! We moved my koi back to their big pond 2 months later i have 6 or 8 little guys swimming around they are so cute

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Algae help please

Jen — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:35:37 GMT

I am relatively new to having fish ponds, as I inherited two ponds when I moved into my current home. (One is natural looking pond with one koi in it and the other pond has a decorative fountain and about 21 goldfish in it.) At the moment, I am feeling frustrated with the goldfish pond (approximately 250 gallons, fountain spills over into pond that the fish are in). Maybe a month ago, my husband cleaned the whole thing out. I then dropped Jungle Pond Block and Jungle Pond Clear in the amounts according to the package instructions, added a bit of blue pond dye, put in chlorine remover when we added the water back in, and replaced the previous pump and filter with what seemed like a better one. (There's actually two pumps, but one just circulates water in the fountain.) I have been continuing to use the various products at the recommended intervals. We already have green showing up again - on the bowl of the fountain, on the side walls of the pond - and my husbands says that he pulled one of the rocks out from the bottom and said it feels slimy. What can we do? Thanks in advance!

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oranda HELP!!!

lizabat — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:44:06 GMT

does anyone know anything about orandas? I have one, he has gotten quite large, lately the "growth of his head ha seemed to have gotten larger or swolen and is obstructing his eyes! does this have to do with him growing/aging, or do you think it is more likely the cause of a fungus? i have recently treated the water for fungus, (two days ago) and before that and even now I can see no visable external signs of any fungi.

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Hi everyone!

Bill — Sat, 15 May 2004 03:10:18 GMT

I am just completing a water garden and need some pointers for begining. I deffinately want to raise Koi and could use any pointers anyone wants to give.

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Should I purchase a pond kit to start out?

onesleeve — Thu, 05 May 2005 19:22:57 GMT

They seem to have everything needed for a pond, but are they good enough to keep koi happy? I've never had them/one and would like to start. Also, which ones, on the low cost end, are good enough?

Thanks!

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hi koi people, has anyone tried pond design software?

3sheetstothewind! — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 04:52:42 GMT

we want to visualize our next pond before getting the backhoe

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Koi DVDs?

shakushotoku — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:47:34 GMT

Anyone know where an urban rat trapped inside the concrete jungle can get some video of Koi ponds?

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Jumping Koi?

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:31:07 GMT

My friend has a Koi pond that came with the house he's renting. He just told me that his Koi jump out of the water. Is that normal behavior?

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Koi In San Fran?

shakushotoku — Wed, 05 May 2004 03:27:51 GMT

Except for the expensive one in Golden Gate Park, I've not heard of any other koi ponds in SF. Any ideas as to where in the Bay Area I might go to find more?

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Uv sterilizers?

3sheetstothewind! — Tue, 06 Apr 2004 01:24:41 GMT

I went into E bay hoping for a bargain and my heads spinning now. Does anyone know of a good quality used system?
I have about 700 galls with 2" lines and 1500 gph.
Algae is blooming like crazy this season!

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hello , I'm new here , anyone home?

3sheetstothewind! — Sun, 25 Jan 2004 07:46:05 GMT

I have a 1000 gal new pond and am trying hard to balance
and maintain it. Glad to see more Koi people

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Cold Weather Techniqs

Goady — Sat, 27 Dec 2003 23:50:46 GMT

what are some of the handy tricks do you use for shallow ponds when the weather gets cold? We are having a much colder winter then usuall in florida and one of my ponds is very shallow - about 3 foot, so i ran a hose from my hot water heater and put it on a low trickle (this pond also has turtles, golfish, mollies, and a pleca or 2 in it as well as Koi... they don't take to the temp. drop so well.)

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Online Koi Purchases....

justabill — Fri, 30 Jan 2004 22:19:36 GMT

Has anybody had any experience purchasing Koi online for overnight delivery? Can you tell us about your experiences please and perhaps recommend a reputable dealer. I'm not looking for 10k dollar fish, just reasonably priced 4-6 inch Koi.

Thanks.

Bill

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A new pond is built...

Goady — Sat, 27 Dec 2003 07:19:53 GMT

post all you can and feel free to add pics of your ponds and fish. All tips helpfull of course.

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