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ChatGPT says grass carp loves to graze string algae

pH swing and possibly ammonia spike, can you test the water for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and KH? For the time being, aerate the water, do...

You could add a standard rubber liner or else get a custom drop in liner. Then add a coping stone on top to hold the liner in place. Many ponds are...

Koi is a kind of carp, but it is carnivore. Grass carp is herbivore.

Koi is carp

If you want to reduce your maintenance then something counter intuitive that I do is to place a strong air bubble current in the leaf trap. So leaves...

I’ve had some in the past but never to this degree. Thanks for the advice.

For me, this type of plant matter becomes less problematic after spring. Spring algae plus new growth on trees that breaks off easily in the wind. ...

Thank you for your feedback and advice, yes, I heard the same thing about the koi to water ratio, I plan on raising the pond level next summer, to...

Welcome to the forum and to koi keeping. There isn't any benefit to quarrantine since all your fish are new from the same source. Quarrantine for...

These pictures are from 16 days after hatching, and they are still looking a lot alike for now.

You can treat with tricide neo and see if it improves, but given the lesions occur at the red part of the scale, it's likely hikkui which is cancer. ...

Thank you for your advice and comments,