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Your pond appears to be very sheltered from cross crosswinds. The cascading water crashing down from tier to tier down the water fall must be...

Hi Judy, I've used ground up adult koi pellets as part of my feeding of fry too. Lots of home breeders do it differently. But for a rundown of...

I have crossed metallic and non-metallic koi before and gotten some odd looking young koi that seemed partially metallic, with metallic looking heads...

I loose about 200 gallons/day off a 4tier waterfall on a 4000gallon pond. Never noticed any pooling adjacent to pond or obvious leaks. I attribute...

I never could find a 3/4" swing check valve... only spring loaded ones. One fix would be just to bring the air pvc pipe up to the top of the barrel...

Thanks all. I will treat again and then get further advice from the vet. I figured that due to temperature / lifecycle I might need additional...

My girls have just finished up on a 6 day spawn! Never seen so many eggs in my life. It’s been over 2 years since they last spawned. In 15 years I’ve...

The thing with ich is that it cannot be killed while it is embedded in the fish, or as an egg. It can only be killed as a free swimming tomite, on...

Your KH should be good for now. Try to maintain a value of more than 80ppm, though I prefer above 150ppm. As asked, what is the ammonia and pH with...

Oyster shells require the water to go somewhat acid to dissolve and neutralize the acids. I don't think it will do anything to increase the KH,...

Formalin can be used repeatedly without causing parasites developing resistance. I would do it again.

the treatment you did should've wiped them out, but whatever damages they have caused will take time to heal.

I have a QT/hospital tank. But if it is ich, I assume it will affect every fish.

It looks there's some internal infection going on (dropsy), do you have a hospital tank or is salting an option?

If you bought a kit, follow the directions. Clean the area with a pad, like a scotch-brite pad. Using just the pond water, or a bucket of warm...