Simply Koi and More Koi

Hey there.

We all know a few reasons why Koi are expensive and keeping Koi is an expensive hobby. However... if someone asks you "Why Koi are so expensive?" What is your first reasoning?

My response is that

Kois are not expensive... good kois are.

Hey Duncan, what is the difference of that you are using with Ovaprim?

Has anyone tried to enrich the diet of kohaku with Canthaxanthin?

How has it turned out?

And prosumably if I wanted to try to add canthaxanthin in their diet, how would I do that without turning the water bloody red ?

http://www.shinsuke-koi.com/

There are 4 products.

What do you think of them?

Have you tried them befor? are you happy with it ?

Hey there, I am discussing about a salmon oil which is for dogs. There is a variety of salmon oil which comes from fish(salmon) farms and the other one from wild caught salmon. My first instinct as t owhat is better goes to the wild salmon as none can be as good as nature. We can be close to it but ...

Hey there,

I was experimenting with kH and maintaining a low kH value. I did not have any pH crash. Why?

I had lower than 1 kh.

The raised scales are not a parasite syptom. But ofc when a fish is attacked by parasite its immune system becomes more vulnerable to other infections. The red marks could easily be from the fish flashing (/rubbing) itself on different areas. But first things first, we have to know how well you wate...

Hey there, Okay this is some thoughts that I have with some questions about it. This is just theoretical questions because I try them on my own. Where I live, not in the UK, I have very hard tap water. pH of 8.5 and kH of value more than 14. The good thing that I like about our water is that it is v...

I am not near by man. I am an 8 hours flight from the UK. Now if I was Richard Bradson, it would be no problem to take a flight there and back but because of genetic bad luck or genetic conspiracy, I am someone else ;p

My problem is this :

"UK and Northern Ireland sales only Sorry no export"

Do I have any chance treating it with baths?

There are plants in the pond that the guy doesnt want them to be affected by salt.

yeap. Unfortunately, I do not have access to Formalin only to increase the dose. There is MG alone though.

Just a quick update. I did find chinodella and 2-3 gill flukes on the fish which is suffering for a long time now. The guy had it for 1 month before I went to see his fish and before that the fish was not eating. The fish has lost a lot of weight. He is now on the 3rd treatment. Temperatures are qui...

Hey there. There was a big problem with costia. Especially on the one fish. After doing an FMG treatment of Kusuri. Next week in the scrape, I still see chinodella and flukes. We did a second treatment with FMG. Now I am about to perform scrape again. If I see chinodella and flukes. which one should...

Okay I came up with this topic so koi keepers can share their experiences when it comes to holidays. Already it is summer and many koi keepers have their wives whining to go to the beautifull Santorini. Summer is also a crucial period since it is when kois require the most nutrition so they poop a l...