Category Archives: Koi Fish Facts
Koi Fish Facts, including everything you’d want to know about keeping koi fish. How to care for your koi fish, and how to maintain a happy, healthy koi pond (or tank).
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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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
Koi Fish Predators
It may seem a little far-fetched to believe that in an urban (or suburban) setting[read more...]
Nov
Over and Under Feeding Your Koi Fish
One of the most rewarding aspects of being a koi owner is feeding your koi[read more...]
Nov
Factors Influencing Koi Fish Metabolism and Diet
Your koi fish like to eat. And they can do so quite regularly given the[read more...]
Oct
External Koi Fish Anatomy
A koi fish is no different than any other living entity. It is a complex[read more...]
Oct
Ghost Koi
Not quite as otherworldly as they sound, the Ghost Koi that have been popularized in[read more...]
Koi Food Types
Koi fish are natural foragers, and over the process of evolution have broadened their diet[read more...]