The primary priority of any koi pond keeper, indeed of any fish pond keeper, it to preserve the pond water at a high level of hygiene. This basically means that you have to keep the nitrate and ammonia levels down. However, the fish will not help in this endeavour, and nor can they, since they live and defecate in their surroundings, the water. You could rightly say that the live in their own toilet bowl.

Therefore, it is up to you, as their benefactor, to keep their water as clean as possible. This is actually not so difficult and much or the decontamination process can be automated, leaving you, the owner, to only have to carry out routine, weekly tests.

The first check that you should carry out can be done on a daily basis if not more often, when you give food to your fish, does the water look clear? Is it green? Are there lots of leaves floating around in it? If it is clear enough to see the bottom of the pond, you are probably doing OK, but do not rely on that, wait for the weekly chemical check up.

Do you like the sound of moving water? Do you find the sound relaxing? Well, you can easily produce the sound of running water in your own garden. You can put in a fish pond or a water garden. So, if you think that your garden requires landscaping, it might be a good time to think about a fish pond or water garden.

People think that a fish pond takes lot of looking after, but that is not inevitably true. The truth is that the larger the fish pond, the less effort you have to put into it. This is because a big pond can create its own ecosystem, whereas a small fish pond needs help.

The ways that you can help a small fish pond be a decent environment for your fish are as follows:

Pond Filters – use a pond filter with a good pump. Do not forget that you could get a solar powered pump. It will save on the environment and on your wallet. You should use a pond filter on a small pond, because the ecosystem cannot deal with all the plant waste of a small ornamental pond on its own. A pond pump will supply the filtration system and a waterfall or fountain if you wish.

Cleaning your fish tank is task that must be done every few weeks or so until your tank is established. Once established, your tank will only need to be cleaned a few times a month. If you do clean your tank right the process can be very easy or difficult. The size of your tank can depend on how long it takes to clean. The bigger the tank and more decor is the, the harder it will be to clean.

When cleaning a tank, changing the filters is the first step. If you have a bio filter, or power filter changing the filters is a breeze. A under gravel filter is another story. You must remove all the plants, decor and accessories. Then you must pull it out from under the gravel to clean.

Once the filters are cleaned, replace them with new ones. If you have an underground filter do not replace it back in the tank yet. If you have an established tank then leave the plants and decor, even if they have algae on them. If you do not have an established tank or smaller tank (ten gallon or smaller) then wash off all the plants and decor. If you have real plants do not wash them.

I love ponds and will always get one installed right away if I happen to move home. A pond in your garden will be an asset and if you get it right from the start will provide you with enjoyment and relaxation for many years.

Planning is the key to a successful pond. So if you want a pond then make it part of your plan to do plenty of research before you jump in with your shovel, get your pond right.

Its worth taking the design and planning of your pond seriously before you actually get out there and begin. If you get this bit right then your enjoyment of your pond building will last throughout with no mistakes or hitches.

When you install a pond in your garden there are many things to think about. The type of things you need to research are the location of your pond. The size of your pond and the depth of your pond.

To plan a pond properly as we know research is the key and answers will be discovered about questions you didn’t even have to begin with. Imagine getting to near the end of your pond construction then finding out that you should have included something closer to the beginning. Apart from kicking yourself you would have created more work.

Hello and welcome to this article, you may be reading this because you are interested in buying a Koi aquarium so read on to find out if you should or shouldn’t.

Koi are extremely relaxing fish to watch and more and more people are starting to buy them, Koi have great colourings and are fantastic creatures.

The reason you are probably thinking about keeping them in a Koi aquarium is because you want to enjoy them in the house instead of leaving them outside.

Plus having them indoors protects them from being attacked by cats and wild animals.

As I’m sure you already know Koi will grow quite large, well over a foot long so it is important to know that you will need a good sized Koi aquarium if you wish to keep them inside.

Keeping Koi in a Koi aquarium is not a good thing to do for a couple of reasons.

Firstly Koi can become very active and splash about sometimes when they become excited so this is not good for the aquarium.

Choosing the right Koi pond filter is very important when it comes to keeping Koi. In this article I am going to give you some good information on choosing the right Koi pond filter and why you need one.

Koi need a good filter because when it comes to feeding time or when they are being very active they splash about in the water a bit which makes all of the waste from the pond floor rise.

When it comes to having Koi in our garden unless you have a huge pond when it gets dirty they will have to swim around in it, but in the wild Koi can swim to a different part of the pond if they need cleaner water, that’s why we need a good Koi pond filter.

The most important thing you need to take into consideration when buying your Koi pond filter is the size of your pond.

If you have a very large pond or lake then you wont need to buy a Koi pond filter but if you have a very small pond then you will need a small filter and obviously if you have a large pond you will need a larger filter.

Hello and welcome to this article on breeding Koi, today I am going to be giving you some tips and information on how you should go about breeding Koi.

Firstly it may interest you to know that the best times of the year to breed Koi is during the months of April to July.

This has been proven by studies and from my own experience this is the best time for mating.

Now the 1st step you are going to take when breeding your Koi is to choose the Koi who you want to breed. When I am breeding Koi I choose to breed my favourite coloured koi.

So when you have chosen your favourite Koi to do the mating the next thing you need to do is to make sure they are sexually mature, A sexually mature Koi is usually around 9-10 inches long.

The next breeding Koi step after you have chosen your Koi you want to mate is to put them in a separate pond or tank.

The tank that you put them in needs a few specific things for them to mate successfully.

Koi disease is a huge disaster to any Koi owner. I am writing this article today to help inform people about Koi disease.

When we keep Koi they become almost like family to us so it is very sad at the thought of any of our Koi getting a disease so hopefully this article will help you to prevent this from happening.

So first off I will let you know that the most important aspect of preventing Koi disease is to make sure they have clean water.

So what you need to keep your pond water clean and healthy is a good filter and the water needs to be well oxygenized, you can do this by installing some sort of water feature or a pump.

If Koi dont have clean oxygenated water it can lead to health problems such as parasites and bacterial disease.

So after you have made sure that your water is clean and oxygenized the next important this is that your pond is the right size for your Koi.

For you pond to be a good size it needs to be atleast three feet deep. And no less than 1 thousand gallons.

The Koi fish has been on the planet for hundreds of years. A descendent of the Japanese magoi carp they are prized for their beautiful shapes and brilliant colors, especially with the right Koi care. There are several varieties including the fancy fantail Koi which has draping fins and tails. The beautiful fish can be a combination of black, red, yellow, white and orange and it has been known to grow to three feet long and weigh more than forty pounds with the right Koi care.

The Koi is known to be a hardy fish that seldom sickens or dies without an underlying reason. The original magoi carp was known to survive harsh conditions and nasty parasites with little to no affects. However, man has weakened the strain as the Koi has been inbred to obtain the most prized shapes and colors. Even so, with proper care the Koi can still live for decades.

When Koi dies it is usually because the water is lacking oxygen, the water quality is poor; the fish has ulcer disease or parasites. Other factors in the death of the fish include toxic pesticides, virus, tumors, and medication overdose. So as you see, these are all things that could have been avoided with the proper diligence. Predators are also a problem as is the fish jumping out of the water.

Hey there my name is Brad Kooper and in this article I am going to be talking about Koi pond filters. All Koi ponds need good Koi pond filters.

It is important to know that there are many valid reasons that your Koi need Koi pond filters, so that is why I am going to list the most important points.

Firstly it helps to clear the waste and droppings from the pond, this is very important because when Koi swim around they often cause the waste to rise from the pond floor which can cause health problems.

The reason that this is bad is because if the water gets dirty they have nowhere else to go unlike in the wild where they can simply swim to another section of the pond.

The next important reason is that having good Koi pond filters will help to make your pond look nice, clean and fresh.

It may interest you to know that the reason your Koi pond will look more beautiful with a filter in is because without all the dirt in the pond the water will be crystal clear so you will be able to enjoy the colour and beauty of your Koi more.