Koi Food And Feeding

KOI FOOD -- Choosing the right food for Koi is one on the most important decisions you must make to get good koi.
Koi Food used for colour enhancing, growth stimulating ,sustaining foods and medicine.A Koi's metabolism functions best at temperatures above 70º F/721ºC.Koi food is divided into five categories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.Squash, bread, peas, citrus fruits and watermelon are good sources of carbohydrates.High quality protein and natural amino acid source to maximize growth and performance.

Carotenoids (Natural Color Enhancers) , Spirulina (Pacifica) single most effective natural pigmentation source.

Koi Pond With Waterfall

WATERFALL KOI POND -- Although in no approach reduction fantastic than a H2O fountains, waterfalls upon a side or dilemma of a grassed area is located. However, this is wholly unsentimental reasons: a waterfalls, as against to a sources, need walls as a bottom prior to they can operate. Artful raise of stones have been used as a basement for a cases since they used a healthy demeanour add. You have a choice, though if we would have use of fabrication or healthy stones for a waterfall. Who would.

Koi Pond Filter With Bakki Shower

BAKKI SHOWER FILTER -- Bakki Shower filter media was originally conceived by MTK in Japan, for treating effluent water, some 8 years ago, and went on to win an International award in Germany, as "Best filtration media in the World." Mr. Mannami of MTK is a close friend of President Maeda of Momotaro Koi Farm. Mr. Maeda has long been fascinated by the way that water becomes 'alive' as it tumbles over rocks in the Asahi River outside his Koi Farm. As such, he was convinced that it would be possible to make much better water for koi, just by recreating the effects of the tumbling river. Bakki Shower Filter adopting of the natural water flow in the river.

Koi Type Classification Part IV

This article is fourth part of four series article about koi type for newbie Koi Keeper who want to start keep koi. About this series koi types and koi classification designed in 4 part. Part I talk about Gosanke and Bekko . Part II about Utsurimono, Asagi and Tancho. Part III about about Hikarimono,Goromo And Hikarimoyo. The last part talk about type of koi in classification Matsuba and Kawarimono.

ANCHOR WORM KOI DISEASES

ANCHOR WORM KOI DISEASES -- Anchor worms are tiny threadlike crustaceans that bury themselves under the scales of Koi, which then become parasitic. Anchor worms can greatly reduce the Koi's strength and increase the change of a secondary infection. They can be seen with the naked eye however may be overlooked as an Anchor worm. The use of a magnifying glass will help confirm that Anchor worms are present.

How To Design Koi Pond

Photo, Lagunakoi Colection

KOI POND DESIGN -- How to step by step to design Koi Pond ? Following are excerpts from the Water Quality Seminar hosted by Olympic Koi Club on February 19, 2000 featuring Tony Prew (noted filter specialist) and Dick Benbow (noted water quality expert.) The article is written from notes recorded at the seminar by Tim Putaansuu who is more knowledgeable in web site design and fluid systems than water quality and filtration, so no guarantees of accuracy of this information are given. But you can used this guideline to make your own koi pond design.

ChooseThe Right Koi Pond Filter

KOI POND FILTER -- General term to find the best pond filter is pond volume should be turned over once every two hours. They insist that separate mechanical and biological filters are needed.  They also note that any filter design should be easy to maintain so that one might actually maintain it. The variety of Koi pond filters can be confusing to the novice. It is important to consult with the experts before you make the investment. You will need the right equipment to keep the pond attractive and to keep the fish healthy. One of the things you will need is the right filter.

Ornamental Fish For Backyard Pond

ORNAMENTAL FISH -- There are thousands of different types of fish, with the majority of fish kept in the hobby coming from freshwater environments.Ornamental fish keeping and its propagation has been an interesting activity for many, which provide not only aesthetic pleasure but also financial openings. Among the indigenous and exotic freshwater species, the varieties having good demand can be bred and reared for commercial purpose.

How To Select Ginrin Koi

Gin Rin Koi type is short for Kin Gin Rin (= gold, silver scales). Gin Rin is the result of a reflective substance called Guanine deposited on the surface of koi scales.Practically every known variety of Koi can produce a Kin-Gin-Rin equivalent, for example, Gin-Rin Shiro Bekko. However, they are either classified as Kin-Gin-Rin B (ZNA) or with their basic variety (UK). Gin-Rin Shiro Utsuri can be included with Kin-Gin-Rin A (ZNA).

Veggie Filter For Koi Pond

Veggie Filter, Photo http://www.atlantakoiclub.org

A Veggie Filter have a beneficial effect on the water conditions in fish tanks. Because Veggie Filter absorb minerals including some metabolic waste products from the water, converting these into plant mass. A veggie filter (natural biofilter) is a separate water feature about 1 to 1 1/2 feet deep that is home to lots of aquatic plants (pond plants) that are deliberately starved of nutrients.In order to survive they absorb the nutrients directly from the pond water. These nutrients (nitrates) are present due to the activities of the Nitrogen Cycle, taking place in the fish pond.

Benefit Of Waterfall In Koi Ponds

KOI POND WATERFALL -- One benefit of having a garden waterfall or backyard waterfalls is they increase water molecules and bring more oxygen to the pond water, creating an ideal habitat for Japanese Koi fish. Stepped falls have more surface area and turbulence than straight falls. This increases the air and water interaction that allows oxygen to be dissolved. Creating a natural oxygenators for your pond.

How to Care Koi Fish

KOI FISH CARE -- Koi Pond depth also needs to be defined. A pond 2 meters deep is considered deep. A pond 3 meters deep is considered a tourist attraction. A pond 1 meter deep is considered shallow by many enthusiasts. Ponds below 50cm should not have Koi in them. I agree, however, there are many Koi keepers who have ponds and water features that are 50cm deep. They have Koi living quite happily in them.
We can confidently define a deep pond as a pond that is 2 meters or deeper. Shallow ponds are defined as 80cm - 1.2 meters in depth. Anything in between is a medium depth pond.

Argulus Koi Parasite

Argulus (Fish Lice)  parasites for koi fish can be commonly introduced into koi ponds by frogs and toads. Argulus (aka Fish Lice) are more developed than most of the other parasites. You can see them quite well without using a microscope. They move around and itch the fish and cause complications that can kill koi and goldfish.

Koi Pond Filter With Trickle Filters

Trickle Filter, Photo From makeakoipond.com

Trickle filters are filters in the koi pond that are designed for biological filtration of pond water in 'dry' mode. Dry mode filtration simply means that the filter media are not submerged under water. Trickle Filter also called trickle towers. Trickle filters allow water to freely flow out of the tank by means of an overflow. As the name implies, an overflow is a mechanism that allows water to just flow out of the fish tank when it reaches a certain level. Advance Trickle Filter is Bakki Shower Filter.

Koi Pond Cleaning

KOI POND CLEANING -- Cleaning a koi pond is important for koi health, but least enjoyable. Koi Fish pond changes through the seasons, so will your challenges in keeping it healthy. A healthy, thriving pond is a living entity in balance with nature. It is essential to appreciate why a natural pond is the perfect model for you own backyard pond, and what is likely to happen if you deviate from that ideal, that is what makes spring maintenance so important. Often a dreaded part of Pond ownership, Routine Maintenance is an inevitability and absolute necessity.

Show Quality Koi

These kois are winner of The 39th All Japan Nishikigoi Show (Tokyo-Show). Beautiful koi with good patern, color and overall beauty. They breeded by famous koi breeder.We can refered to them if we are breeding koi to obtain good koi fish in our pond. Although we are not a professional breeder , be satisfied if we can produce good quality of Koi.

1. Gigantic Champion/Best in Variety
85Bu Showa Sanshoku
Mr. N Budiono Gunawan (Indonesia)
Bred by Dainichi Koi Farm

Showa change very much as they grow.This Koi Type can also take a long time to develop, many times 5 or more years to finish. Many times the black is very deep and only comes out as the fish grows. For this reason, when you see gray areas in the white, it may be deep black that will appear later rather than poor quality white.

Degree in the show is "Gigantic Koi Division Overall Champion" can be translated also as 1st Runner Up GC, while the 2nd Runner Upnya usually called as "Jumbo Koi Division Overall Champion"

Asagi Koi Fish

The Asagi koi is one of the oldest varieties of Koi Fish and has provided the basis for many subsequent varieties. Its back is covered in a net-like reticulated scale pattern of indigo, navy blue or pale blue. The light blue head should be clear and unblemished. The base of the pectoral fins, tail fin, stomach and gill plates is a deep orange or red color.Viewed from above, the Asagi Koi Fish has a dorsal area that extends from the tail to a point just forward of the gill openings and which is covered with a reticulated pattern of scales which are bordered by a much lighter color, be this a light blue through white.

Using Barley Straw To Control Algae

There are two ways to control the growth of algae in garden ponds, UV light and barley straw. Barley Straw is a natural way to control algae in your water garden. As you know algae booming will make green water. Barley straw releases a natural algae inhibitor as it bio-degrades. Barley Straw is used to curb the growth of string or filamentous algae which cannot be destroyed using UV lights. This also helps rid the pond of any kind of stench and makes water sparkle.There are many different forms of barley straw such as actual straw, bales, pellets and extract (liquid).

Koi Pond Water Temperature

Koi Fish and garden ponds are naturally heated up by the sun. Ponds with large volumes of water and/or deep water will take longer to heat up. Furthermore, water requires a lot of energy to heat it up so it will take many days of hot sun before a pond’s temperature warms up. Conversely, the pond will keep its temperature for several weeks after the first cold snap of autumn. Koi Fish , like all fish, cannot control their body temperature, so whatever the water temperature is will be the temperature of fish, too.

Doitsu Koi Type

Doitsu Kohaku

DOITSU KOI TYPE -- Doitsu Koi are Japanese koi crossbred into almost all varieties of Nishikigoi. Doitsu are display the characteristics of the German “leather” carp with no scales at all or with the German “mirror” carp having large scales only along both sides of the dorsal fin or with large scales along the dorsal fin and also along the lateral line on both sides of the koi.