As a koi hobbiest, you will surely want to find out more about the many different varieties of koi. Use this Japanese Koi Terminology Guide to identify your favorite varieties and to learn a little more about these beautiful fish. (Hover on the image for details on...
Koi are living jewels that can add beauty to a pond for up to 50 years. It’s essential that you focus on their nourishment just as much as you painstakingly care for their pond. Feeding the right koi food can do wonders for their health, color, and pond water quality....
Koi are omnivores. They will eat just about anything they can get their mouths onto, and then some. They will even eat your plants that are in the pond. Koi have feelers around their mouths (barbels) similar to that of catfish, which are used to ‘taste’...
Marv Ewing & Lisa Barnett following successful koi surgery A Koi Surgery Tale The day began early at about 5:30 am. I checked my east pond and found that all of my koi were starving. They had not been fed for about two and a half days. We were preparing to remove...
Koi are cold blooded, meaning that their metabolism changes based on the temperature of their pond. Experienced koi owners make a few adjustments to their fish’s feeding plans as the water temperature changes with the seasons. Keep in mind that there’s no such thing...
Koi are like beautiful little garbage disposals. They’ll eat anything you give em’! But just because they’ll eat something, doesn’t mean it’s good for them. Here are some tips to keep in mind when you’re looking to treat your fish to something other than pellets. Koi...
