Coi Raising

QuestionI seek general information on breeding and growing Coi AnswerDear Fred, Thank you for the mail. Your request is broad however and I do not know what your current knowledge is. If you are a starter you also

powdery green stuff

QuestionI have recently been running a u.v. clarifier in my garden pond. The water is still green although not Neon green. My question is, what is the powdery green stuff that seems to settle on the rock

black water in koi pond

QuestionHello, We have had this koi pond for a few years and have never seen ther water black before? We clean it out 2 times a year and do not have hardly any sludge etc on the bottom just your regular alge.

oil in pond

QuestionI put some wd40 on a pump and then stuck it in my 150 gallon pond I immediately saw the oil coming out and grabbed it out. Will this hurt my fish? AnswerDear Myron, Thank you for your mail. Unfortunately o

shady bog garden

QuestionHi Jonathan, I have an area north of my house in zone 5. The soil is sandy and it gets some morning sun. Also Red pines line the property line. I want to plant ferns and hosta along with other shade plants.

bog gardens

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Raf, I want to turn a shady area in zone 5 into a natural woodland space. I love ferns, hosta and caladiums just to name a few. The soil is sandy and is bordered by Red Pines. I have been thinki

my koi

QuestionHi, I have a koi, not sure if it is or not but it has the shape of a goldfish but has barbels. Anyway I have 3 large koi in a 200 Litre fish tank. A platinum ogon (15cm), a benigoi (10cm) and the gold carp.

frog eggs and other microscopic creatures

QuestionQUESTION: I have a small pond with 2 gold fish and 2 green frogs that survived hibernation. I saw some white slimy jelly like substance floating but no eggs in it. What is that jelly? Also there were some v

pond vac

QuestionWhat size and what kind of wet vac do you recommend to clean a pond? I plan to drain it with the pump I have. I just need something to suck the muck out of the bottom. Should this vacuum be dedicated to the

Bubbles in pond

QuestionI have recently emptied my pond out and filled with new water through a filter for gold fish that live in in (24 last on count). The pond has plants and a straw bag that has recently been put in.  

Ulcer on Pond Fish

QuestionI have an 800 gal pond with a Savio Excellence Pump and biological filter. One of my 7 comets has a dime sized ulcer. I bought Fuba Fix but it does not say how often to use it. After puttin

Ich/treatment effect on clams and snails

QuestionHi. Being a first time ponder I made the classic mistakes.I did not quarantine before adding any of the fish or plants. It is an above ground Plastic type, I figure 50 gallons. The many plants are growing

Goldfish injury beached itself onto a rock

QuestionOne of my large goldfish in my Koi pond beached itself today during spawning activities. It was a cool, rainy day today, not sure how long it was out of the water, could have been up to 1/2 hour.  

Goldfish going mad!

QuestionHi there, i need some help! Ive had my goldfish for 10 years and they have been fine until now. i have recently moved house and since the move i have notice my fish are acting really strange. They are swimmi

water garden rocks

QuestionThe rocks in our man-made pond (no fish) have become covered with green slime and release air bubbles from underneath when they are lifted. There is no evidence of algae growth on the water surface. We have

pH problems

QuestionQUESTION: Thank you for offering this service. I live in the Bull Mountains in Montana near Roundup. This is Zone 3/4. I have a 1200 gal pond with 2 waterfalls and a two lengthy runs from t

very small tiny worms in pond

QuestionI have a preformed 300 gallon pond with 24 gold fish in it. I have a 1300 gallon an hour UV light pump that goes into a 45 gallon barrel full of filter stuff to filter the water. I have a problem with string

Pond Goldfish

QuestionI keep goldfish in my horse watering troughs,plus a small meditation garden pool out back. I bought feeder goldfish, on the theory that if they die, they die. They dont-- they get HUGE. I dont feed them anyt

Ph too high in pond

QuestionHiya,please can you help us? We have rebuilt our pond, we used a pondliner,natural slate which was bedded on with a weak solution of sand and cement.The pond takes approx 1,000 gallons of water, this was mad

fish pond...fish dying

QuestionI recently started a fish pond around 250 gallon. Started with 3 fish, 2 comets and a koi. They were doing well and added around 13 more goldfish and koi to it. I had these for 7 days befor