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I'll be donating my 3 koi fish to a huge public koi pond. They currently live in 425 gallons. The pond they'll be moving to is 10's (maybe hundreds) of thousands of gallons. Do I need to be concerned about the clarity of the water, or could a drastic change be harmful? My little pond has very...

Since the last time I posted, I've upgraded to a 450 gal pond for my 2 kois, algae eater, and corey catfish. Kois are about 10". They moved to their pond several months ago, and have been doing great. I use a water conditioner. I came home from vacation, and water was really dirty...

I'm currently building a pond to upgrade my 2 koi's home. They're now in a 55-gal tank with 2 Corey's (one albino...and not sure what the other one is) and one pleco. I live in HI where temperature is mild year-round, and I read that Corey's ideal temp is in the 70's (and pleco's even have a...

I just wanted to share a story about 1 of my crazy kois that has quite a personality. A few days ago, I was gazing at my kois, when one of them started making a strange face with his mouth. He had me worried because he looked like he was choking. Sure enough, a small rubberband popped out of...

I'm a new fish owner, almost 3 months now, of a 55 gal home for 2 kois and 1 algae-eater (I realize that this will be too small for them someday, but I wanted the tank, and the previous owner said that he'd flush the kois down the toilet if I didn't take them). Anyway, I've been putting off...

Hello. I read in another blog about a person who had a tank with 2 bulbs, 1 clear, 1 dark blue, and a switch where he could turn on either one. Does anyone know what brand that is and where I can find it? I'd like two 24" inch hoods (for my 50 gallon tank). I know the fish and plants like the...