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29-06-2021, 08:16 PM
Thread: Parasite ID
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Looks like oligochaete worms to me.
Looks like oligochaete worms to me.
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12-06-2021, 10:53 PM
Thread: Koi keepers aids
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Kockney koi do "floating net baskets". They are...
Kockney koi do "floating net baskets". They are different sizes but more than a few inches deep. You could pull the net up to make it shallower I suppose or make one DIY as suggested
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11-06-2021, 10:59 AM
Thread: Help with parasite identification
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Algae. Not a parasite, so nothing to treat in...
Algae. Not a parasite, so nothing to treat in that view.
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31-05-2021, 04:50 PM
Thread: PP - A how NOT to do it...
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A useful and cautionary story. Glad your fish...
A useful and cautionary story. Glad your fish are on the mend. Thank you for you honesty in sharing a very scary situation.
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29-05-2021, 11:18 AM
Thread: Wanted for ages!!!
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Nice job! What paints did you use?
Nice job! What paints did you use?
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27-05-2021, 08:48 AM
Thread: how do you feed fruit to your fish
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My fish were not keen on watermelon at first. A...
My fish were not keen on watermelon at first. A tip I was given was to cut a slice so you had a disc that floats, dig out the centre bit and put some pellets in. They soon get used to the taste of...
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12-09-2020, 05:38 PM
Thread: Profidrums, combi drums etc
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I was worried about the small bio section in the...
I was worried about the small bio section in the profi combi unit. When I set mine up last year I saw that they do one with a double bio section. I have 100l k1 in the first and have filled the...
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11-09-2020, 09:24 AM
Thread: Oase Dechlorinator
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I have a 3 stage 10 inch vyair and was finding it...
I have a 3 stage 10 inch vyair and was finding it had chlorine getting through so I bought an oase cylinder too. From their blurb, it could be run effectively at a higher litre per minute rate than...
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01-09-2020, 02:06 PM
Thread: Very Large Koi
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Some lovely big fish there mate. If I was closer...
Some lovely big fish there mate. If I was closer and not so overstocked I would be very tempted. I hope you do well with your eBay sales.
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24-07-2020, 09:29 AM
Thread: Cheap pop up pond for temporary holding
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Aldi did intex pools last year and they sold out...
Aldi did intex pools last year and they sold out fast at about £80. I have been waiting to see if they come back in this year and as luck would have they will be available in store in 2 days. 12’...
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19-06-2020, 09:35 PM
Thread: Koi ailments
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I can only echo what the others have said. There...
I can only echo what the others have said. There are many natural vectors for parasites to arrive but in a new pond you can bet they come with the fish. I have bought fish from 4 separate reputable...
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19-06-2020, 09:14 PM
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I set up a gravity fed easy pod on my 1500l...
I set up a gravity fed easy pod on my 1500l quarantine tank. For the extra bio I added a slimline waterbutt to work as a moving bed with 50l of k1. Probably cost about £100 for materials, butt, k1,...
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15-06-2020, 01:59 PM
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Both gill flukes and skin flukes have “2 hooks”. ...
Both gill flukes and skin flukes have “2 hooks”. The visual differences are that gill flukes have 4 eye spots and skin fluke have a baby developing inside where you can see it’s hooks developing. ...
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02-06-2020, 12:22 AM
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Definately flukes but the image is not clear...
Definately flukes but the image is not clear enough to tell if they are skin flukes (gyrodactylus) or gill flukes (dactylogyrus). Image a looks to me to be a disintegrated haptor from a fluke (the...
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28-03-2020, 08:45 PM
Thread: Stop air pumps vibrating.
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Asda are selling foam pads for kneeling in the...
Asda are selling foam pads for kneeling in the garden for £1 each. I bought three for my three pumps and did the trick.
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Wildlife pond plants
This has been my go-to for pond plants since 2021. Never had a problem with them. ...