Welcome to Koi Forum. Is this your first visit? Register

Search:

Type: Posts; User: AndrewT

Search: Search took 0.00 seconds.

  1. Thread: Parasite ID

    by AndrewT
    Replies
    6
    Views
    375

    Looks like oligochaete worms to me.

    Looks like oligochaete worms to me.
  2. Replies
    11
    Views
    347

    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
  3. Replies
    1
    Views
    876

    Algae. Not a parasite, so nothing to treat in...

    Algae. Not a parasite, so nothing to treat in that view.
  4. Replies
    16
    Views
    1,461

    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.
  5. Replies
    23
    Views
    1,095

    Nice job! What paints did you use?

    Nice job! What paints did you use?
  6. Replies
    13
    Views
    837

    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...
  7. Replies
    28
    Views
    2,328

    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...
  8. Replies
    21
    Views
    1,937

    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...
  9. Thread: Very Large Koi

    by AndrewT
    Replies
    9
    Views
    1,710

    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.
  10. Replies
    15
    Views
    3,228

    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’...
  11. Thread: Koi ailments

    by AndrewT
    Replies
    4
    Views
    1,002

    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...
  12. 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,...
  13. 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. ...
  14. 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...
  15. Replies
    27
    Views
    2,310

    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.
Results 1 to 15 of 15
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 10:48 AM. Online Koi Mag Forum
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.3
Copyright © 2024 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.

vBulletin Improved By vBFoster® (Lite Version), © UltimateScheme, Ltd.