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How to Prepare your Garden Pond Fish for Winter

By George Sommers

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Fish ponds aren't JUST for spring and summer - even if you're a Frost Belter like this Boston-based correspondent. Koi and goldfish can survive just fine outside in ponds during the winter - as long as you take a few precautions... more »

How to take care of your small pond (under 200 gallons)

By SuzyQ74

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So you have your pond up and running. But you wonder when and how to keep it looking clean and healthy..... Follow these instructions and your pond will give you years of enjoyment... more »

How to Buy Gravity-Flow Filters for a Koi Pond

By eHow Pets Editor

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Choosing the right filtration system is one of the most important decisions you'll make for your koi pond. Gravity-flow filters are one of the most popular types of filters on the market and rely on gravity to bring the waste products to the ... more »

How to Create a (Mostly) Self Maintained Water Feature

By rkayne

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Don't have time to baby a pond? Don't want the hassle of moving parts, electricity and daily cleaning? This works great, on a small or large scale... more »

How to Keep Koi Pond Water Clear

By eHow Pets Editor

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Keeping the water in your koi pond clear is essential to maintain the health of your fish, as well as make it easier for you to enjoy your slippery friends... more »

How to Set up a Garden Fish Pond (for Cheap!)

By George Sommers

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Imagine relaxing on a summer day next to a glistening garden pond with beautiful flowering plants and exotic colorful fish gliding by. You may have seen elaborate Japanese garden-type ponds, complete with bridges and waterfalls and thought, ... more »

How to Clean a Koi Pond

By eHow Pets Editor

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Cleaning a koi pond seems like it would be difficult but it can be quite easy, depending on the condition of the pond. Keeping water moving obviously helps keep ponds clean but eventually all ponds need to be cleaned on a regular basis... more »

How to Create an Indoor Fish Pond

By CritterMaster

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Creating a small pond is an alternative to keeping fish as pets in an aquarium for those up to the challenge. It can add a different element of beauty and relaxation to your home, condo or apartment that only takes some design imagination and ... more »

How to Keep Koi Healthy

By eHow Pets Editor

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The koi, also known as "nishikigoi," is considered Japan's national fish. With proper care and planning, this hearty breed usually enjoys good health, often living for 25 to 35 years or more... more »

How to Breed Koi

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Koi (or "nishikigoi") are colorful fish in the carp family that were first bred in Japan more than 200 years ago. Today, many people breed koi as a hobby and even enter these fish in competitions and shows... more »

How to Build an Indoor Koi Pond

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Building an indoor koi pond is a great way to bring the outdoors in, and is a beautiful, serene addition to your home. They are also great places to keep koi during harsh winters. Koi ponds take a lot of work, though, and you should invest some ... more »

How to Become a Koi Pond Keeper

By eHow Pets Editor

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When choosing a career, seriously consider pursuing what you love to do. If you have a passion for raising koi, there's no reason that you can't tap into that passion. You can build a career that not only supports you and your family, but keeps ... more »

How to Build Protective Koi Caverns

By eHow Pets Editor

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A koi pond is a great addition to a home or business. The colorful fish are attractive to customers and make great pets. But if you have predators in the area, or you want to shelter your koi from the elements, you may want to include cavern ... more »

How to Feed Koi

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Like any fish you take care of, a koi fish has to be fed. Environmental factors, such as cold or warm water, determine how much your fish will eat. The types of food and how much it eats need to also be based on its size... more »

How to Raise Koi

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A Koi is a large fish that many people raise in backyard ponds too add beauty to their landscaping. Koi bears a strong resemblance to a very large goldfish and can grow on average to 24 to 36 inches long. You need to take time each day to care ... more »

How to Sell Koi

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Koi are the brightly colored, domesticated variety of the common carp. Their florid designs and subtle coloration have made the fish ornamental prizes in Japan, China and, increasingly, around the world. If you want to join in the thriving koi ... more »

How to Buy Submersible Pond Filters

By eHow Pets Editor

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Submersible pond filters have come a long way in recent years and are a good choice for pond owners looking for something effective and easy to use. All you do is hook it up, drop it in and forget about it. Buying the right submersible pond ... more »

How to Care for Koi Fry

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Koi fry originated in a small county called Niigata in Japan during the early 1800s. Koi are known as "living jewelry" for their variety of beautiful colors such as white, red, yellow, blue, black and cream. Koi come in all different sizes ... more »

How to Change Pond Filter Systems

By eHow Pets Editor

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Ornamental ponds are a great addition to any backyard garden. Keeping the pond filtration system clean and running smoothly will greatly enhance the appearance and quality of a garden pond. Changing a pond filtration system is sometimes a ... more »

How to Enter a Koi Competition

By eHow Pets Editor

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If you collect the beautiful, colorful carp relative called a koi, you may want to enter your fish in a competition. Koi competitors show their fish in a similar way to dog show competitors. Follow these tips to enter a koi competition and show ... more »

How to Keep a Koi Pond From Freezing

By eHow Pets Editor

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Koi are remarkably sturdy fish when it comes to cool temperatures, but to keep them thriving, you'll need to keep your koi pond from freezing during the winter. There are a few easy ways to make sure the koi you spend so much time caring for and ... more »

How to Maintain Oxygen Levels in Fish and KOI Ponds

By johnd2141

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Severe environmental stressors are the most frequent causes of sudden fish death in garden ponds or other fish habitats, and the lack of oxygen in the water is the number 1 stressor of all... more »

How to Buy Koi Pond Barley Straw

By eHow Pets Editor

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Barley straw has been used for centuries to naturally improve the water quality in koi ponds. When the barley straw decomposes, its byproducts prevent unwanted growth of algae without harming the koi or other plant and animal life... more »

How to Buy Pressurized Filters for a Koi Pond

By eHow Pets Editor

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When it comes to choosing the right filter for your pond, it's important to do your homework before making any purchasing decision. Pressurized filters are the latest development in the field and offer many different design options that weren't ... more »

How to Buy Up-Flow Filters for a Koi Pond

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When buying a filtration system for your koi pond, there are several different directions you can go. When it comes to out-of-pond filtration, you have either an up-flow filter or a down-flow filter. If you're looking to buy an up-flow filter for ... more »

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