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Hi Duncan
Thanks for your reply. Yes its a little shady due to a tall hedge near by .

Hi all i have two trickle towers well used but work well pump fed 5 feet tall by 1 ft square i used bhm in them as a bacci shower but any thing similar would do. looking for £70 the pair as i need to make more room in my shed. cleaned but have water marks on them. also have a protein skimmer the rou...

Hi guys I have the normal spring problems again! Fluke trich i did see costia too What temp can i use it as they are not happy i dont have a heated pond so relying on the warm weather. they are feeding but flashing and now have a velvety coating on some and a few raised scales. the white is looking ...

Sorry Duncan i didn't mean it to sound the way it did.
No major issues other than the odd fluke and trich. its just as you said a quirky behaviour with my lot that has no lasting health issues.

OK thanks Duncan
Perhaps they are bored

Hi Guys just a question i have different koi that seem to take turns in sitting on the bottom. i see them when i go to feed them but as soon as i turn up they race up to be fed should i be concerned they have been doing this on and off all summer. They did do it last year too but not as much Also th...

Hi Guys yep that;s the same conclusion i have come to. i have been running it for 3 years now and i have not had any marked improvements on either growth or colour so i feel its time to pack it in as its only been good for water changes in my chrystal shrimp tank as they need very low TDS i have had...

hello every one Question is how many of you use RO water or used RO water but have gone back to normal and if so your reasons for doing so i use it in my growing on tank only with i feel mixed results i have grown some to very good sizes and some not so good even with good heating i am wondering if ...

Hi did the extra o2 make any improvement

Happy days!
I have another 7 to go if the arthritis don't get any worse
Keep busy mate

Hi Duncan
OK good i was worried that it was a tumor
I don't have a lance or any thing though

Thanks Pete
as it shows its on the lower part of its body

Hi Duncan
OK i will try to see if its an abscess it is causing the scales to raise up now but no sign of any sore area. this is a four year old and as usual one of my nice ones
I will try to take a photo and upload it but last time i tried it kept saying the image was too large.

Hi Guys
I have a koi that has now got a growth on its side it is growing quite fast how can i tell if its an abcess or cancerous.
other than the lump the fish is feeding and swimming normally if its an abcess can i drain it? or will that do more harm than good?

Hi guys
I have collection of the old bkks monthly journals inc the very 1st edition upwards
If any one is interested in making a reasonable offer pm me.
Amanda.