Simply Koi and More Koi

Mr Manky,

Thank you for a brilliant explanation.

Back in my days we didnt do any chemisty lessons at my school, but with your explanation, even I could understand it, so thank you.


Chris (another one)

Never too old to learn.

Tim, Why don`t you try ringing a few dealers? Gary at Gatwick Koi springs to mind, but there are quite a few that will let `customers` accompany them on their buying trips, taking you round visiting all of the breeders, and then take care of the shipping and quarantining of any fish you buy. Worth t...

Hi Bob, Bizarrely, I think you`ll find that `cats`are classed as being wild animals, and allowed the freedom to roam where they will. The logic behind this, I think, comes from the sheer impossibility of being able to control a cat once it gets outside the house, unlike a dog. If dogs came with the ...

Hi Mr Manky, Yes, I did realise that the question was `tongue in cheek`, my reply was written in the same vein, witness the `smilies`. AND I was grinning while I typed. :lol: :lol: :lol: Regarding your follow up question, I can`t say that I`ve come across specific heron recipes, but surely any chick...

But whose responsibility is it, to keep the heron out of your pond? :twisted: I would say that would be down to you. :D Obviously, herons are known to enjoy eating fish, so, knowing this, it is surely down to you to protect your fish from getting themselves eaten. You could try relying on the power...

Happy Birthday Gazza, hope you had a good day.

By my calculations, and taking into account the way things are going, you must be about mid way to retirement age now. Happy days.


Chris (another one)

Hi Mr Manky, I am with you on the worry about `carriers`, but I think you`ll find that the reputable dealers use their own, known, couriers. Similar words, carriers and couriers, but miles apart in the way they operate. It would be a shame to potentially threaten to drive reputable dealers out of bu...

Well I`m sorry Gazza, but that looks awful !!! The feeder itself looks very good, but if I were you, I`d get that bl00dy electrician back and tell him to get all that cable clipped down properly. Makes you wonder just what the world is coming to, nobody seems to have pride in their work or standards...

Hi Bob, Before you go out to your pond asking for volounteers, have you/can you test your fibreglass to make sure it has cured properly?? A wipe of the surface with some acetone on a clean cotton cloth is all you need, if the cloth stays clean, you`re good, if any colour comes off, you`re not. Obvio...

Hi Bob, Going back to your original problem with your nitrite reading, have you considered using a tower/shower filter?? On another site, koimag I think, there were quite a few people having long term trouble with highish nitrite readings, and one of the posters recommended that they should get them...

Hi Stu, I think you`ll find that it is only the `ultra` section that is closed. I would say that the guests we see would be browsing the `announcements` section, or of course the Cuttlebrook one which are still accessible to any casual visitors. There must be hundreds of computers out there with the...

Graham, What make and model is your boiler??? Is it one of those `modern`energy saving compact ones or a nice old fashioned one? As you are trying to get hot water down to the bottom of your garden, or thereabouts, is there a pump on the pond circuit somewhere that isn`t working??? I find it hard to...

Hi Dick, Welcome to this brilliant forum, hope you get lots from it. I think you are getting a bit hung up with your interpretation of the cartridge size. In the 20 - 25 years since the 12inch cartridge was first recommended, an incredible amount of changes have happened. Originally the chambers we ...

Hi Tom That`s very sad isn`t it, I`m sorry for your loss. I have heard of koi bleeding from the gills when they`ve been bowled before, obviously, where they have recovered as soon as they were replaced in their ponds, but I`ve never heard of one dying the next day. Curious. You`d have thought that b...

Hi Gazza, Well I gotta say, you`ve got me there, not a thing I`ve ever seen on any of my fish. Had a bit of fin-rot a few years ago, but definately no holes. Are you SURE it`s common, not just a vitamin deficiency or something caused by your RO water ?? :lol: Got any pics??? Chris (another one)