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Great Explanation regarding chemical Treatment especially PP Which is a Proberbly the best if you no what you are doing ,nobody wants to kill these Beautiful very expensive fish

I ordered some spare parts from pond planet half were out of stock so they refunded all the items even the ones in stock which I find very poor customer service

Great great great talk guys

Exciting news 👍 I never had a problem with the old magazines but looking forward to the future ones.

IM STILL WAITING FOR BACK ISSUES 15/16/17 TO BE RE STOCKED!

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Good video. But while i agree that you should be worried about all other levels and aspects first i have to say i disagree with a blanket nitrate is not a problem. Its a known fact that high levels of nitrate in drinking water transfers into the human blood stream, high levels of nitrate in the blood inhibits the bloodstream ability to cary and transfer oxygen. I think its safe to say this would be the same for most animals and fish. There is also the saturation point where the water can not hold any more nitrate. Im not sure of the exact figure but its around 400 to 500 ppm. At this level your nitrobactor will find it hard to convert nitrite into nitrate. So there is a level where nitrate becomes a real issue. I personally dont like to see my nitrate level rise above 50 ppm and aim to keep it below 20. This also avoids the dreaded green water algae blooms in spring. I use ozone treatment which also helps keep nitrite at zero. Im heated so my fish never have to see below 14c and i use ion exchange media to pull out the nitrate as ive been unable to get bacteria to do it as of now. The ion exchange puts chloride out and the ozone breaks that down and gasses it off. Its a balance but it is doable and at reasonable cost. Ofc smaller ponds it costs less. My pond is 66000 ltrs

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My interest in koi is very minimal and sporadic and I don't keep them nor do I intend to but watched this out of interest when it came up. What a lovely gentleman and such good ideas. Thank you Mr. Middleton. Enjoy your fish. Warm regards, Dawn Hallier.

I would suggest improving the habitat for the fish by perhaps adding a dead tree and some rather large boulders. Swimming their entire lives in circles makes fish miserable. They need enrichment. It's important to realize that fish a living, breathing, thinking, feeling Beings no different than Humans. If you want them to breed, then adding small pebbles or sand will be necessary.

lots of info, Thank YOU

Only just found this site and have to say thankyou. I have wanted a koi pond for years and recently have been put off by people saying you need drum filters, airated drains, air source heat pumps etc. So I didn't bother, you guys have given me hope and encouragement now to build one simple. Already ordered some sleepers and scavenging parts for homemade filters as we speak so thankyou.

What and amazing place some fantastic koi

WTF! 😮

What a pond! I'd buy 20 to 30- small koi and grow them on in there, would be great to watch.

shout out to that tree for making it through the vid

Ive been working with koi for a decade now. these guys are on point

Where do parasites come from, is it birds adding them to the pond? Could you clarify in a another episode!?

HONEY...PLEASE DON'T BE DUMB. WE CAN... LATER,

I HOPE, WE CAN ONLY HOPE.

Look, today my fish WILL DIE UNLESS My wife will save then, otherwise THEY ARE DEAD.

get ur self a generator to keep cost down or go solar

Are a lot of these problems caused by heavy feeding to put on growth?? There is a big difference between a professional set up and feeding , where the water is number one in the professional set up. Then someone comes along and buys those fish , and wants to grow there fish on fast and feed heavy which the fish are used to . But there not up to speed with water . I can see a problem there

I’ve also found that a quick dipping of all new shipments in heavy PP for a few minutes before putting them in the quarantine tank prevents a TON of future problems.

If you want a real brain-bender of carp research, here you go. Getting better carp growth by feeding activated sludge… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7222114/

This is stunning, a credit to the owner. Id love to sit with a coffee and watch the fish.

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Pharmaceutical companies aren't going to give dealers, hobbyists etc the magic potion for parasites because they will go out of business. They will only give something to treat for the short term basis. Thoughts??

I guess my taste is different I like them when they’re light grey. The ginrin variety almost bluish silver with the Beni is really pretty. I have 2 and I hope they don’t turn black lol.

Really helpful podcast as always, thanks both!

The big question is what kills gill fluke eggs in cold water? IF that can be solved, the problem is solved.

Brilliant podcast we're not talking about this enough

Excellent commentary - appreciate the honesty and boldness. Took a year of constantly treating a 4300 gallon pond to get rid of the gill flukes. The cost was ridiculous! Followed manufacturer's instructions - didn't work. MANIUFACTURERS are making $$$$ by not solving this problem. NOT GOOD FOR KOI KEEPING. If they are selling product, they need to take responsibility. Thanks Ricky - one of the best koi pros today.

I really appreciate your podcast. Thank you!

PP used correctly will knock anything down. I really don't use anything else for parasites and flukes. And then salting up afterwards to let them recover easier

Great video 👍🏼I have just built a small nexus out of a loft water tank dustbin and a plaster bucket for my grow on. Setup on gravity fed works fantastic and cost about £150

Great pond - much nicer than the contemporary sterile cages with a window

I always have this thought...for example trichodina that pops up in the pond. Where does it suddenly comfrom and how is it manage to come alive in a pond? If you read about it, its said that it is because of not regularly cleaning of filters. I can understand because I've a chamber filtration with brushes. But now with the guys with the drum filters and supper clean ponds, basicly zero fish waist, it still gets into the ponds. How?

Another great and interesting broadcast guys

Hi. You talk about fluke treatment dosage you mentioned in a previous video. Which one was it? Thanks

Ive no doubt pp will kill fluke chlor T says it kills flukes , ive know people who have pond leaks big leaks and have constant hose putting tap water in and there water is amazing no parasites no issues shall we say , weve gone past looking after koi and no were all so so anal about water , drums this drums that bakki showers can harbour parasite as its splashes , so never fully gets to parasites

Been preaching this for years. Nitrate being harmful to fish has been pushed by the industry for decades. All to sell products that facilitate water changes. Nitrate is not the boogeyman it's been thought to be. Drives me insane when people say 40 ppm is too high

Most of America has fluctuating temperatures much like those you describe in the UK.

I just did a video on this topic of parasites and bacterial infections that will blow your mind. ruclips.net/video/2okxFjb2A4Q/видео.htmlsi=INCfJqGMZyAjkqAA

I use salt, a malachite green/acriflavin based treatment for Trich, costia, chillo and white spot and prazi for flukes all at the same time. Kept getting secondary parasites when either treating for flukes and the others. Seeing I’m putting the fish under some stress by treating in the first place, I just treat for all now to cover all bases. Seems to work a charm so far 🤞. Nice not having to treat the pond every other week bouncing from one parasite and treatment to the other

Great conversation guys! I’ve been having issues with reaccurance of fluke. I’ve been treating over and over and still have fluke in the pond. I have a couple koi that seem to always be infected when the rest of the fish have clean scrapes. I thought about isolating those koi, but it seems like every time I isolate a fish they just get worse and die anyway. I’ve lost 7 fish over the last 2 months and just lost one today making it 8. For me this shit really takes the joy out of koi keeping. I’ve been considering just giving up the hobby all together because of the stress and the financial strain all these different expensive treatments cost. Keep the Koi Talks coming. Bringing these issues to light are just what this hobby needs. Maybe it will draw more attention to the manufacturers and force them to do better.

I was once advised to use the fluke wormer that farmers use for their sheep. Its more concentrated and works better. Flubendazole is the best in my opinion. I can't trust the PP.

It would be good to see a podcast on feeding Koi and what to feed them etc