I am always amazed when I watch your videos and see how many koi you keep in each of your ponds/tanks. By most standards/recommendations made by many so called professional koi keepers your tanks are way over stocked but you obviously know exactly what you are doing and the koi look great. So sorry you did loose a few though, unfortunately it happens to all of us from time to time. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the new tank. Cheers.
I know what you mean about cleaning filters lol I ended up putting a drum and a large 3 tier bakki shower now , was best investment yet .. 30 koi pond 15x15x5 water always spot on 👌🏻👍🏻
Great to see you back. I’ve been keeping fish for 45 years and it’s never nice to lose stock suddenly so I can empathise with you. As for filtration I’m a big believer in keeping it as simple as possible. I’ve never been keen on fluidised beds or skimming and always gone back to gravity fed alfagrog media beds with a good layer of mechanical pre filters that can easily be stripped out and cleaned off and then chucked back in. Simple filters partnered with high turnover are the cheapest, most effective and reliable filters in my opinion. Merry Christmas mate. Get some more videos out 👍🏻❤️
Sorry Adam to hear you lost so many lovley Koi, it is always frustrating when you can not pin down the cause, glad to see you have now got control of it, will be looking forward to your future content / uploads, I have pretty much watched all of your vids, that big tank will very much be of interest to me when you do it, very best wishes of the season, happy Christmas, Tony, Farmoor Koi😀
So glad to see a new update. Glad to see all is well. Sorry to hear about your loss earlier though. I've heard that happens, and you never figure out why. I personally think it's just part of fish keeping. Who actually really knows what each fish's immune system can handle. I think some are just weaker, from birth, than others. Same for humans, and other living creatures for that matter. Hope you had a Merry Christmas, and wish you a Happy New Year. Wishing you all the best in 2024. 🎉🎇❤️
Great to see you back, please post up everything, its all part of the hobby, and i bet theres a good few people who could learn from you, as for todays video, i laughed, i cried, and im glad you didnt hurt yourself cleaning that filter 😂😂
How strange you was losing fish that didnt go through spawning and ended up with marks thats fried my head.its not nice losing fish and even worse when you cant put it down to anything. Nice to see you back putting videos out for us lot.👍
Nice to see you back Adam. Not nice losing fish but so frustrating when you don’t have a clue why. This seems quite a come thing this year with lots of people losing stock with no clue as to why. I personally think it’s something to do with the water supply. As you done a big clean and drain down and had to refill with fresh water. I’m convinced that something extra is in the water that we are not being told and it’s affecting the fish. Anyway. Great looking new tank look forward to seeing that one come together
Thanks 🙂 yeah i have no idea if draining all the water was a good move or not they did seam happier to start with then a few days later the first fish died but i also salted it one of the thoughts i had was that the salt has reacted with something in the tap water as it was like they where being poisoned but took 6 weeks for first to last death and they deteriorated in hours.
Thanks for the video Adam,lost all my best koi a few years ago when I had a new filter shed built.Bought 4 new koi this year and I think I’ve got the bug again so once again thanks for the video.
Sorry for fishes Adam , but future videos r looking promising 😂, I would also like to say I started watching your videos from the fish house build. I enjoyed the way you explain about problems and to fix them . We’ve all learnt from you ,me a started me koi fish journey learning from your channel . Over coming problems or not sometimes don’t cut yourself up we’re still learning . I lost my 3 66cm koi after spawning this year . Look forward to the next video . Xmas fishy dinner 😉😉
Proper cut wrenching to lose fish even worse when you have no clue as to why then you're always second guessing yourself. Glad everything seems to be going right again👍. Thanks for sharing 👍
Nice to see you back with a new video. I always wonder how the fish are doing. Sorry you lost some fish maybe it’s just natures way of thinning out the weak ones after a sickness or something? Good luck with the living ones & happy holidays
Good to have you back. Maybe the fish love that little tank because it's so over filtered and the water is just better quality. What happened to your website, will it be back ? Thanks for the updates.
It’s interesting about the wheatgerm, one wholesaler says their fish get large bellies from it. Which is confusing when you’re trying to decide what food to use. I guess once your pond gets out of balance you’re more likely to get problems. I wonder if it’s air circulation around the heat pump that’s the problem. Interesting video as usual 👍.
Ive not fed wheatgerm in years so ill keep an eye out for any adverse affects. Thats a good point it might be a little better if there was more air gap. Thanks 🙂
it varies so much and i adjust the temperature of the pond to the weather so it doesn't work too hard in cold and bring it up a bit when warm and cheaper to do so. in the winter id say average is usually £1 per day
It's horrible to lose fish and not understand why. In reality we often lose fish without knowing for sure what the reason is but we have an educated guess. It's not having a clue that really hurts. I've been there so I understand your pain. That EZ pond you have looks like it will be a good set up. A friend of mine has a large one for his main pond and once you trim them up they look great. If you are looking to get rid of those tanks give me a shout. I'm looking to rebuild my pond next year and may need to get some tanks for my fish while I do it.
That's defiantly been the worst thing about it not knowing what i can do to prevent it again. I'll never sell them i know what I'm like ill just end up with more fish and need the extra tank space lol
It's always dreadful losing fish and not having the slightest clue why. Tis why I have a massive pond filter running my 350L tank, I'd sooner go overkill on filtration than ever have issues with water quality but even that isn't enough to prevent deaths sometimes.. I think most of my fish die due to previous issues during their lives catching up with them, most being second hand fish no idea how they've been kept before getting them. Lost 2 this year, one had a catastrophic stroke I think, happened right in front of me, the other just sudden turned for the worst and gave up. Worst part.. that I hate the most.. is taken them out and 'putting them down' as it were, cause you know they are suffering and there isn't anything you can do to fix erm cause it's just to far gone.
Yes thats what I like to do all my other ponds have way oversized filters and they are spot on this one does have an oversized filter but only slightly so i think it might be a good idea to add more and a different media type. One of the last ones to die actually just had a stroke he could only swim to the left and not very well I put him in the Quarantine tank for a week before i decided to put him down as he wasn't eating any more.
honestly it has broke my brain trying to work it out the only thing i do know is it looked like the koi that died where poisoned as all their organs failed in different and rather shocking ways and quickly i had fish go from happy and eating to dead in hours but some completely fine and it was over a 6 week period from first to last death.
i use PDV salt it's what Ive always used so I'm not sure but it did get way worse after salting so i thought the salt might have reacted with something else in the water but I've no idea.
I am always amazed when I watch your videos and see how many koi you keep in each of your ponds/tanks. By most standards/recommendations made by many so called professional koi keepers your tanks are way over stocked but you obviously know exactly what you are doing and the koi look great. So sorry you did loose a few though, unfortunately it happens to all of us from time to time. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the new tank. Cheers.
I know what you mean about cleaning filters lol I ended up putting a drum and a large 3 tier bakki shower now , was best investment yet .. 30 koi pond 15x15x5 water always spot on 👌🏻👍🏻
Great to see you back. I’ve been keeping fish for 45 years and it’s never nice to lose stock suddenly so I can empathise with you. As for filtration I’m a big believer in keeping it as simple as possible. I’ve never been keen on fluidised beds or skimming and always gone back to gravity fed alfagrog media beds with a good layer of mechanical pre filters that can easily be stripped out and cleaned off and then chucked back in. Simple filters partnered with high turnover are the cheapest, most effective and reliable filters in my opinion. Merry Christmas mate. Get some more videos out 👍🏻❤️
Sorry about the fishies getting sick. Glad they’re doing better now!
I love their little mouths!
Sorry Adam to hear you lost so many lovley Koi, it is always frustrating when you can not pin down the cause, glad to see you have now got control of it, will be looking forward to your future content / uploads, I have pretty much watched all of your vids, that big tank will very much be of interest to me when you do it, very best wishes of the season, happy Christmas, Tony, Farmoor Koi😀
Good to see you back again Adam, it’s always a bummer losing fish .
Great video as always , looking forward to the next ones .
All the best mate 👍
Nice to see you back
So glad to see a new update. Glad to see all is well. Sorry to hear about your loss earlier though. I've heard that happens, and you never figure out why. I personally think it's just part of fish keeping. Who actually really knows what each fish's immune system can handle. I think some are just weaker, from birth, than others. Same for humans, and other living creatures for that matter. Hope you had a Merry Christmas, and wish you a Happy New Year. Wishing you all the best in 2024. 🎉🎇❤️
Sorry to hear about your losses but glad to see you back and see your fishes again!
Great to see you back, please post up everything, its all part of the hobby, and i bet theres a good few people who could learn from you, as for todays video, i laughed, i cried, and im glad you didnt hurt yourself cleaning that filter 😂😂
good to see you back Adam
How strange you was losing fish that didnt go through spawning and ended up with marks thats fried my head.its not nice losing fish and even worse when you cant put it down to anything.
Nice to see you back putting videos out for us lot.👍
Hi mate Sorry for those lost of koi but it goes like that. Sometimes and you just can't find the reason why.😢
Nice to see you back Adam. Not nice losing fish but so frustrating when you don’t have a clue why. This seems quite a come thing this year with lots of people losing stock with no clue as to why. I personally think it’s something to do with the water supply. As you done a big clean and drain down and had to refill with fresh water. I’m convinced that something extra is in the water that we are not being told and it’s affecting the fish. Anyway. Great looking new tank look forward to seeing that one come together
Thanks 🙂
yeah i have no idea if draining all the water was a good move or not they did seam happier to start with then a few days later the first fish died but i also salted it one of the thoughts i had was that the salt has reacted with something in the tap water as it was like they where being poisoned but took 6 weeks for first to last death and they deteriorated in hours.
Thanks for the video Adam,lost all my best koi a few years ago when I had a new filter shed built.Bought 4 new koi this year and I think I’ve got the bug again so once again thanks for the video.
Good to hear your getting back into it i know it can be very difficult to keep motivated when all is going wrong.
Sorry for fishes Adam , but future videos r looking promising 😂, I would also like to say I started watching your videos from the fish house build. I enjoyed the way you explain about problems and to fix them . We’ve all learnt from you ,me a started me koi fish journey learning from your channel . Over coming problems or not sometimes don’t cut yourself up we’re still learning . I lost my 3 66cm koi after spawning this year . Look forward to the next video . Xmas fishy dinner 😉😉
Thanks glad you like the videos,
Sorry to hear you lost some fish its very frustrating part of the hobby.
Yeah they'll be all getting a xmas dinner 🙂
Great to have you back posting interesting videos again.
Have a merry Christmas and Newyear
Proper cut wrenching to lose fish even worse when you have no clue as to why then you're always second guessing yourself. Glad everything seems to be going right again👍. Thanks for sharing 👍
tell me about it i don't think ive ever been as stressed going to pond wondering what new issues ill find. Thanks 👍
Cool update and I've learned something thanks for sharing Respect
Nice to see you back with a new video.
I always wonder how the fish are doing.
Sorry you lost some fish maybe it’s just natures way of thinning out the weak ones after a sickness or something?
Good luck with the living ones & happy holidays
Thanks 🙂
& happy holidays to you too
Cracking update Adam nice to see you back
Good to have you back. Maybe the fish love that little tank because it's so over filtered and the water is just better quality. What happened to your website, will it be back ? Thanks for the updates.
Good to see a video from u Adam… happy holidays bro❤
It’s interesting about the wheatgerm, one wholesaler says their fish get large bellies from it. Which is confusing when you’re trying to decide what food to use. I guess once your pond gets out of balance you’re more likely to get problems. I wonder if it’s air circulation around the heat pump that’s the problem. Interesting video as usual 👍.
Ive not fed wheatgerm in years so ill keep an eye out for any adverse affects.
Thats a good point it might be a little better if there was more air gap.
Thanks 🙂
Thanks for being honest
Good to see you back Adam. Sorry you lost fish.
Nice to see u back only was talking about u last night lol
Thanks good things i hope 🙂
Nice cabbages lol wonder if koi like them 😄
Never great to lose fish. Love your video,s. No frills just good content. Don’t leave it so long next time.
Great to see you back . Put more vids up 👍
Great update Adam 👍
Thanks 👍
sorry to hear you lost some Adam but good to see you back merry christmas
where do you sell your fish :)
Hi mate how much does it cost to run the pool heater on the fish out side
it varies so much and i adjust the temperature of the pond to the weather so it doesn't work too hard in cold and bring it up a bit when warm and cheaper to do so. in the winter id say average is usually £1 per day
It's horrible to lose fish and not understand why. In reality we often lose fish without knowing for sure what the reason is but we have an educated guess. It's not having a clue that really hurts. I've been there so I understand your pain. That EZ pond you have looks like it will be a good set up. A friend of mine has a large one for his main pond and once you trim them up they look great. If you are looking to get rid of those tanks give me a shout. I'm looking to rebuild my pond next year and may need to get some tanks for my fish while I do it.
That's defiantly been the worst thing about it not knowing what i can do to prevent it again.
I'll never sell them i know what I'm like ill just end up with more fish and need the extra tank space lol
It's always dreadful losing fish and not having the slightest clue why. Tis why I have a massive pond filter running my 350L tank, I'd sooner go overkill on filtration than ever have issues with water quality but even that isn't enough to prevent deaths sometimes.. I think most of my fish die due to previous issues during their lives catching up with them, most being second hand fish no idea how they've been kept before getting them. Lost 2 this year, one had a catastrophic stroke I think, happened right in front of me, the other just sudden turned for the worst and gave up.
Worst part.. that I hate the most.. is taken them out and 'putting them down' as it were, cause you know they are suffering and there isn't anything you can do to fix erm cause it's just to far gone.
Yes thats what I like to do all my other ponds have way oversized filters and they are spot on this one does have an oversized filter but only slightly so i think it might be a good idea to add more and a different media type.
One of the last ones to die actually just had a stroke he could only swim to the left and not very well I put him in the Quarantine tank for a week before i decided to put him down as he wasn't eating any more.
Could of been eggs spoiling the water and causing wounds to get infected and then passing it on to other koi?
honestly it has broke my brain trying to work it out the only thing i do know is it looked like the koi that died where poisoned as all their organs failed in different and rather shocking ways and quickly i had fish go from happy and eating to dead in hours but some completely fine and it was over a 6 week period from first to last death.
Sorry for your losses Adam, fingers are crossed that its sorted now, do you sell your koi?
What salt did you use Adam?
i use PDV salt it's what Ive always used so I'm not sure but it did get way worse after salting so i thought the salt might have reacted with something else in the water but I've no idea.
Do you sell via parcel delivery or do you do appointments?
Great update video Adam 👍
How do you move on all of the fish you grow on?
Hope you're well.
Have a good Christmas.
Thanks
Yeah i do sell them unfortunately i don't have a lake to keep them all lol.
you too have a good Christmas 🙂
Nice to see you back