A bunch... but I hear they make good road-kill stew, a pair of ear-muffs and four *unlucky* mink's foot key chains (as opposed to lucky rabbit's foot key ...
What region? What are your water parameters for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, (GH and KH also, if available), temperature? What kind of pond maintenance do...
Im pretty new at this, so show some compassion :) 1000 gal pond, pump going, 1 KOI, 2 goldfish been there for 3 years and winters now. String algea in water,...
Not if you relocate it to a less populated area. Sue In a message dated 12/19/2009 3:31:21 P.M. Central Standard Time, maureen@... writes: Minks are...
... Doesn't moving one, once you've trapped it, just make it some other poor schlub's problem? Slán, Mo! -- <http://xri.net/=mobang> Re: Re: [Ponds-Koi]...
Minks are nasty critters and will eat every fish you have!! Not much stops them outside of trapping and moving them. Sorry you took such a loss!!! Sue In a...
My pond is 12 feet by 8 feet with a 20 foot stream and water fall. Last weekend a mink visited and left me with only one of my 4 Koi. I saw the mink in action...
I do not want the entire group seeing these photos.Because some may recognize me. Here's the link: http://campinggirl.zoomshare.com/files/photos.htm Enjoy babe...
Yeah, still here but with the holidays and work I'm not here as much. I tried emailing Yahoo and emailing the owner of the list and it boils down to unless...
Thanks Mark. Glad to see you're still around. I sent an "owner" email a couple of weeks ago warning about this spammer but never heard back. Do you get...
The only thing that someone with high pH water should be aware of is the fact that ammonia becomes toxic at a much lower level compared to lower pH water....
I'm not sure what you mean by "interesting"? You should certainly have some kind of results, preferably 0.0ppm for ammonia and nitrite and then some kind of...
... *************************** We have extremely hard water well water at about 9 pH. I did not know it could be much harder or higher pH and still be...
WE NEED A MODERATOR TO BOOT THIS MEMBER AND TAKE OFF THIS WEEKLY SPAMMER NOTICE THAT THEY SET UP IN THE GROUP'S CALENDAR. Lenny Vasbinder Fish Blog -...
First.. quit using chemicals, acids, buffers, etc.. These should almost never be used and then only by someone who knows exactly what they are doing and how...
There is nothing interesting to report on Ammonia, Nitrates etc. 1/8 hp Sequence pump. Current temp 68-72. The Ph coming out of the tap in the sink in the...
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In order to help you we need to know your water parameters. What is the KH the GH and if there is any ammonia, nitrites and nitrates. What is your pump...
Hi Group, I am having a Ph problem. It is way high certainly over 9 and 10 would not surprise me. Needless to say my fish do not feel well. It is 330...
What's the best pond or garden gift you ever got? Our fish are still active and beautiful in their new this year 1200 gallon pond. Our koi "joy the koi" is...
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OH... well the Subject line reads "disinfecting a koi tank" so I logically concluded there were Koi in this tank. ;-) It sounds like you are doing a lot of...
Hi Lenny, I don't like Koi (please don't gather a lynch mob!!!) Okay...I like them just not enough to own any. I have Orandas, Ranchu and moores. The...
How long have you had these Koi in the tank? What is your maintenance schedule for PWC's, filter maintenance, etc.? One thing that is coming to mind is that a...
Thank you all for your responses. In answer to the pathogens...nothing I can prove....but!!! And a very big BUT!! I have had 3 fish die in the last week with...
Ummmm... a 1 to 20 solution is recommended by various health agencies as a disinfectant wipe. I don't think 2 gallons would do the trick. 2 gallons would...
Are you aware of any particular pathogens that were in the "tank" or was it generally a healthy system? Salt is cheapest and easiest to clean up... or even if...
You can either use Salt as I previously replied about, or the Bleach. Salt is probably cheaper and less dangerous or less of a problem to detoxify. Salt is...
... Hi Jane. I've used clorox on all my filters. But then you need to take all the clorox back out of the system. I clean ponds here in El Paso Texas. The...