Criscar

I had one with polycystic kidney disease this year too, a two year old that had never thrived and always swam a bit off kilter. It died...

So I just dissected the fish and I’m not an expert at this, only done it half a dozen times, but I’ve never seen kidneys that look like...

TIME TO SALT THE POND

Oh bummer. I hate that you lost another one, in spite of your best efforts.

So sorry to hear about your fish loss. Maybe one of the below happened? POSSIBLE CAUSE-REASON High ammonia or nitrite levels – not...

So, a third fish died today. At this point I don’t know if this was a secondary infection from prior lice bites (the lice are not...

Your pH is not too high. That would not cause your fish to die. Goldfish can happily live in pH levels from 7 to 10. Many of us here...

View from my kitchen table this sunny morning.

Mid-summer color

The larger fish will usually show signs of instability in a pond first. But when it comes to parasites they may heal better than the...

I’ve heard it can take up to 80 days but it varies a lot. So it’s possible it could have cycled in two months but I’d still be...

If you zoom in you can see what has been taking my tadpoles!

I haven’t had any survive once they get to this point but if you’ve already been working with a vet hopefully you’ll have a better...

How big is your pond and how many koi do you have? What are the results of your water tests? Do you have any predator animals that...