How to protect against West Nile virus - Pond Talk. With the recent news that Los Angeles County has become extremely low on mosquito fish, the importance of a carefully preserved fish population has once again come to the surface.
Bog Plants Pickerel Rush Pickeral Rush is a very popular pond plant. It has “wet feet” like most bog plants and needs to be in the shallow area of your Koi pond or fish pond. The Pickerel Rush, also known as Pickerel Weed, Pickerelweed, and Wampee, is named after the Italian botanist, Giulio Pondeteria. Shiny, green, spear-shaped foliage with distinctive Continue Reading
Bog Plants: Fairy Lily Fairy lilies are so cute especially when they are blooming. They come in Pink, yellow and white. They are a light and airy Pond plant that is not to invasive so would be recommended for a small fish pond or water garden. Planting and Pruning In early spring, plant fairy lily bulbs at a depth of two Continue Reading
Cattails, like waterlillys are the most classic and well known components of a fresh water eco-system. Dating back over 30,000 years, Cattails have thrived and continue to thrive in Europe and North America. Their roots help to prevent erosion and need little care or maintenance to produce results. Over time, cattail heads will disintegrate into [...]
Algae Eaters: Apple Snail Apple snails are great algae eaters but be aware that they will start to eat your aquatic plants if they run out of algae to eat. It is recommended to limit the number of snails you choose to have call your pond their home. As the name implies this snail can get very large. The size Continue Reading
Horsetail Rush, also called Scouring Rush, is a hollow and non-flowering cane-like plant that have survived for literally millions of years, representing one of the oldest types of bog plants available. Horsetail Rush can attain a height of up to three feet and will keep their green color year-round. They grow well in shaded areas [...]
Koi: Asagi Asagi are koi that display a blue net-like pattern on the back, complemented by red or orange on the belly, gill plates, fins and body. The red or orange pattern will develop up from the bottom of the body as the koi ages. Top quality Asagi have a red pattern that does not extend above the lateral line. The Continue Reading
Koi Kikokuryu Kikokuryu are scaleless (doitsu) koi with a white base combined with areas of black inside the single row of scales, along the back outside of the row, and on the head around the eyes and nose. Kikokuryu are commonly thought to be metallic versions of Kumonryu. This is a Koi that stands out among others. It is often Continue Reading
Do Koi have teeth? Koi are equipped with rather large teeth at the back of their throat. They do not use them defensively or aggressively but rather to process any hard-to-chew food they come across at the pond bottom. As the gill slits perforate the sides of the pharynx, along which the food passes, the delicate lamellac are protected by Continue Reading
