7 Steps to Koi Winter Survival Winters in most of Canada and the northern United States are usually quite long and cold, even without a Polar Vortex!. Koi and goldfish are at their most vulnerable during the winter because their metabolisms are slow and their immune systems are very weak. On top of that, the pond...Read More
Bucket O’ Frogs Just a picture of a nice bunch of frogs we collected from someone who was closing down their pond temporarily and wanted to give their frogs a good home for the winter. We released these in to our plant ponds where they should be extremely happy.Read More
Aquaforce Pro 4000-8000 GPH Pumps Have Arrived The new AquaForce Pro 4000-8000 GPH pumps from Aquascape are now in stock. These are variable flow pumps that can be controlled by the remote control, plus they are solids handling so they virtually never clog! Now you can sit on your patio or deck and fine tune...Read More
Daily Pond Tip
Ich (Ichthyophthirius multifilis) is probably the most common parasite in ornamental fish. It is one of the few microscopic parasites that can be diagnosed without a microscope, because it has one life stage that produces salt grain sized ‘cysts’ that are easily visible with the naked eye.
Daily Pond Tip
Ich (Ichthyophthirius multifilis) is probably the most common parasite in ornamental fish. It is one of the few microscopic parasites that can be diagnosed without a microscope, because it has one life stage that produces salt grain sized ‘cysts’ that are easily visible with the naked eye.
Daily Pond Tip
Koi make wonderful pets for larger ponds. Because they can often grow up to 24” / 60 cm long (or even larger), they are not well suited to small ponds. Ideally, your pond should be a minimum of 48” / 122 cm deep to adequately house koi.
Daily Pond Tip
Pond Flocculants help to clear cloudy water by clumping small particles together so they can be trapped by your filter.
Daily Pond Tip
Frog and toad tadpoles are wonderful additions to ponds. Not only is it fun to watch them develop from tadpole to frog or toad, but they also consume copious amounts of algae
