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Question: When I cleaned my pond skimmer for the last time in the fall, I found about 10 skinny bright red worms in the filter. They were NOT earth worms. Do you know what these were…and are they a danger to my koi? I sprayed them out of the filter with a hi pressure water…

Question: my goldfish has developed a white balloon like growth behind its gill can you advise what it is and treatment? Answer: It is hard to diagnose fish problems without seeing the problem. It could be a fish parasite, but it could also be a bacterial infection of some sort. The best option in this…

Question: Recently we have lost 3 of our pond goldfish, we have just bought one inside to see if we can help it survive, but really dont know what the problem is with it, it is just laying on its side most of the time on the bottom, occasionally it will swim around but then…

Question: I have a 35×37 foot koi and goldfish pond that is 3-4 feet deep. This is my first winter as a pond owner. I have 3 saucer pond de-icers. I have lost several fish so far, mostly the largest fish. I thought I have taken every precaution to prevent winter kill but obviously not.…

Question: I have a very small pre-formed pond. probably 8 feet long, 6 feet wide and 18 inches deep. I have water plants and frogs. This year when I put some fresh water plants in the pond (water hyacinths and some kind of oxygenator) I ended up with fish!! I called the store where I…

Question: in march i lost 4koi and 1 shubumpkin was cleaning leaves out then we had a freeze did i hurt them by cleaning too early Answer: More than likely cleaning your pond a little early was not the direct cause of the death of your pond fish. You might have stirred up the water…

Question: hi, i keep my pond fish in a tank in my basement during the winter and i was wondering if you could tell me if i need to wait until the outside water gets over a certain temp Answer: The temperature of the water to move them outside isn’t really an issue. Making sure…

Question: I had about 30 fish die in my pond recently. This has never happened before. I live in Hinckley Ohio and we had a lot of snow and the pond was frozen longer than normal. It had thawed out about 2 months ago and refroze. The fish were frozen on the top. Answer: If…