Given below are a few tips that you can make use of when deal­ing with Koi fish to ensure that they remain healthy at all times.

Fol­low these tips and keep your koi healthy.

• Keep the Koi pond water clean by mak­ing use of Mechan­i­cal, Bio­log­i­cal and UV fil­ter media.
• If pos­si­ble try and avoid the use of con­crete ponds as they can increase the pH level of water, make sure to use proper coat­ing on top of the con­crete to reduce this.
• Feed Koi with a qual­ity koi food
• Be sure to keep the water prop­erly airated, hav­ing  an air pump is a great idea in a Koi pond
• Make sure you clean the pond fil­ter every week, even if the pond water looks clean
• Ensure that the fish is not sub­jected to sud­den water tem­per­a­ture changes which can hap­pen when chang­ing pond water. Pond water should be changed grad­u­ally to avoid this
• Check your Koi reg­u­larly to ensure they appear healthy, Fish that appear sick should be treated imme­di­ately and proper pre­cau­tions should be taken, so that other koi in your pond are not affected.
• If your tap water con­tains chlo­rine or other salts, make sure to treat it prop­erly using  a De-Chlorinating liquad or Car­bon Car­tridge Purifi­ca­tion before the water is added to the pond.
• Always make use of gloves while han­dling Koi
• koi are col­o­niz­ers and like to be in the com­pany of other koi.
• Be sure to feed the Koi one to two times a day, more  dur­ing hot sea­sons prefer­ably at the same time. Feed­ing can be reduc­ing and even­tu­ally stopped dur­ing extreme winter
• Never han­dle Koi by hand if you are not an expert, Improper han­dling can dam­age their outer pro­tec­tive slime which gives them pro­tec­tion against fun­gus and bacteria
• If your area is fre­quented by Herons or other fish eat­ing birds, it would be advis­able to cover your pond with a net.
• Check your pond water reg­u­larly for an increase in pH, Ammo­nia and chlo­rine. If pos­si­ble you can get your­self pH test kits, Ammo­nia test kit and chlorine/chloramine test kits that are eas­ily avail­able in the market.

 Koi are very del­i­cate fish and requires high lev­els of attention

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