Amazing koi

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Johnnie

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Koi are incredible amazing fishies... They can survive blizzards like these:​

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And they can also survive an hellish heat wave like the one shown in DVD by "cooling off" under the fountain!​



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Cooling off or gasping for air?
 
not to sure maybe a mix of both
 
Chemistx2 said:
Nice video, Jonnie. Don't those frogs drive you crazy? Or does the video make them sound louder than they really are?
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Hi Teacher, thanks. I fooled you. The mating calls are from a Froggie Chorus CD. I played it while video-taping the fishies.


Muske;4354312; said:
Cooling off or gasping for air?
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ringoyam;4354359; said:
not to sure maybe a mix of both
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Guys, a possible aeration problem does pop up into my mind during the heat waves. Hmm... after all, it's always better to be safe than sorry. I increased the pump power and hooked up 2 fountain-shower-heads to oxygenate the water. See photos:


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Nice, I hope my Koi and golfish are doing ok as I put my hand in there yesterday and it seems hot for me.
 
my ponds been as warm as 86 degrees on a very hot spell here. i had no issues. no gasping for air, nothing. main thing is make sure the aeration is very good.

i dont think those fountain heads are aerating as you think they are. i would lean more towards a small waterfall weir with a nice crisp water flow over it in a clear cascade pooring into the water. this is what mine does and i can see the aeration under the surface same as an air stone would produce. and i have a 5000 gallon pond including my filtration with 14 koi in it right now. no issues.
 
Muske;4354312; said:
Cooling off or gasping for air?
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ringoyam;4354359; said:
not to sure maybe a mix of both
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Violence.;4360873; said:
my ponds been as warm as 86 degrees on a very hot spell here. i had no issues. no gasping for air, nothing. main thing is make sure the aeration is very good.

i dont think those fountain heads are aerating as you think they are. i would lean more towards a small waterfall weir with a nice crisp water flow over it in a clear cascade pooring into the water. this is what mine does and i can see the aeration under the surface same as an air stone would produce. and i have a 5000 gallon pond including my filtration with 14 koi in it right now. no issues.
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Curiously... another ponder's (Mr. Rstimeout) koi is also gasping for air eventhough he gets 3 WATERFALLS and 2 AIR BUBBLERs...Hmm... I wonder why?

See how the koi is gasping for air thru its mouth as it were talking to Mr. Rstimeout (You'll see it from Markers 1:00 through 1:50.)
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Johnnie;4362345; said:
Curiously... another ponder's (Mr. Rstimeout) koi is also gasping for air eventhough he gets 3 WATERFALLS and 2 AIR BUBBLERs...Hmm... I wonder why?

See how the koi is gasping for air thru its mouth as it were talking to Mr. Rstimeout (You'll see it from Markers 1:00 through 1:50.)
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doesnt look like gasping

looks to me like they want some food
 
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