The water in which your Koi thrive and live is where they eat, sleep and feed, that's why keeping your pond clean should be one of your top priorities. Having a clean pond will give your pets a stress free life, otherwise, if you have an unclean one, your fish will suffer and die. Think of it like this: if you have an unclean pond, it's just like your fish is living in a bathroom toilet. Your pond's water should be almost completely clear, containing no floating debris, and your fish should appear as if its floating in air! One good indication of an unclean pond is when you can't see the bottom of it.
Seeing a pond that has a beautiful landscape with flowers blooming in beautiful colors will surely give joy to you, but, keep in mind that no matter how beautiful the scenery of the landscape of your pond is, it wouldn't be successful unless you can always have beautiful fish within it. Although it resembles nature, remember that a pond is just a large outdoor fish tank, and it calls for a need to treat it as such! And as a fish tank as it is, they need lots and lots of care. Filtration should be added to the pond so as to maintain good quality of the water. And pump systems should be applied to keep the water moving as well.
Now, it is not necessary for owners to feed their fish with many pounds of food per week, as having to much of this will produce a large amount of waste (and these wastes could be from the digestion process of the fish, or those leftover and uneaten food that has settled at the bottom of the pond and became spoiled. One good way to take care of your pond is to vacuum its bottom out as much as you can, and ensure that all of the drainage systems are clear and working very well.
Being located in the outdoors, your pond will face problems that a normal indoor fish never deals with. As debris has easy access to your pond, skimming is required to maintain its cleanliness. It's very important that your pond gets cleaned as much as possible (if you don't clean it, the health of your fish will be at stake!). Large amounts of those debris will stress them out, making them prone to virus and disease.
In addition, you can put preventative measures in your pond to ensure its cleanliness. Keeping your pond moving (with the help of pumps) will keep your water quality up, as it adds more oxygen to the water, and it also makes the debris float so that these can easily be collected for cleaning. For moving water, you can place add-on structures like fountains, waterfalls, etc. Another way to ensure cleanliness is by keeping the number of Koi that you have down. Buy smaller amounts of fish because they can always spawn offspring in the future. Remember this: less fish, less waste!
Michael Araujo is a Koi expert. To get more tips on maintaining your Koi water to its proper conditions, visit http://www.koipondreport.com/.
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