KOI POND*COSTIA TREATMENT UPDATE*DID IT WORK🤔**FLY LARVAE IN THE FILTER PIPEWORK?🤔**DIRTY FILTERS😉👍
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- So its been over a week now since the Dose of FMG went in to sort the Costi in my pond.. This video looks at wheather it worked this time or not??
Fly Larvae have increased over the last week or so in my filters. Could it be since not using the FOK product? I need to makesure its not blocking my filter pipework...🤔
Plus my filters really needed a cleaning off after a period of FMG doseing so I need to get them up to standard to improve the quality of the water.
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ENJOY..😁😉👍
100% confirm your comment about having a Chagoi. I'm sure I have bored people senseless with me banging on about mine!
"Brown trout" has had a tragic and unfortunate life right from the start and is now disabled. He has been brought back from the brink several times, and is still a character and the main man in my pond 🤗
It's great to have the fish with rheir own little characters...
You can do so much with building a pond like james but the real intrest is with channels like yours which is real for those who operate on a budget and welcome the good advice.
Cheers Alan. Thanks for that...😉👍
I managed to purchase 5 toughened glass shelves off £b@y 12” high and they just fit 2 to each side and 1 at the end for a cheap alternative to bespoke jump guards. Upright 4”x4” wooden posts & secured with ballastrade clamps.stopped them jumping over the side
Keep going Andy! Always look forward to seeing your videos 😁
Thank you. 😊👍
you best not give up mate I love to watch your videos, your not on your own with problems this year we have all had are fair share, stay positive and keep them coming mate 👍👌
Thanks for that. Yes what a challenge we've all had this season. Just hoping the winter goes better...🤔😉👍
Hi Andy just a little idea !!! I have used 2 inch waste pipe to make frames for my netting as i have to keep mine on all the time (due to a massive heron problem ) they are light and they look a lot tiedier as you can make the nets nice and tight 🤔🤔🤔 just an idea 👍👍 keep the videos coming and don't worry your not the only one having problems with parasites this year
😖😖😖 stay safe
Thanks for that. That's something I will be looking at. Cheers 😉👍
Hi Andy
With regards to netting your pond i made a frame out of 32mm black waste pipe / elbows ( from Wickes ), i then pulled the net tight with black cable ties and used 32mm black spring cilps ( off EBay ) so when i want to remove it in anyway i can either unclip it all or just one side and it rotates in the spring clips for ease of access.
Hope this helps
AP
Hiya. Yes that helps. I was thinking about that idea but that gives me more info...cheers 👍
Andy dont u dare give up m8 love watching your videos always learning stuff off you so thank you ive even made a air blower out of pipe like your AW 52,39 top lad. Keep going m8
Nice one... Thanks for that..😉👍
Water melon is a good treat but make sure you take the seeds out first
Super content again Andy, really pleased you seem to have beaten the parasitic issue, for the moment. I tend to add fluke P, and Formalakite on a 2 weekly rotation at half dose for my pond which keeps the buggers away, might be worth considering.
Hiya. Mmm, interesting use of treatments.. might look a little deeper into that 🤔 cheers 😉
Hi! My ponds about the same size as yours and I made 3 frames made out of 21.5mm black overflow pipe. I got mine from tool station. I used 4 90 bends and 2 tee’s for across the middle and 2 3m length each section and I cable tide the netting over it would cost less than £25. Easy to remove and put out of the way
Nice. I like that idea...cheers 😉👍
Hi Andy, Really enjoy your videos. I am also ramping up our pond in the Bay Area, Northern California. My ramp was rather quick since we constructed a very large pond with multiple additions of koi’s. After losing few valuable koi’s, I finally found out the causes. I had almost exact similar sequence of parasitic issues like your pond. My humble opinion/input for your sequence of parasitic issues are with your koi supplier. From your video, I gather you have utmost respect for your koi supplier but I think you need to protect your family koi’s from other pond koi’s, especially from your koi supplier. You need to quickly setup quarantine tank (portable/folderable koi tank will do). Do not add anymore koi’s until you treat your current koi”s and ensure that all family koi’s are healthy & get your water quality to par to the standard that your family koi’s are happy with. Going forward, when adding any new koi(s), regardless if you trust your koi supplier or not, quarantine your new koi’s for 2 to 4 weeks. Once your new koi’s are quarantined with salt (0.3 to 0.6 salinity (ramp up salinity slowly in days), pending on true imported Japanese koi’s vs elsewhere, Japanese koi’s have more lethal parasites with significantly higher tolerance for salt (invest in very good salinity meter)), chemical treatments (formalin/malachite formula with praziquantel powder, dosing per product direction - salt is not advisable with formalin but I found out from veterinarian and from life experience that salt & formalin mixes ok during treatment but if you are nervous, chemical treatment first then major WC then add salt for 5 days minimum @ 0.6) and etc. (specific to parasitic/bacterial/fungal), only then add your new koi’s into your family koi’s. Koi suppliers deal with hundreds & thousands of koi’s in & out and each suppliers have quarantine protocols that works for them to sell their koi’s but aftermath: very excited koi buyers are only seeing polished koi’s for sale and immediately dump the new koi’s directly into their family pond - BIG NO NO. Upon entering your pond, unforeseen parasitic/bacterial/fungal will proliferate in your pond. Stop trusting your source of koi supplier(s) and quarantine your new koi’s, every single time. This protocol solved our problem but it took me awhile to figure this out or finally accepted the value of quarantine tanks. Currently housing over 45 koi’s and adding 5 more in coming weeks, absolutely QUARANTINING all new koi’s before they enter our family koi’s in the main pond. If you don’t quarantine, the cycle of medications, headaches and heartaches will continue and you will not enjoy the love of Koi’s. Hope you take my advise & best wishes from California! PS, Spent many years studying at Oxford so really miss UK and many friends in UK.
Hiya, thank you for that extensive feedback. I will take that on board from your valuable experience. I won't be adding any new Koi for a while now as the plan is to now grow what I have and see where we are then.. I will look into the quarantine tanks ideanif I decide to add.more Koi though... Glad your enjoying the videos.. thank you..😉👍
The ups and downs. The heartaches. And then so much great times too. You can't give up! 😉
I think we’ve all had the larvae problem and fluke, Iv cut down my feeding and that has really helped I read a article about feeding and u don’t need to really feed as much as we think we should, Iv only got a 4500ltr pond and this year I cut down my feeding that was very difficult 😞 but Iv had no problems apart from flukes once, but I really hope u cure everything
Thanks for that. Yes I think your right. We do feed the fish more as the fish will continue to beg for it..cheers 😉👍
Hi Andy good to see things are moving in the right direction this is one of my favourite channels to watch and I always look forward to a Friday update I’m building my own pond at the moment and love all tips, tricks and helpful info you give all while making it fun. We all have down days but keep fighting you bring a lot of joy to all the subscribers thank you 👍
Hiya, thanks for that. Glad your enjoying the videos and they are helping.. Good luck with the rest of your pond build...😉👍
Hi Andy... another great video
I think you have been unlucky lately.
Really sorry to hear about the loss of your fish.
You have to keep going as the good times certainly outweigh the bad ones.
I have a few ideas for pond cover... if your interested
Thanks for that. I'm just working on a frame for the net to see how it would work and be able to be stored away easy and quickly, but I'm all ears if you have ideas... 👍
Great video again Andy.. Please keep posting and up dating us on your pond, I have learnt so much from them and look forward to seeing them. You certainly have had a busy year with your pond. It's a great community your creating.
Well done with the channel please keep going my friend.
Thanks for those comments. Onward and upwards..cheers 😉👍
Even though you have had more drama than Eastenders this year you cannot ever think about giving up..Keep the faith and remember that you have gained a lot of knowledge out of adversity which will help you in the coming years....Fly larvae is a good think but Yes you do need to keep on top of them as they breed very quickly especially in warmer weather and can become troublesome.
Thanks for that. I'll have to get some kind if Eastenders doof doof doof at the end of each video 😄😄..cheers 👍
@@KoiPondLifestyle lLOL
Another great video Andy so pleased the koi have picked up fingers crossed ,thanks for sharing a honest life of a koi keeper and how you keep going and bouncing back, have a lovely weekend x
Thanks for that. See that's exactly what is was saying..😉👍cheers
The small fish like it - good work on the video 👍🏻
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it..
My net has a long bungee cord through it and goes all round corners easy to put across and remove too , well done pal don’t give up worse things happen at sea lol
Cheers mate..😉👍
Happy Days ref FMG, delighted it appears to have done something for you. Keep Smiling Young Fella👍
Thanks for that. And the young bit!! 😉😄👍
Fly larvae is a sign of a good and healthy filter, I’ve got loads in mine too and my parameters are fantastic
Also if they get into the pond it’s free fish food and more of a natural diet for them 😁
They are everywhere in my set up n have been all summer. Yes plenty of free food especially for the smaller fish 👍🐟
I did say last year about the fok that it helped mine massively if you remember. I haven't had any this year but its been a real strange year for weather and causing all sorts of issues with the pond ecosystems. We are I believe all in the same boat. Last year was the best year in a long time but we had an amazing summer whereas this year its been well sh*t.
Keep going Andy I've come to the same as you a few times... fill it in and sod it then when I think about all work amd effort put into it decide to keep going
Yes it was yourself who reported back on the pipe clearing... I just couldn't remember... I even went back in video comments but couldn't find your comment, so I'm glad you've reminded me..cheers 😉👍
Great that were both testing the f.o.c to compare, brilliant news that 🤞 you've sorted them pesky parasite, have a great weekend mate👍
Cheers mate... and you..cheers 😉👍
Another great video.. always keep these videos coming on a Friday, I've learnt alot this year from watching your channel and from a few others TH-camrs 😀 happy to hear he's started eating again .. big thumbs up Andy.. till next time .. I'm facing my first winter this year .. so very interested to pick up some tips
Thanks for that. Glad your enjoying the videos..😉👍
Keep up the good work Andy!
It's not a bad idea to re-dose, to take the last of the costia. I always threat 2 times just to be sure😊
Love your videos!
Thanks for that. Glad your enjoying the videos...😉👍
Great video as always pal. Watching your from Dijon in France just before my fishing trip starting tomorrow, gotta get me weekly fix on KPL
Thanks for that. Glad.your enjoying the videos. Enjoy your fishing trip 😉
Hi Andy, thanks for another great video. Your luck has to change for the better soon mate, keep up the good work and sharing your experiences with us. Re: your net. I've seen cheap (relatively) slim pool liner rollers with a crank handle.
you could just wind the net onto the roller at one end of your pond an pull it back to cover the pond when you're not there.
Hiya. Thanks for that. I've got a few ideas to look into and started a bit of a project with the net to ease its use?? Watch this space.. cheers.🤔😉👍
Yup, I've got fly larvae too, not overpopulated but just enough to make you grimace. Stay safe
They are a pain but if I can keep the pipework clear.. cheers 😉
@@KoiPondLifestyle Try a product called Dunk just one word AWESOME
@@colinharwood5183 Hiya, Not heard of that. What is it and what does it do?? 🤔🤔
@@KoiPondLifestyle If you put mosquito dunks in amazon search it will bring it up I brought the 6 pack (16.99) I use half a tablet every 40 ish days it works on water surface area completely harmless to fish won’t kill the mosquito, flies directly but kills the eggs they lay works a treat don’t suffer with larvae any more cheers Colin
Great update Andy , make a frame from plastic pipe and bends keeps it nice and light and cheap , interesting to see you and derby koi Andy , experimenting with fok to keep fly larvae down , watching that with interest, as my flow is starting to slow, possibly because of that issue , glad you think the costia is sorted 👍👍😀😀
Thanks for that. Yes I am going to look at that sort of frame as the jump guards are too expensive. I'm back with FOK applications from next week so will be able to report back in future vids. Cheers..😉👍
Love watching your vids . Take the good with the bad . It's a hobby with its hiccups it's a kick in the ⚽️⚾️🥎🏀🏐🏈🏉 when you lose a fish you can't stop doing what you love chin up and keep putting the vids out.
I copied koi chronicles square drain pipe frame that he uses for his polycarbonate sheets, but instead did two sections and used netting like yours cut in half and pulled tight over the frames so no sagging. Can whip these covers off by myself in 5 seconds and gives me peace of mind when I’m out to stop fish jumping and herons attacking. One of the bests things I did for the pond. It weighs absolutely nothing
Been watching the James koi whisperer videos today as the weather is not to good I am just wondering how he is going to pay the electric bill must be over £60 a month for it all if not more but he has done a good job of it all.
No wonder he's pushing for subs...
It’s coming closer and closer to WINTER very cold tonight pond temp down to 11.2c and heavy rain is overflowing the pond.
The pond liner has come to the end of its life so do I pay £150 for a new one and the money for the liner connections or do I leave it as it is and build a new brick pond someplace in the garden over the winter putting in a bottom drain and painting all the inside.
The other thing is at my age I may not finish it.
Yes the dreaded winter... plug on Alan. There,s plenty of life left in you my friend...👍
My koi loves the watermelon 🍉
Mine too....😉👍
Keep fighting the bugs
Will do.. cheers Martyn..👍
Cracking update andy, and bloody glad to see the fish are on the mend 🐟👌👍, i told you that fmg works well see lol, ive got a lot of the natty flys and lave at the mo in my filter, never had them before BUT do you think it may be somthing todo with the time of year?.... only ask because ive never used fok mate 🙊👍
Cheers Mucker 😉.. yes the FMG at the moment seems to have settled things down for the time being... I seem to have had an increase in the larvae in the pipes since not using FOK on a regular basis?? Not sure it kills them but believe it keeps the pipe work clear from the egg sacks? 😉👍
My water is mostly stable through the year PH 7.8 Ammonia -Nitrite - KH - GH all OK but my Nitrate has just shot up to 80ppm RED.
My pond water is in a constant refresh 120lt a day in and same out.
Filter wool in the filters was clean but I have replaced it anyway.
Did a 50% water change and the Nitrate rate only dropped to 40ppm and over 2 days has gone back up to 80ppm.
This now brings me to the possibility of too many fish or a problem in my filters.
I now have 29 fish in a 1500 gallon pond the biggest 3 are 18/20 inch next 8 are 14-15 inch then the rest are around 5-7 inch.
The water is clear now after the rain and the fish have plenty of swimming space so I’m at a loss.
Think you may have it there Alan. You have alot of fish creating alot of waste for your filters. Maybe the filtersbare just coping with the Nitrite and ammonia but as you don't have any plants the Nitrate won't go down?? Get a water lilly or water cress and see if that absorbs it?? But gotta reduce feeding till sorted...
@@KoiPondLifestyle I have a 120lt bin full of water plants th-cam.com/video/vdWPspajbyg/w-d-xo.html
I’ve just watched your latest video . Interesting again especially your midge problem . I had major issue last year with these midges in my filters to the point I would duck when opening the lid , we couldn’t sit by the pond on an evening it was so bad .
I tried a product called mosquito dunks and I dumped 2 in each barrel these did seem to get rid of the majority but not totally .
This year I thought you know what I’m gonna try something different and see what happens .
What did I do I hear you ask? I bought 3 large bulbs of garlic and since May I have been peeling garlic cloves and putting 3 or 4 cloves in each barrel . And wow what a difference ! Yes I still have midges but now I can open the barrels without taking cover. Where I used to get swarms coming out I now get maybe 10-15 of the little swines but I can now also sit by the pond on an evening . And the smell of garlic on a morning is wonderful .
Good luck
Hiya, thanks for that feedback. It's great when we hear of ideas people have tried and what the outcome was. Can't knock it till you've tried it..cheers 😉👍
Install a drum filter. It will be a game changer and will give you back your life.
But they are so expensive...🤔
@@KoiPondLifestyle yes, initially, but in long term…If you are ever in Devon will show you my setup 8,000 gallon natural rock pond.
@@gerrysones6833 Ahh love Devon..
Another great video Andy, hope your fish continues to recover. Love the talk about FOK lol. Question!! I always put a low level amount of salt in my pond over winter to help with bacteria etc do you know if you can use Fok with salt in a pond. Take care mate.
Mark.
Hiya. Glad your enjoying the videos. That's a good question about FOK use when Salt is in the pond?? I don't use FOK through winter as there's not alot of benefit as I tested the use of pnd Clay's over winter. I'll find the test vid for you? 😉👍
th-cam.com/video/jJyLFA1tstg/w-d-xo.html
Well to my world everything just hit you at once I got on top and noticed I was losing fish but now sign of them I have a net so now jumpers or prediction. To find my net in the pond and two more died fish .my fish we getting stolen. And I just felt like giving up so iv put more security and just got my new fish to crack on .once this hobby get you you're Hooked.
And I thought I'd had challenges..
Flies and the larvae are free food
It's the left over egg sacks that I'm interested in controlling in the pipework... I've seen the fish fight over the live larvae..😉👍
Excellent news mate. I share your frustrations, I go from on issue to another also. I often feel like hanging the nets up and saving my cash but then when I weigh things up I ask what else would you do?! Which is fine, but I get so much back from the Koi that I can’t give up on them. Can I ask why you don’t have any cover for you pond, not that it’s a necessity but the uprights that support can give an easy solution to nets. I simply put mine up when I’m not outside and then drop them when I’m spending time with them or in the garden. It takes seconds to take down and put back up. Just a thought. 👍🏻👍🏻 Great update as well. 🇯🇵👌🏻🇯🇵🎏🎏🎏
Hiya. I didn't want to have any structures above the pond when I built it as I didn't want to go about the fence line, but you never say never...🤔😉😕 How's the chicken on the lead..
@@KoiPondLifestyle its something else mate, seeing Poppie and bloody chicken waltzing down the road. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ I mean c’mon, why? Why? 😂😂😂😂 she wants more than one. Image a flock of chickens 🐓 all on leads 😂😂😂 that will be comedy value.
@@KraftyKoi We all want to see that..😄👍
putting a new fish in pond is like your first day at school u should have netted it when first put it in
I do not understand my Nitrate level and why I cannot get it down so I got in touch with a Koi expert who I have purchased fish and food off in the past with the question (my nitrate is red and 80ppm) even after changing 50% of my water over 3 days I cannot get it down.
His reply just forget it he never tests for nitrate the main tests should be PH-Ammonia-Nitrite a good dechlorinator will take care of most nitrates in the pond and if you have a high reading replace the dechlorinator first.
He said the more fish in the pond the more nitrates in the water you need 35 gallons per inch of fish as a guide.
Have plants in the water flow or in the pond watercress, irises, water lettuce water lilies to reduce the nitrate.
Hiya, Thats a pretty standard reply from most suppliers and in a way they are right but I believe the long term affect especially with the levels you are experiencing should be an exeption for your pond? You do have alot of waste being produced by alot of fish. Reducing the feeding and continued water changes should bring it down but long term your fish are only going to get bigger and produce more waste so around you go with the issue? 🤔🤔
@@KoiPondLifestyle Yes yours is a better channel down to earth doing what people want to know about not building expensive ponds but dealing with the day to day things.
Any close ups of these lil nighters plz , no internet atm bt failed to connect 😭 so can only see on mobile 👍
Hiya, Sorry I didn't take any film of the Costia this time..
Will you be attending the All England Koi show on the 25/26th September in Maidstone? :)
Hiya, not sure yet as its a 4ish hour drive either way..🤔🤔
@@KoiPondLifestyle I’m on the Isle of Arran in Scotland so no excuses 😉
get yourself a drum you won't regret it. A drum removes the rubbish straight away and get a trickle in system
I would John, but they are a little too expensive and the multibay is doing quite well at the moment.🤔🤔
@@KoiPondLifestyle Best investment you will make less parasites and better water quality and clarity as the drum gets rid of the rubbish when your not there. Saves money and time in the long run
hi would you use foc when your in new pond syndrome?
Yes definitely. It helps with the beneficial bacteria. I started using it when I had the new pond and it did help...😉👍
We're did you get the net from please mate?
Hiya, I got it from Ebay. Just pick a known brand that wasn't too expensive..😉👍
@@KoiPondLifestyle can you send the link 👍🏽
@@KoiPondLifestyle???
@@snotsock675 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252623473254?epid=1012666943&hash=item3ad1884a66:g:nZIAAOSwx2dYHxZa
let me get this right a dose of foc keeps your pipes clean 🤣🤣
That's the theory..😉👍
So you're saying that this product makes the fly larvae fok off? 🤣 It has narrowed some of my pipework but i just put up with it n see it as free protein for the koi
Nice, I missed that play on the word.. Might not have got away with that though..🤔😉👍
@@KoiPondLifestyle 🤣 just had to say it
Cannot understand the nitrate took out half of the pond water refilled and cleaned the filters and the nitrate is still the same more like a thick liquid than a water tested with two kits no difference. th-cam.com/video/Iuc0LBBEQpU/w-d-xo.html
Stop feeding Alan. Give it few days, water change and test again. Test your rain water and tap water??? Very interesting Nitrate results there mate...😕🤔🤔🤔
Aghhh... you said the "C" word. (Stay calm, have an oatcake)
Thay ant no problem, leave the lava alone! you over think everything!
The good things is not only you having parasite and problem with your pond. What I learned is stop adding new fish without quranteen 🙏