On a warm summer day, watching the water boil with a thousand baby koi mouths climbing, fighting and tumbling on top of each other to get little pellets of food, it is hard not to think about where these creatures are from and how they got there. I often refer to these koi as the […]
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No doubt about it: there are a lot of pond companies out there. And like many of them, Tom’s Pond Service Inc. provides pond cleanouts, shutdowns, biweekly maintenance and repairs. But there’s one thing that makes our business stand out from the rest: fish storage service! Why offer fish storage service, you ask? There are
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What makes water gardens and fish ponds look beautiful and inviting? That’s easy: clear water and healthy fish and plants, combined with good design, all integrated into an attractive landscape! While the question is easy to answer, creating such an environment is what makes the job of water gardeners challenging. There are many steps to
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WOW! That’s what I said after seeing the harvest of a special spawn we had been working on for quite some time. It was nice to finally see a glimpse of what we have worked so hard to create. We’ve fielded numerous phone calls and in-person requests in the past few years for rare and unique
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So, you have a black and white koi and you’re not sure if it is a Shiro Bekko or Shiro Utsuri. There are many similarities between the two varieties…as well as distinct differences. Some characteristics are easy to recognize. The subtle differences will become familiar with practice. Both varieties have only two colors: black and
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Koromo and Goshiki are two separate koi varieties, but at almost all the koi shows, they are categorized as one. At a glance, they may look like completely different varieties. Their roots, however, are the same: Asagi and Kohaku. Because the Goshiki variety has advanced so much (as you can see in photo 1, above
Language of Koi: Why you should sell Koromo and Goshiki Read More »
McDonald’s has been selling virtually the same menu since I was a kid: burgers, fries, shakes and chicken nuggets. But suddenly, in the last several years, their menu has new “healthy” items to choose from, including salads, fruit and chicken wraps. Mickey Dee’s even has “designer” coffees now. When a major player like McDonald’s changes
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This episode from Eric Triplett discusses pond skimmers, how many koi you can have in a pond and construction division travel to build you a water feature. [box]>> More content from Eric Triplett on POND magazine[/box]
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Water quality and clarity are extremely important in any fish retail setting. Live koi and goldfish are very appealing when happily swimming in crystal clear water. An aesthetically pleasing display pond draws the customer in with the soothing sounds from a babbling brook and the brilliant colors of koi and goldfish. But, if the water
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Successful water gardening takes some knowledge, but it also requires attention to details. When conditions are less than desirable, extra steps need to be taken to prevent potentially disastrous results. During extremely cold weather, the potential for many problems to occur becomes more prevalent and can separate those who have done their homework from those
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