When the weather gets warmer, our koi carp come into their own.
We admire them swimming around our ponds and wonder at these living jewels.
However, as the temperature increases, they begin to collect around the filter return, under the water fall or around the fountain.
What has gone wrong?
That is easy, a lack of oxygen in the pond.
The very simple fact is that a lack of oxygen can cost you money and your koi will suffer.
It can cost money through;
- The loss of koi, not only expensive but also heartbreaking
- When the koi lack oxygen they do not consume their food correctly, so wasted food is wasted money,
- A slow down in growth because they are in a stressed state (lacking in oxygen
If you have plants in the pond there is a double whammy in warm weather, not only are the koi on a higher uptake of oxygen; also in photosynthesis (the growth action of plants) plants take oxygen from water at night, so the oxygen demand is extremely high.
How do you get around this?
Really simple, buy an airpump, for a koi pond, not an aquarium air pump, but a pond airpump that gives at the very least 40 litres per second.
You can run an airpump in all but the coldest weather and they are really low wattage (if you buy a good one)
An airpump will;
- Keep your koi healthy.
- Help them to use their food properly.
- Help them to grow.
