| Having a pond in your home can be the ultimate | | | | makes use of the presence of uneaten food, fish |
| expression of freedom for the avid fish lover out | | | | waste and natural gases in the pond to degrade |
| there, as it signifies an evolution from the | | | | unwanted toxins naturally. However, certain |
| aquarium to the next level. Aside from being an | | | | variants of koi and smaller fish may face |
| aesthetic privilege, having a pond gives you ample | | | | difficulties living in ponds which use bio-converters, |
| space to rear your aquatic creatures, and allows | | | | as it tends to release high amounts of ammonia. |
| you to fulfill your long hidden ambitions to the | | | | By itself, ammonia is harmless to fish in tolerable |
| fullest. | | | | quantities, but a certain type of bacteria which |
| One of the most important things new pond | | | | presents itself around koi, Nitrosomonas bacteria, |
| owners should take note of is how to keep your | | | | consumes ammonia and chemically transforms |
| pond clean. Fish, or any other form of aquatic life | | | | them into nitrate compounds. This can be good |
| form, be it flora or fauna, require a habitual | | | | and bad. The nitrate compounds encourage the |
| environment which will encourage their growth, | | | | growth of algae, providing food for the koi which |
| not discourage them. Living under unhygienic | | | | in turns produces more ammonia to feed the |
| conditions can breed sickness or ill-will, and it's the | | | | cycle, but in excess quantities, can block oxygen |
| same for the living things in your pond. It is crucial | | | | transfer from the gills to the blood and may |
| that you understand what stays in the pond, and | | | | cause gill damage. This is why koi fish are |
| what should stay out of the pond. | | | | sometimes seen "gasping" for air at the water's |
| Pond water treatment can come in a variety of | | | | surface; indicating potential ammonia poisoning. |
| forms, from ultrasound filters to crystal cubes. | | | | Therefore, it is important to understand what kind |
| Your pond's immediate surroundings, water quality | | | | of fish respond to what kind of treatment, and |
| and fish species will determine what type of | | | | how to pair them appropriately. If you're treating |
| treatment you should use. Some fish respond | | | | your pond with alkaline filters, it may promote |
| better to certain kinds of treatment, and can be | | | | breeding of freshwater flukes which feed on the |
| poisoned by others. For that reason, you need to | | | | gills and mucus of goldfish in particular. Guppies |
| understand what type of treatment will work for | | | | may be under threat from certain types of water |
| your fish and what won't. | | | | clearing pharmaceuticals. |
| Take for instance the pairing of bio-converters | | | | If you notice that your fish is exhibiting unusual |
| with koi fish. Bio-converters work well in any pond | | | | symptoms, heed the voice of caution and do |
| whether big or small, and are compatible with | | | | some research to find out what might be wrong. |
| nearly all kinds of fish. Its workings are rather | | | | Understanding what type of pond treatment you |
| complex to explain in detail, but in a nutshell, it | | | | use can be crucial to your fish's health. |