Koi and goldfish can become stressed fairly easily, which can weaken their immune systems and lead to illness, disease, and even death. As a pond or water garden center professional, reducing stress is vital to increasing sales and keeping your koi and goldfish healthy until they find their forever home. To reduce koi stress in […]
Your home and garden center website and social media platforms are a perfect place to show customers all the amazing koi and goldfish you have to offer, but this marketing tactic won’t be effective without great photographs. The phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” doesn’t apply to koi and goldfish. Appearance means everything […]
Everyone knows that pH and ammonia levels are vitally important to the health of your koi and goldfish. But did you know that measuring pH and ammonia tells only a portion of the story? Commercial ammonia test kits measure total ammonia. But it’s the un-ionized portion of the total ammonia that is toxic to your […]
Here is a tip to save you a little money. Follow these simple instructions to make your own de-chlorinator. Make Your Own! De-chlorinators are made from a readily available and incredibly cheap chemical called “sodium thiosulfate“. There are lots of formulas out there in regards to how much it takes to neutralize a given amount […]
Starting today, dealers can log in to their account and download free use koi and butterfly koi images. The first Picture Pak, uploaded today, offers 6 crisp images of high-quality live Showa Koi and Showa Butterfly Koi. Have a special request for images? Leave a comment below and let us know what you need! Don’t […]
Randy LeFever, Owner and President of Blue Ridge Fish Hatchery, offers some advice regarding carp pox, and what it may mean for your fish. Carp pox is a herpesvirus that affects koi. Effects are primarily seen in the cold winter months, when a koi’s immune system is less active. Carp pox is not to be […]
Did you know that koi hibernate during the winter? Yep, just like many other animals, koi are very sedentary during the fall and winter months. Now, to be clear, koi do not technically “hibernate” during the winter. And their activity is not like other hibernating animals. There is no burrowing, no hoarding of food, no […]
If you’re logging on today to place an order, you will notice some major changes to our site. Here’s a quick overview of what has changed, and what new products have been added. Randy’s Picks Starting today, we will begin selling box lots of Koi and Butterfly koi with exact pictures of the fish that […]
A cautionary tale by Co-Owner and President Randy LeFever. They say the best fish keepers are the ones that have killed the most fish. I must be a pretty good fish keeper because I’ve killed many fish in many different ways in the last 35 years. Below is a story of one such incident. Several […]
