Mid-Atlanitic Koi Magazine Jan/Feb 2014

Mid~Atlantic KoiThe Magazine of the Mid-Atlantic Koi Club January/February 2014

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President’s Message . . . . . . . .4

From the Editor’s Desk . . . . . .6

MAKC Health Hotline Volunteers . . . . . . . .17

Sunshine Column . . . . . . . . .28

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Beginner’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

MAKC Corporate Members . . . . . . . . . . .7

Power Outage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Linda Montgomery, KHA, Oregon

Pond Freezes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Linda Montgomery, KHA, Oregon

Osmoregulation – How a Fish Regulates Its Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Steve Hopkins, Rain Garden Ornamentals

Disease Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Ben Plonski; Laguna Koi Ponds

Pond Protection 301 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Ron Kardynski, Michigan

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– The Koi Event That Almost Wasn’t . .20RoseMarie Ehrich, New York

My Winter Project or Dang Koi Grow and Grow! (Part 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Diana Lynn Rehn, Inland Empire Water Garden& Koi Society

Giant Asian Wasp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Richard Heimberger, www.thehealthypond.com

Invasive Water Hyacinth . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Richard Heimberger, www.thehealthypond.com

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As 2013 draws to a close, I hopeand your loved ones had apeaceful and happy holidayseason and that your Koi hasstayed warm during these

bitter cold days we’ve endured. This hasbeen an extraordinary year for theMid-Atlantic Koi Club.

For this upcoming year, I challenge all ofour members to make this year even morememorable by becoming more involved inthis year’s events. We are asking for morevolunteers this year and we’re in need ofvolunteer positions such as Club Sales and Show Co-Chair. These positions will be crucial in driving the success andcommitment of the club to reach out tonew members.

I would like to encourage you all to intro-duce someone to the hobby we all love somuch, especially to our Club Officers, whoshould lead by example. Please show yourcommitment to the club by motivatingother members to invite prospective clubmembers or people interested or curiousabout Koi as a hobby. Invite these individ-uals, such as friends, family members,business associates, clients, neighbors, etc.as guests to any upcoming seminar or showthis year, so that they gain an opportunityto visit, learn more about Koi and join our club!

For this upcoming year I am also askingmembers: Are you interested in having aKoi show this year? I would like all of our

members to thoughtfully consider whetheror not they would like to have the Koi Showthis year. If the answer is yes then I ask thatwe work together collaboratively as a clubto conceptualize and execute a wonderfulevent. Any member with ideas, thoughts orwho would like to sign up as a volunteershould email me their thoughts and ideas.

Finally, this year’s February Club Meetingwill be held at my home on February 16th.I also want to make an announcement thatduring 2013, I must shamelessly admit I went a little Koi crazy, therefore I will bethinning out my pond over the nextcoming months. Anyone interested pleasefeel free to contact me directly.

Once again, I want to wish everyone aHappy New Year and hope this year is filledwith wonderful events, new memories andan even further strengthening of this club.It is a privilege to be the President of thisclub; I want to thank all of our clubmembers for their continued devotion and to all of our Club officers and volunteers, thank you for your tirelessefforts and contributions.

Please enjoy this holiday season. I lookforward to working with you to make 2014 this club’s brightest year yet.

Warmest wishes,

Philip [email protected]


President’s Messageby Philip Gray

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Question

I got a question for you about water changes.Everybody says 10% change every week, and I have been doing that from the beginning.Though I have to say that by doing waterchanges does cause me to have to buffer thepond more. (City Water don't you know) Is itthat important to do water changes? --Rich

Answer

Hi, Rich!

Now, I never discourage water changes, but it'sreally good to question these practices. We weretold to do a lot of things, in the beginning, thatno longer have value, or don't have the samevalue because we have learned more about theecology of ponds since the dark ages. Thereasons to do water changes essentially are:

1- reduce the amount of nitrates2- reduce TDS and clarify the water (in an

established pond)3- improve the health conditions in an over-

stocked pond4- reduce the amount of free-swimming

pathogens in the water5- to be able to overfeed fish without ruining

water quality6- reduce excess proteins after spawn7- as the first response to any fish crisis

situation.

I'm sure there are other reasons, but as you cansee from these, we've learned that a properly

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stocked pond, properly-fed fish, and well-set-upfiltration system do not require "regular" waterchanges. What I recommend to people is toobserve the pond, first, and then test the water.

You can generally see when fish (butterfly, espe-cially) get the capillary "bleeding" in their finsand tails that tell you there is something wrongwith either the fish or, more likely, water quality.Change some of the water.

You can also see the water becoming cloudy. Youcan see a buildup of nitrates (and phosphates)when the algae begins to over-grow. Those aretimes to increase frequency of water change.

With regular water tests, monitor any increasingphosphate and nitrate numbers (before the algaeblooms, perhaps) and do your partial waterchange and 10% should suffice if you catch it intime. So, stick with good Koi husbandry prac-tices, do regular water testing and observation ofyour fish and you can save some of your waterchange energies (and costs).

Note: This column offers suggestions only; the ultimatecare of your pond and fish is up to you.

Hi,

What do you do with a brand new year? I thinkwe’re supposed to ruin it with resolutions we’renot going to keep, like losing weight or stoppingsmoking. Well, I am not making any resolutionsthis year. That is my resolution. I may havesome ideas what I’d like to do and hope toaccomplish, but it’s kind of redundant whenmost days I wake up thinking I’m never going todo that again!

Then again, long ago the resolution became “I’mgoing to buy only large, full-grown fish, so Iknow what sex they are” and “I’m only going tohave one sex in my pond so I don’t have to dealwith over-crowding.”

I think the very first sensible resolution I made(must have been 1994) was to remove all thegoldfish and only keep the Koi. After resolutionslike this each year since then, there really isn’tmuch for me to resolve these days. If you makethem, make worthwhile ones that you can keep.

So, I guess my message to you is this: There isn’tanything that can’t be overcome if you work at it,no problem to large or too small to handle intime. Just a suggestion: resolve to improve your pond.As a good friend says, “more Koi, less work.”

I’m looking forward to another wonderful yearwith my great Koi friends!

Together in Koi,

Carolyn


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The weather has been so frightfullycold, but it has been nice seeing theblue sky instead of rain. My fish arenot looking too happy about thedrop in their temperature…huddled

together at the bottom of the pond looking sovery, very cold. So the timing of this questionfrom Carolyn Weise seemed just perfect.

Here is Carolyn’s question:

When I read the latest Northwest magazine (justgot around to reading it), I was caught by thisone—What should I do when the power goes offand then comes back on?

I don't know if you've written on this, but I knowthere is a danger lurking in our filters (anaerobicbacteria and gas buildup) that I believe can beharmful if not purged before the system startscirculating to the pond again after a period ofbeing turned off (power outages). I thoughtmaybe this might be something you would wantto research and report. What do you think? Carolyn

Answer:

When I saw this question from Carolyn my firstthought was just how fortunate we are to live inan area that is usually so mild in weather condi-tions. We generally don’t have to deal withextended power outages like so many other areasof the country. The east coast and the south(where Carolyn lives) both have to deal withhurricanes and tropical storms, the people in the

Power Outage by Linda Montgomery, KHA, Oregon

central U.S. deal with tornados, and Californiahas earthquakes, but we usually only deal withshort term power outages due to snow, ice orwind. But even fairly short power outages can belife threatening to your Koi under the rightcircumstances. There are so many differentfactors that need to be considered when deter-mining how dangerous a power outage will befor your Koi. Each pond situation is unique andhow long your pond and fish can be safelywithout power will vary from one pond to thenext. Some of our members that live way out inthe country or in remote areas have more toworry about, as they are usually the last to gettheir power back on. Here are some of the factorsthat you will need to consider when determiningjust how affected your pond and fish will be in apower outage.

Pond Design If you have a well-designed pond you have muchless to worry about with storms and poweroutages. A well thought out and designed pondwill hopefully have a lip or edge that will keeprun-off from heavy rains out of the pond. It willalso have a bottom drain, skimmer, overflowdrain and good filtration. All of these elementsare important in order to keep the pond cleanand the water quality healthy for your Koi, and itwill be a huge factor on how harmful a poweroutage will be on your Koi. A larger surface areawill also be beneficial in a power outage.However, don’t be too confident that if you havea pond with a large surface area that you will beall right in a power outage. Years ago theJapanese Garden’s Koi pond (with a huge surfacearea) froze over and there was no opening in theice for several days. Many of their beautiful Koi


succumbed to oxygen deprivation and suffo-cated. It was a heart break for the Garden and a very hard lesson.

Pond Maintenance How clean and well maintained a pond is willdefinitely be a factor in how well the fish willsurvive an extended power outage. Regular filtermaintenance is important throughout the yearbut especially so when going into the cold wintermonths. If the pond bottom is kept clean andthere are not rocks/gravel in the pond bottom orpockets of decomposing leaves/debris then thefish will fare much better, especially if the pondsurface freezes over.

Filtration It is fairly well known to most Koi hobbyists thatthe bacteria in a filter will go anaerobic withoutoxygen. But just how soon this will happen, andhow damaging to the filter’s nitrifying bacteriawill be, seems to be the question. We do knowthat when the bacteria are oxygen starved theywill start to go bad, but in the colder water(which has a much higher oxygen content) thiswould take some time. Most experts on this dobelieve that as long as the media is surroundedwith water, a small percentage of bacteria willalways survive. What supports this is the under-standing that, as some of the bacteria die and rot,they release ammonia which will then feed therest of the bacteria in the media. Based on thesupply of oxygen, the bacteria will then die downto whatever amount can be supported. So howdetrimental to your filter bacteria this will be willdepend on the oxygen, and therefore, on thetemperature of the pond, length of time the filteris down and the power is out. So in other words,your filter bacteria will not totally die, just theconcentration of ammonia that your bacteria canconsume will be reduced.

The other issue is that when the bacteria in thefilter die they will eventually start to ‘go bad’ andproduce toxic wastes like hydrogen sulfide. Again,

there are many factors that contribute to howquickly this will happen in individual pond situ-ations. As mentioned before, in the winter thisshould take longer, so you should be just fine fora few hours, however, if the power is out forlonger than 6 hours it would be highly recom-mended to back wash you filters before startingyour system back up (this is the area of concernthat Carolyn expressed above in her question).

Weather and Time of Year In most areas, generally a power outage in thesummer will be much more dangerous for yourKoi than an outage in the winter. Warmer waterholds much less oxygen than colder water, so it ismuch more important to have the filters, pumpsand airstones running. Also, you are usuallyheavily feeding your fish so the filtration is moreimportant to keep running. But in the winteryour pond can ice over and trap gases anddeplete oxygen also. In that case, it is reallyimportant to keep some areas open in the ice forgases to escape.

Stocking Rate The fish load on your pond will be a major factoron how well your pond and fish can manage apower outage. A lighter or under-stocked pondwill always be healthier, have less maintenanceand survive periods of no power. Most of us liketo buy more fish than we should have and there-fore are more heavily stocked than our pondsshould be, so we don’t want to have extendedperiods of time without water movement andfiltration. We don’t want to risk a build-up ofammonia or starve our fish of oxygen. So if youhave no will power and have a tendency to buytoo many fish, just be sure to have water-condi-tioning products on hand in case of a poweroutage (mainly products for detoxifing/binding abuild-up of ammonia such as Amquel, Ultimateor AquaXtreme). But also it is highly recom-mended to have some hydrogen peroxide onhand to add oxygen to the pond if your Koi areshowing signs of being oxygen starved. This


should be used in a spray bottle, sprayed vigor-ously just under the surface of the water. I use alot less than is recommended on the blogs that I read; several said 1/2 cup/100 gallons of pondwater. That sounds a little high to me; I have hadvery good response from fish when I havesprayed in 1 cup/500 gallons.

Back-up Emergency Power Many years ago when we put in our pond, Billand I wanted to be prepared for everything

(which of course we found in short order wasimpossible) and bought a Honda generator justin case our power went out. We put the generatorin the garage and there it sat for many years to bealmost forgotten until one winter when we wereout of power due to an ice storm. It looked likewe were going to be out of power for several daysand remembered our generator in the garage.Imagine our surprise when our automatic garagedoor opener would not open (do those thingstake electricity too?). We looked all over thehouse for the emergency key to open the door ina case such as this, but after two days we gaveup…so much for being prepared! The fish werejust fine, as we did not have even close to the fishload that we have on the pond now. We still havenever used our generator. But that does not meanthat it is not a good idea to have one on hand,especially if you have a heavily stocked pond.

Another option, which I had not heard of before,is to use a car battery and a power inverter, which


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can run an air pump and air stone for hours. Thebattery can be kept charged with a charger onlow and a timer so it is not charging all the time.When the power goes out you plug your airpump into the inverter. The blog I read said thatthis provides very efficient aeration and is easyand low in cost. It was also mentioned that for

longer periods of time you could recharge thebattery with a car or small generator. It was alsomentioned that you could find complete unitsfrom Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems for around $280.

I would like to thank Carolyn Weise for sendingin this question; your timing was perfect! As I amwriting this article the temperature outside is27°F and I just received a call this morning froma member concerned about his pond freezingover. I mentioned this in the article, but justmake sure that there is always an opening in theice. I have never worried too much about the iceas long as there is an opening for gases to release;in fact, the ice helps to insulate the pond fromwind chill.

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season,Linda


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reprinted from NWKG Club January 2014 newsletter

Well, this certainly has been avery rough winter so far forour fishy friends! I have talkedwith several pond owners whohave experienced problems

and some have lost fish with this cold weather. Inthe past I have been asked if there is someformula for how much surface area you need tokeep open in a pond when it ices over so that youdon’t experience fish loss, so I thought this wouldbe a good topic for this month.

Initially I thought that there must be some sortof formula on this or if not then there certainlyshould be! But then, when I started thinkingmore on why you would experience fish losswhen a pond freezes over, I realized that it would be impossible to have a generalizedformula to prevent it.

One of the major problems when a pond freezesover (especially when there is a layer of snow onthe ice) is that it will restrict the process ofphotosynthesis. With that, the pond water willstart to accumulate an abundance of carbondioxide and then the oxygen in the pond will beconsumed at higher levels. Added to this, thesnow that is blocking any light coming into thepond will cause the algae to start to die off, whichin turn will raise the ammonia levels and reducethe oxygen to an extremely dangerous level forthe fish. As if that isn’t enough, the fish are stillreleasing ammonia (mainly from respiration)and also carbon dioxide, which is using up whatis left of any oxygen in the pond water (eventhough generally colder water has moreoxygen…there are limits!). Then, added to that,

Pond Freezesby Linda Montgomery, KHA, Oregon

if the pond doesn’t have any buffering capacity(low KH level) the carbon dioxide accumulation(which is acidic) will cause the pH to lower.

When there is a hole in the ice, so that any gasesthat accumulate in the pond can be released fromthe water, this dangerous buildup of carbondioxide and depletion of oxygen is severelydecreased. The greater the surface area of thepond that is exposed to the air, the greater therelease will be of the built-up gases. So it iscertainly safe to say that the bigger the hole in theice the better!

Now to complicate things even further, each ofour ponds is unique and specialized in its ownneeds and requirements. That is the reason itwould be impossible to come up with a generalformula (size of hole in the ice for a certainsurface area of a pond). Some ponds have goodcirculation and aeration of the pond water,others may not. Some ponds are kept very cleanof debris on the bottom, others are not. Somepond owners keep the filters maintained wellwith regular cleaning and flushing, others do not.Some ponds have good algae growths, others donot. Some pond owners have absolutely little tono will power in purchasing fish and have a hugefish load, while others are very self-disciplined.

I think you can get the general idea of how diffi-cult and actually misleading it would be to try togive a general formula for how large of a holeneeds to be left in the ice for the health of yourfish. For example, if a pond has very little algae, iskept very clean, has good buffering capacity,good depth and has a very light fish load…asmall hole may be quite adequate for the healthof the pond. However, if any of these areas is not


The fish I examined had damage and ‘burning’ tothe gills which I initially thought was fromoxygen depletion due to gases being trappedunder the ice in the shallow area with so manyfish in a small area. However, when I mentionedto Dr. Tim Miller-Morgan, who is now theconsulting veterinarian for the Japanese Garden,the damage to the gills of the fish, he suggestedthat the gills could have been damaged fromfreezing. This makes sense since the temperatureof the water was close to freezing and the fishwere so very close to the ice. I just never thoughtthat the gills could freeze, especially since theyare moving, but with the fish in such a state oftorpor where their metabolism is so low, itcertainly makes sense and could be the explana-tion. Both Gardens experienced loss of fish, butmany were saved by warming them up andbringing them out of their cold shock, so we arethankful for the fish that were saved.

What is really tough is that even when you try todo whatever you can to prepare for the worst,there are just some things that you cannotcontrol. Like Dr. Tim said to me, “Sometimes youjust get hit with the ‘perfect storm’ and it seemsthat is what happened in this case.” So manydifferent elements were in place to have thishappen, and you just have to realize that there isonly so much you can do…can’t control mothernature as they say…but so sad to lose some ofour beautiful living jewels!

So in closing please remember: even though ourfish are resting for the winter and it is a littledifficult to see them so uncomfortable, it is stillextremely important to observe them regularlyand keep up with regular water testing on yourpond. And if your pond does freeze over, just besure to keep a hole in the ice for those damaginggases to escape. And make sure to never break the ice if your pond does completely freeze over,always use warm water to melt the ice or betteryet…use a pond heater to keep an opening in the ice.


within a healthy balance for your pond’s ecosys-tem, then that same size hole may be totallyinadequate for the health of your pond and fish.In that case you may want to add an air stone foraeration or a pump in the hole to break thesurface of the water. A warning sign that the holemay not be large enough for the health of thepond would be if you see foam (addedorganics/DOC) on the water near a floatingpond heater or where there is water movement.

When fish deaths occur in the winter, oftentimesit is hard to tell what the cause was. And since itis fairly common knowledge that colder waterhas more oxygen, it is hard to understand howthey can die of oxygen depletion. Several weeksago we had a very difficult and sad situationhappen at both the Japanese Garden and theChinese Garden. Some of the fish in bothGardens started to go on their sides and in somecases literally ‘belly-up’ in their ponds after theice melted and the water started to warm up.Why did this happen? The most logical explana-tion is this: the temperature dropped so suddenlyand remained so cold for almost two weeks(temperature in the pond was as low as 33°F),that the fish seemed to experience something likehypothermia and became disoriented and wentinto the shallow area of their ponds.

In both the Chinese and Japanese Gardens therewere lots of surface areas open in the ice for gasesto escape. They also had bubblers, heaters andpumps to keep areas of the ponds from freezingover. Unfortunately, in both Gardens the pondslost circulation by lines breaking. Even so, mostlikely in both ponds the fish would have beenfine if they had remained in the deeper area ofthe ponds, but because of the sudden drop intemperature the fish became disoriented andwent to the shallow frozen over areas of thepond. Interestingly enough, both of the Garden’sfish went to the area that is usually warmer andwhere they are used to being fed in the warmer months.


Osmoregulation – How a Fish Regulates Its Waterby Steve Hopkins, Rain Garden Ornamentals

Osmoregulation is vitally importantto the fish as it controls watergoing into and out of its body. Abasic understanding is useful tothe fish keeper because it will help

avoid quite a few problems.

To understand osmoregulation, we need tounderstand semi-permeable membranes. A semi-permeable membrane is like a screen partition,which lets some things through more easily thanother things. When two solutions (for example,two bodies of water with different amounts ofsalt dissolved in each) are separated by a semi-permeable membrane the weaker solution (theone with less dissolved salts) will always dilutethe stronger solution (the one with moredissolved salts).

To visualize this, imagine the semi-permeablemembrane to be like a screen. The water

molecules and dissolved salts are constantlymoving about in the solution and hitting thescreen. The salts are larger so they usually bounceoff and do not go through the screen. The watermolecules are smaller so they usually go throughthe screen. On the side with the stronger solutionthere are more salts and fewer water molecules.Therefore, there are fewer water moleculeshitting the screen and going through. On the sidewith the weaker solution there is less salt andmore water molecules. Therefore, there are morewater molecules hitting the screen and goingthrough. This results in the net movement ofwater from the side of the membrane with theweaker solution to the side with the strongersolution. The greater the difference between thetwo solutions the greater the net movement ofwater from one side to the other.

So, what does this have to do with Koi andgoldfish? Well, the fish skin, intestine, and


especially the gills are semi-permeablemembranes. The fish body fluid is a strongersolution than the surrounding pond water. Fishblood (like our own blood) is about 0.9% saltswhile the pond water is normally almost salt-free. Therefore, there is a constant flow of waterfrom the pond into the fish. The difference in thesalt concentration between the body fluid andthe surrounding water creates an "osmoticpressure" forcing water into the body. The fishmust constantly pump water back out of it’sbody to regulate the blood salt content. This isosmoregulation.

When the Koi keeper adds salt to the pond, theosmotic pressure is reduced, the amount of waterentering the body is reduced, and the fish doesnot have to work as hard to osmoregulate. If thefish’s osmoregulation process is not workingproperly, it swells with excess water and scalesstick out instead of lying flat on the skin. Weknow this condition as dropsy.

Freshwater fish pump water back out of theirbodies by constantly excreting a weak urine.They may excrete up to 30% of their bodyvolume each day. The pump is the kidney, whichtakes up fluid from the body, removes the essen-tial ingredients, and excretes the water. Most ofthe ammonia is excreted through the gills so themain function of the kidney is to remove water.Some medicines and other foreign chemicalsmay damage the kidney as it tries to reclaim theessential ingredients of the body fluid and,thereby, impair osmoregulation.

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1.) When ever Koi appear in distress,unhealthy or abnormal, follow these

steps as a treatment pathway.

• Check pond environment:• Test for ammonia, nitrite, pH and oxygen.• Consider chlorine or chloramine poisoning

from untreated tap water.• Consider fertilizer or pesticide runoff from

garden.• Correct any environmental stressors first

before using medications.• A healthy pond equals healthy Koi.

2.) If the environment is correct but Koi still act sick:

• Bring sick Koi up close in a blue Koi tub forobservation.

• Look for visible parasites such as fish lice oranchor worm...If seen go to #3

• Look for white film, mucous or whitespots...If seen go to #4

• Look for red bloody sores or ulcers...If seen goto #5

3) Use TRICHLORACIDE per directions. Use a double dose

when pH is above 7.5

• Above 60°F treat once every 5 days for a totalof 4 treatments.

• Below 60°F treat once every 10 days for a totalof 4 treatments.

• Below 50°F do not treat.


Disease Controlby Ben Plonski, Laguna Koi Ponds

4a) Rock Salt• Add rock salt to pond at 2.5 lbs/100 gals as a

long term pond bath.• Increase salt to a total of 4 lbs/100 gals if Koi

show improvement.• Gradually change water to reduce salt after

Koi are normal for 4 weeks.

DO NOT USE SALT IF YOU HAVE AQUATICPLANTS OR AN ALGAE BLOOM. The salt willkill these and pollute the pond, thereby increas-ing stress. Remove excess algae or plants beforeusing salt.

OR

4b) Noxich

• Add NOXICH alone or together withTRICHLORACIDE per directions with saltin pond.

• Above 65°F treat every 3 to 5 days for a totalof 4 treatments

• Below 65°F treat every 5 to 7 days for a totalof 4 treatments.

• Below 50°F do not treat. Use salt only per #4a.

OR

4c) Paracide Green

• Use PARACIDE GREEN alone or togetherwith TRICHLORACIDE and WITHOUTSALT in water gardens or in Koi pondswhen salt concentration is less than 2.5lbs./100 gals.

• Above 65°F, treat every 3 to 5 days for 4 totaltreatments.


• Below 65°F, treat every 5 to 7 days for 4 totaltreatments.

• Below 60°F, do not treat, instead treat as in#4b.

4d) No Response

If Koi do not respond to program #4 after 1week, you may have resistant parasites like flukesor trichodina. Go to #4 e and f.

4e) Fluke Tabs

Use FLUKE TABS. Treat once a week. 2 treat-ments total.

OR

4f) Potassium Permanganate

• Use POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE fortrichodina at low dose of 1 tsp. per 1000gals. according to directions.

NOTE:Some white growths or lumps on Koi are viral innature and are only treatable in water tempabove 65°F and usually are not dangerous to theKoi unless feeding is impaired.

5) Open Sores

• Open bloody sores visible on body or fins:• Use MISTY MOUNTAIN medicated food per

directions.• Also use salt per #4a.

6)Gill Bacteria or Fin and Body Rot

• Following a parasitic or environment stress,the Koi can get bacteria in the gills or onthe skin. These may not be discernible. Ifgill bacteria or fin and body rot issuspected, use FURANACE as a separate

medicated bath per directions or feedMISTY MOUNTAIN medicated food perdirections or use ACRIFLAVIN mixtures inpond as directed.

Know Your Pond Volume Accurately Before Medicating

Note: This outline is not intended as a diagnostictool, it is merely an aid to generic treatments.

MAKC Health Hotline Volunteers

Tom Burton Middletown, NJ 732-671-7045

Jan & Bill Fogle Wayne, PA 610-687-3105

Terri Janas Ashburn, VA 703-729-2988

Jeff Nicholson Odenton, MD 301-912-1928

All members have microscopes and healthbooks. In the event of a recorded message,please suggest a time when you're home toreceive a return call or when you'd like to call back.

Please remember that advice is given basedon your input–the ultimate responsibilityand treatment must remain with you.

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There is no better feeling thanprotecting your Koi pond frompredators and having it work. Myfirst line of defense started by visitingthe home of Bruce Modetz and

seeing his ‘netting scheme’ around his pond. Atthat point, the wheels started to turn. TakingBruce’s design, I tweaked it by painting theconduit poles black. Then, added black paintedtennis balls to the top of the poles in order tomake pulling the net taunt a breeze. Thisprotection worked great and after a while we gotaccustomed to view the poles and net structure.

Dave & Julie Buttigieg came over and liked theidea with one change. Our next improvementcame after visiting them. They had the samebasic design except they cut their support polesdown to about 24˝ to 30˝. This turned out to beless offensive to the eye than the 4´ to 5´ polesand side nets. The improved design eliminatedthe side curtains by pulling the net over the poles

and to the ground. This design made it possibleto look down and clearly see the Koi.

The next day, pipe cutter in hand I cut my frontpoles down to 2´ and my back poles to 3´.When I stretched the net over the poles it made anatural slope. An added bonus is with a littlewind it keeps the leaves off.

The true test came a few weeks ago when Sue ranto the garage with concern in her voice and toldme to quickly go to the pond. To our disbeliefthere was Mr. Heron walking on top of our netobserving the Koi. Before chasing him off, I wasable to get the picture above. He did come backlater that day, stayed awhile but left disappointed,hungry and never to be seen again! (We hope)

Mr. Heron’s dinner plans were foiled by clubmembers sharing ideas to develop effective ways to protect their ponds .


by Ron Kardynski, Michigan

Saugerties Chapter –Back Among the Books!

by RoseMarie Ehrich, New York

On Sunday, November 17 theSaugerties Chapter of MAKCgathered together back atInquiring Minds Bookstore. Itwas the first time in 6 months

that a meeting was held indoors. A perfectindoor day it was! It was a rainy, cold Sunday.

A huge shout-out to all our member hosts. Weenjoyed our past meetings at each home and welearned much from the discussions, demonstra-tions and observations at every pond.

At Inquiring Minds, we had the pleasure ofwelcoming two potential new members. They areKoi keepers who live in Saugerties with pondexperience. We are confident that they will bringto our chapter a wealth of information.

Herb, Paul and Richard discussed pond lightingand the importance of isolating sick Koi.Richard announced that he and Edda will donateto our chapter a heater for the “traveling” sicktank which Herb has constructed. This sick tankwill be used by our chapter members at theirhome should the need arise. The sick tankconsists of a Hayward cartridge filter, inlinewater heater, 1/8 hp submersible pump, an airpump with two air stones. It is a 200 gallon tank.

Two hours passed quickly and our meeting cameto a close. The final meeting of the year was ourannual Holiday Social, held on December 15 atthe home of the Ehrichs!


Do you know that you can read a digitalversion of this magazine with a

“page flipper” on www.issuu.com?

Take a look and see how it works. It is almost like reading a printed magazine.

http://issuu.com/mid-atlantic_koi_magazine

You will also find back issues.

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Saugerties Chapter – The Koi Event That Almost Wasn’t

by RoseMarie Ehrich, New York

participation in Adams’ Fairacre Farms WinterSeminar. Yes, we were invited back to share withothers our knowledge and enthusiasm for the artof Koi-keeping. The workshop is planned forFebruary 19, 2014 in Kingston, NY.

Our grab bag gifts centered on pond and Koi-related items. It was fun to watch each partici-pant open their gift and hope that it does not getstolen by the next person who has a turn.

When our Holiday fun ended for the day, wewished each other well and promised to keep intouch during the approaching months. Our nextmeeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 27 atInquiring Minds Bookstore.

Happy Winter to all!


The day before our scheduled KoiHoliday Event, Mother Naturedropped approximately 8 inches ofpicturesque snow upon us. Herb’sassistant, AKA his wife, frantically

made phone calls to ask the faithful Koi friends ifthey thought it best to reschedule. The repliesfrom each were in favor of moving forward asoriginally planned.

Therefore, on Sunday, December 15, 2013, asoriginally planned, the Saugerties Chapter of theMAKC held their 4th Annual Koi Holiday Eventand enjoyed an afternoon of friendship and good cheer.

During this event, we discussed briefly our Koiplans for the upcoming new year including our


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My Winter Project or Dang Koi Grow and Grow!(Part 4)

by Diana Lynn Rehn, Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi Society

So, here it is, spring at last. These Koi ofmine have really grown. Some of themare now 10 inches in length, others arejust 2 inches. It is so very interesting,this rate of growth. I really think that it

won’t matter in the end. When they all stopgrowing, they will all be about the same size.


I had one person say these Koi are “pond mutts.” I truly take offense to that term. How dareanyone determine whether these are “mutts.”After all, they had fine upstanding parents, bothbeing Koi. I just think it is a rude term and Iabsolutely hate to hear that term. I don’t think itis encouraging to anyone in the Koi hobby. Mosteveryone started out buying a simple Koi from apet store. We learn as we go. But that first Koi isalways your favorite, is it not? If you go out andbuy a Collie dog, some are show quality andsome are pet quality, but they are all still Collies,are they not? Besides, I believe beauty is in theeye of the beholder. Sometimes the owner looksat one Koi and decides that one Koi is the mostbeautiful in the world, to that owner. Who isanother person to decide that beauty ismisplaced?


Yes, I agree, show quality Koi are decided on theircolor and conformation, amongst other things,based on certain judging criteria. However, I havesome good looking Koi in this bunch, in my eyes.Yes, I know that at this time it does not look like I have any show quality Koi in amongst theseKoi. But, these Koi have been important to methis winter. They have relaxed me for hours andgiven me some respite from the hectic day.

One of the things I loved the most in watchingthem is how they use their pectoral fins. Each Koihas such graceful movement, slowly turningthem like oars in the water, this way, slower,backing up, they are like angel wings. And thecolors the have, some are completely white,almost translucent, others have black (sumi)pectoral fins that have slowly pulled towardstheir bodies (at the base of the pectoral fin)

– motoguru! Others have completely black fins.I love to see when they are excited, almost“clapping” those fins together in their excite-ment. Usually it is because they see me and thinkthey are going to eat once again.

I actually cut back on feeding them. I was feedingthem about 5 to 6 times a day, but not as mucheach time. I think that helped accelerate theirgrowth. Now I feed once in the morning andonce at night, until I figure out where to putthem outside.

Some of these I am keeping, like Bandit (now 5˝long). I thought Bandit was an Urtsuri, but hedeveloped a spot of red..out, out you spot! Ohwell, he just has that unusual mask that I reallylike. There are quite a few with a mask-likefeature to their colors. I can see it is a family trait.

I am also keeping the Ki Utsuri…which isactually a quite nice-looking Koi (now 9˝ long).It has great sumi spaced out nicely with thosestripes of ki (yellow). Its body shape is almostperfect, especially when looking at it straight on.I saw one that was for auction from a profes-sional breeder and I thought mine was much,much nicer! I am keeping a few that are turningout to be Kohakus, and two Utsuris, a Tancho,and a Platinum Ogon. I laugh as I write this, asthese Koi have a way of changing every day. Whoknows what they will grow up to be?

Remember Sparkle, the one that wants to eat theglass objects in the water? Well, funny thing is itsmouth is so big that it can get those items in itsmouth. It would suck them in and then spit themout so they would clank around all the time. Iwas nervous that it would spit them so hard that


they would break and cause it to cut its mouth,so I had to take the sparkly things out…lol, lessfor me to look at!

Escargot no more! One Kohaku chased the snailsaround just checking to see if they were layingeggs..it is going to get that treat as fresh as itcan… not right out of the can, but right out ofthe snail…so, it sucked up all the snail eggs sonow, no more snails. The snails that I had were acouple of years old. And even though they wereinsatiable when it came to breeding, theycouldn’t keep “ahead” of that dang Koi. Oh well, I will just have to get some more.

There are a couple of Koi that I haven’t quitefigured out. They sort of look like Showa, but I can see the netting pattern in their scales. Theyare also quite striking. These two are going to bekept for a while to see how they develop.

What kind of Koi are these? I will wait and see!


This project really helped my mood this winter.In the evening I loved to just watch them. I hatewinter. I hate cold. I love it when I can go outearly in the morning and hand feed my Koi inthe pond. What a great way to start the day. Eachday starts off so calm - then the day sets in and I am all stirred up again. I can go out by thepond each evening and just let it all go - all thestress of the day. So, by having these Koi in myhouse to watch, it helped fill that void and helpedkeep my stress levels down.

I will tell you later on if any of these Koi turnedout to be truly remarkable, a show quality Koi.After all, I have 1 chance out of 200,000. Or inmy case 17 chances out of 200,000! I do knowthis, no way I want to go into the Koi breedingbusiness. I will leave that to the experts and havea new appreciation for what they go through.

The end!

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Giant Asian Waspby Richard Heimberger, www.thehealthypond.com

The Giant Asian Wasp is confirmedliving in Arlington Heights, Illinois.The Land of Lincoln is but the lateststate where these giant wasps havetaken up residence.

Reports of Asian Giant Hornets inAlabama, California, Georgia, Illinois,Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, NewHampshire, New Jersey, New York, NorthCarolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, andWest Virginia all have been confirmed.

Even if the hand in the photograph issmall, this is truly a big bug. Described as2˝ to 3˝ in length and as fat as yourthumb, rather aggressive, and imperviousto most bug spray.

Their primary food source is honey bees andother hornets and wasps. Scouts lead hundredsof Giant Wasps back to a hive they found. Inturn, all the bees or wasps are killed and thelarvae are carried off and used as food.

They are known to nest in trees, in bushes, undereaves of homes, and in the ground – especially atthe base of shrubs.

The toxicity of the Asian Giant Hornet venom isactually lower than a honeybee, but the volumeof venom is greater in the Asian Giant Hornet.Asian Giant Hornets are known to cause about40 deaths per year in Japan. The pain caused by aGiant Asian Wasp sting is described as white hotand is always accompanied by extreme swelling.If you are allergic to wasp or bee stings, a GiantWasp bite is definitely going to make you sick.

Invasive Water Hyacinthby Richard Heimberger, www.thehealthypond.com

My booth at the 2013 MPKS KoiShow was next to the invasivespecies guy from University ofIllinois. I got the 411 on waterhyacinth in USDA Zone 5 for

you. The bottom line is this� they are considered“hardy” and therefore invasive.

Researchers have not found exactly how waterhyacinth manage to do this. It is believed theypropagate themselves via seeds. Perennialcolonies of water hyacinth are reported byWisconsin DNR agents.

I know of a colony here in the Downers Grovearea. I noticed it years ago, on 63rd St., when I fished for largemouth bass there. As I fished, I noticed a backyard with a small watergarden. I figured the guy threw water hyacinth in theretention pond to get rid of them.

I guess he never figured they would survive 20°Fair temperatures. Well, they did. To this day,water hyacinth survive and repopulate this retention pond every year.

Please be careful where you dispose of yourwater hyacinths. Please don’t dump yourunwanted fish in retention ponds or lakes either.

In an effort to save water hyacinths for nextseason, we are testing how hardy they really are.Pictured is a colony of hyacinth covered byplastic and kept in a heated pond. Water temper-ature is 65°F now. The plan is to lower the watertemperature in January to 48°F and keep it thereuntil March 2014. I will report back on what we find.


Overflowing with Hyacinth, covered for testing.

Hyacinth have beautiful flowers and a mild fragrance.

They also have been popular as a filtrationplant, but we are now encouraged not to use

them and in some states it is illegal.


Andrea Duggan is undergoing more treatmentfor the after-effects of her cancer treatments, atSloan-Kettering. We want to wish her well duringthis stress-full time!

Know someone to list in our Sunshine Column -Email Carolyn Weise, [email protected]

Sunshine ColumnNeed to Change Youremail or Home Address?Have Questions about your Membership Status?

Contact: Barry Hixson5465 Towanda Dr.Bethlehem, PA 18017610-262-5184 or [email protected]

Renew Your MAKC Membership by printing out page 33 and mailing it to Barry.


On the Roadto a Koi Event

Send your meeting and event information to Carolyn Weise

516-640-6490 or [email protected]

Deadline Feb 1st for the March 2014 issue.

March 1–2Koi Club of San Digeo 27th Koi ShowSan Digeo, CaliforniaCheck club’s website for updates - www.koiclubofsandiego.org (new web address)

March 7–9Central Florida Koi Show 2014Orlando, Floridawww.cfks.org

March 291st Annual Deep South Koi and Pond Societ Koi and Goldfish ShowBaton Rouge, Louisiana

The Deep South Koi and Pond Society in Baton Rouge, LA has just announced their inaugural Koi and Goldfish Show in conjunctionwith the LSU Garden Show at the LSUAgricultural Center

For the inaugural show entrants will be limitedto the Baton Rouge and surrounding area.http://www.deepsouthkoi.org

Have an upcoming Koi event, please send theinformation to [email protected]. We will beglad to include it in future articles.

Don’t forget your own MAKC Club has eventscoming up that can be found in our digitalmagazine or at www.makc.com. We always needvolunteers for meetings and shows. We hope tosee more of you visiting shows, attending clubmeetings, and volunteering to help at Koi eventsthis year. It is amazing how much you can learnby helping. Take advantage of being an MAKCmember and participate in the club events. Seeyou soon at a Koi event.

M A KC E v e n t

Saugerties Chapter Meetings

Wednesday, February 19Adams’ Fairacre FarmsKingston, New York

Winter Seminar

Yes, we were invited back to share with others ourknowledge and enthusiasm for the art of Koi-keeping.

Sunday, April 27Inquiring Minds BookstoreSaugerties, New York

Contact Herb Ehrich for additional information(845) 247-7105 · [email protected]

MAKC Club Meeting

Sunday, February 16Hosted by Philip Gray211 South Ocean Ave.Freeport, NY 11520516-486-5163

Questions contact Philip Gray 516-486-5163 [email protected]


Disclaimer: MAKC and its officers assume noresponsibility for claims of advertisers or thequality/serviceability of goods offered.

MAKC Member Needs Your Help

Non-fish-eating cats, won't hurt your pondfish! - LOVING CATS NEED GOOD HOMES.Passing of spouse forces me to find homes forboth inside and outside cats. All neutered.Phone 973-390-6490 with what you are lookingfor and we can match you with your new best friend.

F O R S A L E

Remember any MAKC member can list theirKoi, pond, or related items for sale here in yourmagazine at no charge. Please contact Ellietoday if you have something for sale.

BAMBOO. Winter hardy and tropical forindoors. Thinning collection. Reasonable prices.Call Ron Altman, NY 718-442-1673 (Office) or908-658-3055 (H).

F..A..S..T.. Ads – January/February

CLOSING POND/Woodbridge, VA. 25 Koi needa new home. Most are 24 to 30˝, 2 are 32˝.Contact Carolyn Broussard @ 703 491-4921 orfor apt to view.

HOUSE FOR SALE.519 Claremont Dr.Flat Rock, NC 28731

• Price: $599,000• Beds: 3 Bed• Baths: 3 Full, 2 Half Bath• House Size: 4,067 Sq Ft• Lot Size: 1.1 Acres• Year Built: 1994

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Contact Patricia Shub, [email protected] orphone 950-298-4600

QUALITY SHOW KOI. Show quality Koi for sale. Need to thin out my pond [email protected]

W A N T E D

KOI. Foster Home. Large natural pond. Happy to accept your overgrown or unwanted “children.”Call Rich Menashe in Metuchen, NJ, 732-767-0720.

KOI. Wanted Healthy Pond Grade KOI over 10˝.Will pay reasonable prices. I have a 750,000gallon pond and will adopt any unwanted KOI.Call Joseph Pollock in Virginia at 540-788-9222.

KOI. Wanted for large deep natural pond next tosoon to be built wine tasting room in wine

F..A..S..T.. Ads Policy & DeadlinesF..A..S..T.. Ads are available FREE to MAKCmembers only; no commercial ads. Ads arelimited to 10 items and must include name,phone number, town and state. Deadline isthe 1st of each month.

Help do you have an hour or two? We need a volunteer to manage this page.Please contact

Philip Gray • [email protected]


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Books on Amazon . . . . . . . . .21

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Kloubec Koi Farm . . . . . . . . .11

Kodama Koi Farm . . . . . . .7, 15

Long Island Fish Hospital . . .19

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Quality Koi Company . . . .7, 10

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country of Northern Virginia. Happy to acceptany and all Koi of any size and color. Stop by andvisit them next year when our tasting roomopens. Call Mark Malick in Purcellville, VA, 540-270-3399 (cell).

KOI BITO MAGAZINES – in good condition.Send list with asking price, or call Roger Klocke701-491-2803, E-mail at [email protected] address: Roger Klocke,4805 Meadow Creek Dr., Fargo, ND 58104.

KOI STORE EMPLOYEE. Looking for a knowledgeable Koi and pond hobbyist. Part-time, competitive pay. Outstandingemployee discounts! Call John at Blue RibbonKoi Products. 703-753-7566.

MAKC CENTRAL CHAPTER VICE-PRESIDENT. Schedule 4 to 12 meetings per year.This includes making sure that the meetingannouncement is submitted to the magazine andthe MAKC website. Plenty of advice and supportare available. Your "compensation" .... knowingthat you have given back to MAKC and yourfellow members. Please don't wait for someoneelse to step forward! MAKC is a membershiporganization. If more than one person is interested, you can share the fun! E-mail Philip Gray at [email protected] or call 516-486-5163.

MAKC WEBMASTER- Needed immediately.Update club website one to two times a month onaverage. Please E-mail Philip Gray [email protected] or call 516-486-5163.

To become a member or renew is easy.

Fill out the form on page 33,mail it in - and violia you

are a member!


Pictures to Share

Thoughts of spring -Snowflake (the kind I want tosee during the winter) and abeautiful blue Iris.

Photos shared by MAKCMember Carolyn Weise.

Have a picture to share? Send your photos to the Editor, Carolyn Weise [email protected].


MAKC Membership Application

We are pleased that you have inquired about membership in the Mid-Atlantic Koi Club. The clubmeets monthly at convenient regional locations in the Mid-Atlantic area and also publishes aninformative monthly magazine (bi-monthly in Nov/Dec & Jan/Feb).

Our dues are $30 per year, per family (includes $15.00 for a one-year subscription to Mid-Atlantic KoiOnline Magazine). The club year runs June 1st through May 31st of the following year. (Dues are pro-ratedper month. Those who join in January or after are also asked to join for the following year.) Join for 4 yearsfor $100 and save - $20. Overseas Membership - $40 per year. Corporate Membership $275 per year whichincludes advertising and other benefits. Call Barry Hixson at 610-262-5184 or e-mail:[email protected] for details.

Please consult the following chart for the proper amount and send your check (payable to the Mid-AtlanticKoi Club) to me, Barry Hixon, 5465 Towanda Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18017.

As soon as I receive your check, I will send you a "Welcome to MAKC" email and a list of upcoming meetingsin your area. You will also be given the date of your membership expiration. Your email will be added to ourMAKC Notice Group to allow you to receive MAKC news and up-to-date information. A great source ofinformation is our MAKC website: www.makc.com. The MAKC membership list may be made available(upon approval by the MAKC Executive Committee) for the dissemination of Koi-related information.

Welcome to MAKC! I sincerely believe you will enjoy it as much as we all do. Barry Hixson Membership Committee Mid-Atlantic Koi Club

PLEASE PRINT (You may omit any information that may be sensitive such as unlisted phone numbers or email

accounts.) LAST NAME ________________________ FIRST NAME(S) _________________________(If Applicable) CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP NAME: ______________________________________ ADDRESS ______________________________ CITY__________________ STATE _____ ZIP______TELEPHONE ______________________ E-MAIL ________________________________ OCCUPATION(S)______________________ Do you have a pond?____ Dimensions____________ Gallons________ Type filter________________Do you keep Koi or Goldfish?__________ Type______________ Size___________ How Many?______Are there any Koi related problems you need help with?_________ If so, what kind?_____________________________________________________________________________________________Do you have special talents, knowledge or interest you would be willing to share with us? _________If so, what kind? __________________________________________________________________Would you be willing to have a Koi Club meeting at your home? _______________________________SIGNATURE ____________________________ DATE ____________ AMOUNT PAID ___________

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