Koi, Goldfish & Pond Health In Twenty Steps
Koi, Goldfish & Pond Health In 20 Steps
Ulcer Treatments
Parasite Treatments & Cures
Koi Water Quality
Koi Quarantine & Health
Medications



Read These In Order:

  1. Introduction
  2. Site Glossary

The Twenty Steps:

  1. Step Three
  2. Step Four
  3. Step Five
  4. Step Six
  5. Step Seven
  6. Step Eight
  7. Step Nine
  8. Step Ten
  9. Step Eleven
  10. Step Twelve
  11. Step Thirteen
  12. Step Fourteen
  13. Step Fifteen
  14. Step Sixteen
  15. Step Seventeen
  16. Step Eighteen
  17. Step Nineteen
  18. Step Twenty
IMPORTANT Links

-More Links-

Medications - Koi & Goldfish Disease Remedies & Treatments - To your door overnight. Usage guides by Dr. Erik Johnson.

Koi Health & Disease Text Book - Fish Disease Treatments Simplified but leaving nothing out! 160 pages, satisfaction guaranteed.

Koivet Koi & Goldfish, Pond & Water Garden Forum or Message Board - Message with some of the best hobbyists and experts in the industry.

Chat about Koi & Goldfish Ponds and Water Features. Top of the hour, especially 9AM and 9PM EST

Koi & Goldfish Diseases Symptoms Chart - KoiCrisis.com

Other Links

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Step Twenty
Assure Oneself of Advanced Help

Knowing what to do in the event of a crisis is not just lucky. It's a deliberate effort to have success when an unexpected catastrophe strikes. Here are some resources.

· Fishdoc.net - Find a veterinarian near you that treats fish.

· KoiCrisis.com - Simple and to the point, brief articles on the medicines mentioned above. A symptoms chart in which you simply click the fish where it's "sick" and receive clear instructions.

· Pondchat.com - You can come here to chat in real time or get a question answered.

· Koivet.com - Message board is populated with experienced hobbyists who may be able to help you through a crisis.

· Samples.Koilab.com - Sending fish samples to University of Georgia couldn't be easier. The how, when, where and why is answered in this website.

· PondInstaller.com - Help and advise from a fish health expert for people who can teach others how to effectively control fish diseases.

You would be an idiot NOT to go look at the links page to check articles which are essential to your deeper understanding of Koi and Goldfish health.

Thank you for your attention.

Dr Erik Johnson

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Koivet.com
Koivet is a venerable, long lived koi and pond fish health site started by Dr Erik Johnson in 1994 as an off shoot of his first few websites at Mindspring.com. Now Koivet is full of information and movies and more.

Koi Beginner
Once you've leapfrogged through this tutorial you will have a solid, working concept of the Koi hobby and what it's all about. This is done just about exclusively with video and very little written material.

DrJohnson.com
More than koi health, this site spans all things animal, by a real veterinarian who shoots you straight.





Fishdoc.co.uk
By Frank Prince-Iles. A UK authority who put this site together some time ago and which is still relied upon as a major source of good Koi and pond fish information



Fish Medicines
Learn about fish medicines, what they do, and where to get them.



PondCrisis.com
If you have a koi, pond or fish problem, this site takes you through twenty easy questions and at the end you know what you need to fix in your pond to create restored Koi health.



KoiCrisis.com
Koi Crisis has a symptoms chart by system you can choose the symptom by fish part, and resolve a lot of Koi pond fish problems or at least, learn about them understand how to remedy them.



Buying Domestic Koi
What does "Domestic" koi mean? Why would you buy that kind? How do you pick good and healthy ones? Who sells them and where do you find the best ones?



Buying Imported Koi
A Japanese or Israeli imported Koi is a beautiful thing. Why would you buy one of those? How do you identify a "good one"? And what kinds are there? Who would you buy one from?



Koi Filtration - Bead
With a little bit of management every week or so, you can have gin clear water in your koi or fish pond. Bead filtration is more than ten years old and defines the state of the art in Koi and pond fish ponds.





Koi Filtration - Natural
Requiring no weekly management but one big yearly overhaul, natural filtration is the easiest there is. Relying on live plants and organic processes, water quality is usually superb. Described and common mistakes illustrated, visit this site!



Koi Food & Feeding
What should you feed your koi? How many times per day? Is Corn really that bad in a Koi diet? What are the most common feeding mistakes people make? What's the best food?



Koi and Pond Hard Goods
So many places these days, are pure ripoffs. Finding a reputable dealer of koi and pond hard goods isn't as easy as you would think but there's ways to tell. The product line should be to-the-point and not contain shams. Who's doing it right? Visit this site!



Finding Reputable Dealers
The fish are only as good as the dealer holding them. Quarantines, guarantees and fish quality all factor in. What to ask, what to see and how to handle your new fish.



Books on Koi Diseases
You will be introduced to Dr Johnson's Koi Health book but also to other books he's reviewed.



Help With Koi Problems
Koi Community rates a variety of forums and message boards on ease of use, friendliness and quality of help. Not all boards are created equal. Not mincing words here.


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