Update: I can ship books most days. I have managed so far to get books out within 24 hours of the order. I ship with tracking when possible. If you want or…
Green Water Algae Bloom Control in Ponds or Aquariums
It’s the same for either ponds, or aquariums. And I do ALL SIX things. There’s a specific order. And yes I use a chemical, ONCE at the beginning and that’s all explained….
Koi Herpes Virus Outbreak: What Now?
At the bottom of the page, additional resources from Drjohnson.com, How to Heat Koi With Koi Herpes Virus, Are They Cured?, A Video on Koi Herpes Virus (by me). Hypothetically speaking, what…
Five Gallon Bucket Filter – Poor Man’s Best Filtration Under 1000 Gallons
Home Made Pond and Large Vat Aquarium Filter Do It Yourself Inexpensive Effective The MAIN reason I like this filter is that it was handling twelve ounces of turtle poop each week…
Salt
Using salt for Nitrite blocking, (This link has tons on Nitrite issues) (Salt for Nitrites) Title: Using Salt and Freshwater Aquariums to Combat Fish Parasites Introduction: Maintaining a healthy aquarium is crucial…
Two REALLY Good Fish / Aquaculture Resources
https://www.aquaculturenorthamerica.com/ www.youtube.com/@AquacultureNorthAmerica https://www.uwsp.edu/nadf/northern-aquaculture-demonstration-facility/ Special thanks to Kelvin Davis for bringing these to my attention!
Eugenol Oil of Cloves Fish Sedation Euthanasia Definitive Resources
Sedative effective in reducing fish transport costs June 26, 2015 By Emma Wiernnaa An eugenol based sedative – AQUI-S®20E – used to sedate tilapia and yellow perch during fish transport has the…
Fatty Liver in Koi – Hepatic Lipidosis Cyprinus carpio – Dietary Excess x Imbalance
Fatty Liver in Koi – Hepatic Lipidosis Cyprinus carpio – Dietary Excess x Imbalance QUESTION: Is this a female fish? Koi that get bigger and bigger in the belly, are often said…
Acid Rain, United States Rain Precipitation, Fish Kills from Acid Rain? Maybe Not.
The TL;DR of Acid Rain. If you’re in the North Eastern United States, acid rain COULD just possibly be a “thing”. The active ingredients in Acid Rain are Sulfuric Acid and Nitric…
Koi Dropsy Goldfish Pinecone Fish With Ascites, Hydrops
I’m super sorry about that platinum ogon butterfly. Suuuuuuuuuccckkkkkkkssssss when that happens. Since literally everything I’ve used has failed in the past – (pretty much) I’ll say that we can certainly do…
Shell Rot – Turtle Fungal Infections in the Shell
Hi Doc, do you know if turtles can be treated with fish meds for fungus? Hey! So fungus in turtles calls on three things. Fixing the cause of the fungus which is…
Pond Goldfish Has Lumps in The Skin: Goldfish Lumps & Pox Virus
There are three different reasons for lumps like that and the most common is a carp pox virus, there’s a papilloma virus and there’s a sarcoma that looks like that. They almost…
Some Moral Questions About KHV Survivors
Let me start by making two “statements” I do not value at all, but MUST remain my professional “party line” 1. Koi Herpes Virus HEATED survivors are “carriers for life” and WILL…