New for Spring 23

New for Spring 23

KOIMAN ENTERPRISES SPRING HARVEST AVAILABLE FROM THIS COMING WEEKEND 21st APRIL 2023 These are just a few of the tosai tategoi that we have had growing and overwintering at Koiman Enterprises here in Hertfordshire. The...
What’s to look forward to in Spring 2022?

What’s to look forward to in Spring 2022?

We have hundreds of new fish just about to finish quarantine, and which will be arriving here very soon Amonst them will be many fish over 30 cm – including this amazing Showa from the world renowned Dainichi koi Farm   Keep an eye on the website and...

Ammonia & the Nitrogen Cycle

All Koi-keepers should be aware of the vital importance of maintaining good water quality in their ponds, and the need to have a good test kit in order to be able to regularly monitor what is happening.   What are the symptoms of high Ammonia in koi ponds? Koi...
Why should Koi Keepers be concerned about Chlorine and Chloramine in tap water?

Looking after your Koi & Pond

LOOKING AFTER YOUR KOI This section contains help and advice based on my experience keeping Koi for over half a century. I started as a Saturday Boy in my local aquarium shop, progressed to Koi keeping quite soon afterwards – and became hooked. Over the years I have,...
SUPERIOR SUPER MIX GROWTH AND COLOUR FOOD

SUPERIOR SUPER MIX GROWTH AND COLOUR FOOD

We were determined not to sell Koi food again. We manufactured and sold a high-quality basic koi pellet back in the 1980’s under the name PROKOI. And back in those days it was one of the few koi foods manufactured outside of Japan that met all the nutritional...
THE BLACK ART OF POND FILTRATION

THE BLACK ART OF POND FILTRATION

It’s really not that hard once you understand that all live water filters work on the same three basic principles: The Mechanical stage The Biological stage The Sterilisation stage Where the “Black Art” comes in is that all three stages interchange and interact and...