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Backyard Stream Construction: How to Create a Flowing Oasis(Post)
The sound of water is soothing, creating a sense of calm in any area. Creating a gentle stream in the backyard is a construction project that can bring a special touch to your outdoor retreat. A gent ...
How to Prevent and Treat Common Aquarium Diseases(Post)Setting up an aquarium is fun, but fish need consistent care to stay healthy. Sometimes, despite all our efforts to keep an aquarium clean and fish properly fed, our fish get sick. Aquarium fish dis ...
Planning Stream Construction In Your Back Yard?(Post)Before building a backyard stream, there are some design issues that you should consider. Stream construction in your backyard involves a lot of work, but the success of your project regardless of wh ...
How To Prevent Problems With Your Waterfalls(Post)Waterfalls are popular in ponds and water gardens, and for good reason. Falling water is visually appealing, produces a pleasant sound for the ears and keeps the water within the pond circulating whi ...
Koi Shipment Season Recap: We Lost Count!(Post)Back-to-Back Shipments? You Bet. With shipments arriving in rapid succession, our team has been running at full speed—unboxing, acclimating, and preparing koi for quarantine and distribution a ...
Types of Koi: A Beginner's Guide to Varieties(Post)Additions to a pond are but a part of the beauty of koi; they also come in several patterns, colors, and types of scales, which you will find in the variety of breeds of Koi at Fitz Fish Ponds. To a ...
Japan Koi Buying Trip April 2022(Post)Fitz is back from Japan and has brought back tons of high end koi! He has visited over 20 breeders with the intent to buy koi for customers who have placed orders as well as stock up on the highest q ...
Are Submerged Plants A Good Idea For Your Water Garden?(Post)Many pond owners are fascinated with submerged plants and the role they play in the ecosystem. They include plants such as hyacinths and water lilies, and come in a rich variety of color and texture.
How To Add A More Natural Touch To Your Water Feature(Post)The most common thing people are looking for when they decide to build their water feature is that they want the feature to look natural. A natural water feature is one of the most popular styles of ...
50,000 Tosai in from Japan this March!(Post)!This March, the Fitz’s Fish Ponds team imported 50,000 tosai koi from Japan! This is one of the largest amounts of koi ever to be imported into the US. Over 500 boxes of koi were unboxed ...
Fish Disease Spotlight: Ichthyobodo(Post)Ichthyobodo is a parasite which afflicts pond, aquarium and saltwater fish. Many parasites are specific to certain water types, and there are number of things which cause it. Identifying the conditio ...
308 Boxes of Koi: Largest Koi Shipment to the US from Japan!(Post)On Jan 18th 2023 Fitz’s Fish Ponds received its largest shipment to date. It included 308 boxes with 2,992 koi. The entire shipment weighed 11 tons and contains some of the most beautiful koi t ...
The Ultimate Guide To Buying Koi Fish Online(Post)Adding koi to a pond sounds simple at first. Pick a fish you like, bring it home, and let it settle in. Real pond ownership doesn’t work that way. Koi grow, change, develop, and place real dema ...
FFP DELIVERS 39IN YAMABUKI TO SHAQUILLE O’NEAL(Post)This past month Fitz Fish Ponds had the opportunity to deliver an amazing koi to an amazing client. A 39 inch Yamabuki from the breeder Izuymia in Niigata, Japan, was delivered to Shaquille O’N ...
Blogs(Page)Explore expert tips, industry best practices, and essential guidelines on pond maintenance, water features, fish care, and more on the Fitz's Fish Ponds blog.