I made a visit to Wet Pets up in Dalonega GA yesterday and met the owner Chuck Jones. He has some beautiful Japanese Koi under a covered hanger. These are the most beautiful fish I have seen near Atlanta, especially the Showas. While I was there I learned a great deal from Chuck that has me redesigning the filtration and plumbing for my pond. Stay tuned for that in the coming months while I do my planning. He talked me out of purchasing a bead or sand filter and stressed the importance of matted filters which while requiring dirty maintenance will be much more effective in cleaning the water. My rock filled bog needs to be emptied of its rocks and filled with plants only to prevent disease bacteria buildup.
I also talked to him about my sick Kujaku and learned about the pink stripe along his side. Apparently this could have been caused by the fungicide damaging a part of his skin in the area of the lateral line. The lateral line is a receptor of energy waves created in water by sound and motion. Any movement in the water, no matter how minute, is detected by the fish via the lateral line. This is a fish version of “sonar”. Chuck indicated it will take time to heal.
In other news I also need to rebuild my waterfall again to stop some leaks.
