You love your finned friends and can’t wait to see them swimming about after the winter thaw. Now is the right time to be thinking of your fish and taking measures to ensure they remain healthy throughout the year. Most fish issues can be avoided by following these simple, preventative measures.

Understand Water Quality

The majority of issues with fish are caused by poor water quality. Make sure that the fish population is under control and don’t be afraid to do partial water changes often and consistently. Make sure when adding water or when doing a partial water change in your pond, that you treat the water with Aquascape’s Pond Detoxifier to eliminate chlorine/chloramines and chelate heavy metals. Aerating your pond water is also something that can potentially increase water quality dramatically.

Buy Your Fish from a Responsible Retailer

Always examine fish before you buy them.  Look at there overall body shape compared to others.  Check their eyes, their fins . . Never buy fish that look questionable.  Pondgeek.com quarantines ALL of our Fish for a minimum of (2) weeks to ensure We are Selling You Healthy Fish!!!  We will not sell a sick fish to make a sale.

Keep a Close Eye on Your Fish

When you feed your fish, is a great time to examine all your finned friends.  At the first sign of disease (sores, white spots, frayed red fins, bulging eyes, etc.) a treatment should be started.  The longer you wait to treat the problem, the less chance you have of saving your fish.  Often times an unnoticed disease will foster into a secondary infection.  If you feel your fish may be sick, Please Call Us Immediately (516) 937 – 3474 and we will be glad to help you choose your course of treatment!

Test Your Water

Test it yourself or Bring us a Sample and We will Test it for you. It is also important to test the water coming directly from your tap as it is increasingly common to have issues including ammonia, or chlorine coming directly from your source water.

Feed Your Fish a High Quality Food

Feeding a high quality food will not affect water quality and will ensure that your fish are getting all the vitamins and nutrients they need to maintain proper health. Be sure to feed often and consistently.

Before treating any potential problem with your fish, it is important to make sure that you are using the correct treatment, dosage, or treatment rate to prevent any recurrence.