This section of the WK&WGS web site is intended to give our members and vistors access to information supplied by both our members and other hobbyists. If you have some information that you would like to share, please contact me at koieditor@washingtonkoi.org with your information.
Rich Street has performed extensive research on the web for information on microscopes. If you are looking for information on the geneal use of the microscope, koi microscopy, diseases and parasite identification and criters to look for under the microscope, check out Rich's article.
"You are a koi keeper on a mission - you have a pond or a fish problem. You need help fast. It is Sunday afternoon and your koi dealer is not available, but the internet is... Once confinded to our immediate circle of friends or club members, koi hobbyist are seeking out their peers--online. A growing number of vitual meeting places make it easy to post questions about everything from algae to zeolite and get hellp in a matter of minutes. These places are know as Message Boards, Bulletin Boards or simply BBS's (Bulletin Board Services)." If you follow the link below you will find an article writen/adapted by Rich about Koi messages boards.
Why wash your hands after playing in the pond? Learn how this simple act can prevent serious trouble.
If you follow the link below you will find an article written by Rich Street about keeping both you and your koi healthy.
Pond Calculator: Calculating dosages for the math challenged. This sheet was designed by Norm Meck and Rich Street. If you follow the links below you both an english version and a metric version of the pond calculator.
Rich Street made a great presentation on Koi identification at the last Koi Fest. If you follow the link you down load his presentation on Koi identification. This is a large file and may take a few minutes to open.
Koi Identification Presentation.
Looking for some unique fittings to complete your pond or water feature? Your local hardward store doesn't carry eveything you need? Howard Nojiri (AKA "Mr. Gadgett") presents a list of suppliers of pond and water garden materials.
List of hard to find pond materials.
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