I need your advice. I am considering starting a flathead catfish retail business. These catfish are between 24-38 inches. What size bags, box, misc. shipping supplies, and shipping method would you recommend? Thank you very much. I have been hitting my head against the wall on this, so any help is greatly appreciated.

I am interested in purchasing nets for an environmental education center. We’ve had great success with nets with 36″ handles, 1/8″ mesh bags that are 4″ deep, and approximately 12 X 16 “. I see nets that you have that are close to that , but not quite. The 4″ depth is perfect. Do you have nets in sizes that aren’t listed, or do you have other suggestions? You’d think that the difference in a 4″ and a 6″ depth would be insignificant, but I tried a “sample” 6″ depth one and it just doesn’t work. Please help!

I live in Phoenix and have a small fountain with fish. The water gets too cold in the winter and I need a heater. What would you suggest. Thank you.

I have had a rather bad year this year. I have lost 6 of my largest fish in the last 4 weeks. I took the advice of a friend and took my pump out this year as I was told that the water movement does not allow the koi to rest through the winter. I came home tonight to find #6 floating and put the SAVIO waterfall pump back in and got it running at full power. The pond smells like sulfur, badly. I have not yet tested the water but I am going to do so. I will also take 10% of the water off tomorrow and replace it with fresh. I am also looking at the water softener treatment for salt. I have a 6000 gallon pond. (more…)

I have been struggling with ulcer on my Koi. I have gotten in under control with several treatments of Potassium Permanganate. However, I was wondering if there was a additive I could use that would prevent this. I notice on one of my large Koi (30″) that she has some areas that appear to be pink (she is scaleless). I think this might be the early signs of ulcers.

I recently purchased some property in Colorado that has a small pond (approx .5 - .75 acres) on it. I have stocked the pond with some minnows, bass, and bluegill, and I’ll be adding 10 grass carp in a month. I purchased my fish from Colorado Catch and they referred me to your website. The fish have been in the pond about a month now. I lost 12 of the 50 bass (striped bass-white bass hybrids) within the first week but since then, I have not seen any dead fish. Prior to purchasing the property, the pond was used as a watering hole for about 20 cows. I suspect there may be a few toxins in the water and was wondering if there was anyway to make the water more healthy for my fish. I’m also fearful of winterkill. Last winter, the pond (about 6 feet at deepest point) froze over for about a month. There was some type of fish in there prior to the ones I stocked so apparently there’s a good deal of oxygen in the water and my neighbors said the pond has had fish in it for years, but I’d hate to lose the fish I just put in there. Do you think I need to install something (maybe an aerator) to prevent winterkill?