by Leslie Triplett | Aug 15, 2025 | Pond Care
Aquarium people are spoiled. They can keep their tanks cool or warm as needed, control the lighting, control the food, and everything else that enters the water, and there’s no marauding predators sneaking around in the dead of night hunting their precious little...
by Leslie Triplett | Aug 4, 2025 | Swim Ponds
Have you been dreaming of a backyard pool that doesn’t have all the chemicals? A pool that doesn’t dry your skin out, burn your eyes, and turn blonde hair that lovely shade of green? I know it seems impossible, but they do exist. They’re called recreational ponds, and...
by Leslie Triplett | Apr 3, 2025 | Pond Fish
This year in Southern California, we really didn’t have a winter. No snow, very little rain, heck, it was only cold for a single week. While a true winter never occurred, the continuous rises and falls of the mercury have your pond a little topsy turvy, so here are a...
by Leslie Triplett | Feb 20, 2025 | Pond Care
STOP ADDING HYDROGEN PEROXIDEIn the fish world, a mentor of mine once told me, “The answer to EVERY question is yes and no.” I tried for quite a while to dispel this statement, but found that I couldn’t. Here is an example…The question of “Should I...
by Leslie Triplett | Feb 6, 2025 | Koi Fish
Why you should be there, even if you don’t have a pond yet? The All American Koi Show is a fantastic to place to learn about the art of Japanese koi. And it truly is an art form for Japanese culture. Centuries of dedication to this craft of selective breeding for...
