Join your host Mike Gannon for episode 79 of the KPWG podcast with his guest Dr. Jessie Sanders. Dr. Sanders is a koi veterinarian and author of "How To Kill Your Koi". Mike and Dr. Sanders talk a walk through her book which is a actually comprehensive guide on keeping koi fish alive and well. Contrary to the title, Dr. Sanders offers up excellent …

Join your host Mike Gannon for another conservation based topic for pond keepers. Mike talks on how aquatic plants can also benefit from some conservation efforts, and how koi pond water gardens can help make a difference. You can find more from Mike: https://www.facebook.com/The-Koi-Pond-Water-Garden-Podcast-105860761497156 www.youtube.com/thepond…

Join your host Mike Gannon for episode 77 of the Koi Pond Water Garden Podcast for a discussion on bats and ponds, from a conservation perspective. Mike discusses the vital role that water plays in the success fo bat colonies. You can find more from Mike: www.facebook.com/thepondhunter www.twitter.com/thepondhunter www.youtube.com/thepondhunter www…

As challenges mount for all types of bees, especially the honey bee, a closer look at the conservation of these species needs to be taken. Keeping a pond can be a powerful way to aid in the conservation of numerous bee species. Join Mike Gannon, in episode 76 of The Koi Pond Water Garden Podcast for a discussion on pond keeping and how it can relat…

Frogs and toads are in desperate need of conservation around the globe. Join your host Mike Gannon for episode 75 of the KPWG as Mike dives into how pond keeping could offer big benefits to frogs and toads in the form of habitat and population growth. Koi ponds and water gardens offer much more than just a beautiful feature of a landscape, their ex…

Ponds are an amazing tool for conservation. Bird watching enthusiasts are discovering how keeping a backyard pond will aid in the conservation of many birds species and attract more species than setting up a bird feeder ever will. Bird conservation efforts are well served by the pond industry being widely accepted into the backyards of millions of …

Most koi pond water gardens are created for the visual beauty and the enjoyment of keeping fish and plants. But the average backyard pond will become a powerful tool for conservation and will attract many types of local wildlife. Ponds quickly become crucial elements of the local environment which wildlife will depend upon. Join your host, Mike Gan…

Water hyacinth is a common and popular aquatic plant for the pond and water garden. This seemingly benign "beginner" plant should be better understood before adding it to your koi pond, water garden, or water feature. Join your host, Mike Gannon, for the full story of the incredible water hyacinth. Mike Gannon is host of the Koi Pond Water Garden P…

Autumn pond keeping can be a challenging time for pond keepers that experience seasonal changes in the weather. Some areas experience "the Fall" when trees shed their leaves. Your host, Mike Gannon, lays out some great tips for making your Autumn pond keeping a little easier. Check out this episode where we go into professional tips on fish, plants…

Solve some pondy problems like leaking water with your host Mike Gannon. Mike is a pond professional and shares some of the ways that pond professionals find and fix leak issues on koi ponds, water gardens, and water features. Mike provides a check list on what to look for, and how to diagnose a leak issue like to pros do it. Mike Gannon is owner o…

Ponds and mosquitoes are often a common topic. Will your pond create a situation that will allow for mosquitoes to reproduce? Many pond keepers fear that mosquitoes will take over and cause issues. Would you believe that building a pond will help reduce mosquito populations? Chjeck out this episode of The Koi Pond Water Garden Podcast to get some g…

Koi and goldfish ponds are very tempting to a variety of predators. Our big colorful fish are a pond predators dream! Check out this episode of The Koi Pond Water Garden Podcast with your host Mike Gannon, to get some great ideas on how to deal with what is preying on YOUR pond! Mike Gannon is a pond professional and owner of Full Service Aquatics.…

Spring fish care tips is the topic for ep. 67 of the Koi Pond Water Garden Podcast. Your host Mike Gannon is joined by fish expert and pond professional Chris Tallarico. Chris is owner of NJ Pond Guys based out of Jackson, NJ. Spring time is a crical stage in the health and well being of our koi and godlfish. Mike and Chris will be covering how to …

Designing a koi pond water garden is a big undertaking, no matter the size of the project. Join your host, Mike Gannon, along with his guest Jamaal Hall of NDH Aquatics. Jamall will be discussing some design tips for the pond edging and waterfall area that will bring up the quality of your designs. There are principles to pond design that professio…

We all love our koi and goldfish. We want to give the best to them, but for how long should we plan to have them around? How long do koi and goldfish live? Join your host, Mike Gannon, as we delve into what to expect about the longevity of koi and goldfish; exploring some facts and some fantasy about how long we can expect to spend time with our po…

Koi and goldfish are built to withstand some pretty harsh winter conditions. But what happens to them underneath all that ice and snow? It is a common question that fish keepers ask, and your host Mike Gannon gets into what is exactly happening with our fish while hidden under the ice and snow. Mike Gannon is a pond professional and owner of Full S…

Many pond keepers ask the common question, should I keep aquatic plants? The short answer is yes. Mike Gannon plunges into the topic of why pond keepers should consider getting involved with aquatic plants and water gardening. The short answer may be yes, and let's see why! Mike Gannon, is a pond professional and owner of Full Service Aquatics base…

It can be easy, or it can be a real pain in the butt. How difficult a pond is to maintain is factored by a bunch of different elements that come into play. Join Mike Gannon for episode 62 of the Koi Pond Water Garden Podcast as he attempts to clarify just how difficult it may or may not be to maintain a pond. Learn what some of the considerations t…

It's a big decision deciding how big your koi pond, water garden, or water feature should be. Is bigger always better? Can you go to small? What size should your pond be? Join your host, Mike Gannon, to get these tough questions answered. Mike brings 25 years of field experience to The Koi Pond Water Garden Podcast and will give some insight into a…

How much does a koi pond cost? Episode 60 of this podcast gets answers. Anyone who is considering a koi pond, water garden, or water feature project has to start with the most basic premise of planning; and that is to know how much? Join the host of The Koi Pond Water Garden Podcast, Mike Gannon, as he dives into the factors that will affect how mu…

Planning a koi pond, water garden, or water feature of any type needs some consideration given to how deep the project will be. Mike Gannon, of Full Service Aquatics, is your host for episode 59 of The Koi Pond Water Garden Podcast and he will be exploring the often asked question of "How deep should your pond be?". Water quality and stability, typ…

Join your host, Mike Gannon, for some great information and insights into the once highly popular pond fish; the Golden Orfe. Once a common pond fish, the golden orfe had been somewhat sidelined with the introductionof colorful koi to the pond and fish keeping hobby. Now the golden orfe can be found in many pond and water garden centers. Find out m…

Pondkeeping during the winter months can be challenging if you live in colder regions. Mike Gannon covers some great pond keeping tips during deep winter in ep. 57 of the koi pond water garden podcast. Mike makes succesful pond keeping a year round endeavour. Check out some great tips from a pond professional of 25 years and what it takes to make i…

Grass carp are natures own algae and aquatic weed control for large scale ponds. Forget using toxic chemicals, these amazing fish offer extremely effective control of undesirable aquatic weeds and algae growth. Find out more about these amazing fish with your host Mike Gannon, The Pond Hunter. Mike offers some excellent information that any pond ke…

Everybody loves bright colorful koi, but black koi matter too. Join your host, Mike Gannon, for an episode dedicated to the sometimes overlooked black koi fish. It's true, black koi matter, and this episode explores some of the many reasons that koi keepers should add a black koi to their colorful collection of other koi. Black koi have cultural si…

How to winterize aquatic pond plants is a common issue that many pond keepers and water gardeners deal with on an annual basis. The process can be alot easier than what pond keepers may be being told, and will not require getting into your pond late in the season or retrieving your submerged plants out from your pond in early Spring. Your host, Mik…

Koi fish and goldfish are known to be prolific spawners. But how do we protect the eggs and baby fish? Join your host Mike Gannon and his guest Karen Kelley from the Nashville Pond Society to learn about some awesome tips on rearing baby koi from eggs. There are some very simple steps that any pond keeper can take when their fish are in spawning mo…

Join your host Mike Gannon when he is joined by Dr. Ted Coletti. The topic is container water gardens and fish ponds. Small ponds are a great way to enjoy the pond keeping lifestyle for those who are just getting into pond keeping or want to enjoy a pond with limited space or urban settings. Dr. Coletti wrote the "Tub Pond Handbook: A comprehensive…

In the hobby and lifestyle of koi keeping and pond keeping, manyof us share similar stories. Here is a "Koy Story" for you. It is a story you may relate to! Many of us have fish stories to share. Here is one for all of us Narrated by Mike Gannon Find more Pond Hunter: www.youtube.com/thepondhunter www.twitter.com/thepondhunter www.facebook.com/thep…

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Join Mike Gannon and his guest Matt Boring, owner of Texas Ponds, as they discuss some of the challenges of dealing with ponds during periods of high temperatures. Pond management changes based on local temperatures and Matt will have some tips for making sure our ponds can be a place of stability for our lievstock and plants during those heat wave…

Join your host Mike Gannon, and his guest Tim Wood from Aquatic Edge Consulting, as they discuss the American Mink. Mink are attracted to aquatic environments like our backyard ponds. Koi and goldfish can be a quick easy meal for a mink, sometimes even wiping out entire pond populations. Find out more about the mink and what pond keepers can do to …

Join your host Mike Gannon for episode 48 of The Pond Hunter Radio Broadcast, "Autism and Koi Pond Therapy". Autism is being described as an epidemic in the USA. American families are struggling to cope with the challenges that come with raising an ASD child. Koi and goldfish ponds just may be part of the solution to some of the issues these famili…

Join your host Mike Gannon and his guest, pond expert, James Allison. James is the author of "Water In The Garden" and owner of Water Garden Solutions based out of the UK. Get some great insight, from one of the pond world's greats! James Allison's website is www.watergardensolutions.co.uk You can find more Pond Hunter on: www.youtube.com/thepondhu…

The beauty of koi ponds and water gardens are a year round thing. But what about when ponds freeze? How to de-ice your koi pond water garden is the topic of Episode 46 of The Pond Hunter Radio Broadcast, with your host Mike Gannon. There are many ways to de-ice a koi pond water garden, some are right, some are wrong; learn the best ways to take on …

Your host Mike Gannon is joined by water gardening expert Rolf Nelson. Rolf is owner of Nelson Water Gardens and is considered a leading water gardening and pond keeping expert in the pond industry. Rolf has some great advice for pond keepers and water gardeners in this episode. Check out this great conversation with two pond experts giving great a…

Join Mike Gannon for episode 44 of the Pond Hunter Radio Broadcast with special guest Anthony Archer Wills; world renowned pond designer, author, and host of Animal Planet's The Pool Master. Mike and Anthony discuss ponds and water features and Anthony's career in the water garden industry spanning 50 years culminating in a hit TV show focusing on …

Successfully and effectively aerating a pond can make all the difference in how well a koi pond water garden performs. Episode 43 of The Pond Hunter Radio Broadcast explores in detail all the strategies tips and tricks that professionals use to improve water quality with aeration. Good aeration maximizes fish health, plant health, and water quality…

Join your host Mike Gannon and learn about the #LIVING-THE-POND-LIFE movement with this episode's guests Jason Lenox, Lloyd Lightsey, and Gerard Touhey; the #livingthepondlife embassadors. There is a movement in the world of pond keeping, inspired by Karrie Lightsey, a movement toward enjoying and truely appreciating the amazing lifestyle that we a…

Pondversation with Pond Pros is joined by the 2016 Aquascape Conservationist of the Year Bernie Kerkvliet. your host Mike Gannon spends time with Bernie not only talking about winning one of the highest honors in the pond industry, but his appearance on TV's The Pond Stars, and his annual event "Weekend at Bernies!". Bernie shares some of his insig…

Check out an episode of "Pondversations with Pond Pros" with special guest Laura Reale, co-owner of AquaReale Water Features and Landscape. AquaReale has been creating ponds, water gardens, and water features along with other landscape services. AquaReale services the Philadephia area of Pennsylvania and even offers specialty services of rainwater …

Have you ever seen a water feature that just makes you stop and say "WOW". It takes alot to become the best at what you do, it takes even more to become a true water feature artist, and Alan Decker of Deckers Landscape and Aquatics is one of the best. Join your host Mike Gannon for a special episode of Pondversations w Pond Pros with Alan Decker th…

How to acclimate koi, goldfish, pond fish, or any hobby fish is an important part of successful fishkeeping. Join Mike Gannon for Episode 41 of The Pond Hunter Radio Broadcast and learn the finer points of successfully acclimating fish to your pond or aquarium. There is a lot more to acclimating koi and goldfish than just "floating the bag". Check …

String algae is a very common issue with pond keepers. Join your host Mike Gannon and find out how to control string algae in your pond. There are may solutions to keeping this algae under control in your pond, water garden, waterfall, or water feature. Let's talk algae and how you can take control of your pond again! You can find more Pond Hunter …

Join your host Mike Gannon for an episode of Pondversations with Pond Pros meeting the top pond professionals in the pond and water garden industry. Mike's guest for this episode is Tim Cutroni from New England Aquatic Landscapes. Massachussetts based New England Aquatic Landscapes services the greater Boston area. A family run and owned pond, wate…

Hang out with Mike Gannon from The Pond Hunter Radio Broadcast for an epsiode of "Pondversations with Pond Pros". Mike is joined by Derek Johnson from JVI Secret Gardens out of Nashville, TN. Derek is a top professional in the pond and water garden industry and owner of JVI Secret Gardens a full service garden center. Learn about Dereks business an…

Check out the PHRB Special Edition of "Pondversations with the Pond Pros" as your host, Mike Gannon, is joined by the pond industries top pond professionals to talk about their businesses and their outlook on pond keeping. Chris Ostrander is owner of Living Water Landscape Service out of Battle Creek, Michigan. Chris is an award winning pond profes…

We all want healthy koi and goldfish for our pond. Quarantining your fish is step 1. Best practices in fish health begin as soon as you get your fish. Check out episode 39 of the Pond Hunter Radio Broadcast with your host Mike Gannon to learn the ins and outs of quarantining your fish. Topics discussed will be: how to quarantine your fish, what to …