Winter can mean life or death for your Koi and an increasing number of Koi keepers are heating their ponds.

If you’ve made decision that your koi pond water should be heated to maintain a constant temperature during the winter and summer then here are a few reasons why you made the right decision.

Low temperatures can cause your koi to stress and are associated health problems. Temperature fluctuations should be avoided.

Heating your koi pond allows you to enjoy this hobby throughout the winter months.

Koi do not Hibernate, they just die.

When to panic:

If all your Koi were huddled together in the deepest part of the pond, laying still, some laying on their sides and not eating.

You are causing your Koi unnecessary suffering and may cause many of your Koi to die a terrible slow death.