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Quarantining new koi fish

The process of choosing some new bright and shiny living jewels to add to your collection is the highlight for most koi keepers. However, it can lead to stress if you have not added koi to your pond for many years. Your current older koi in your collection will not be used to certain pathogens and parasites and they will be isolated and not exposed to anything new. So, the

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