Koi knowledge assistant
Ask Shikibu About Koi
A serious koi knowledge assistant page for guided questions about koi care, pond basics, water quality, health signs, varieties, and buying decisions.
What Shikibu Can Help With
The assistant should guide users toward better questions and better evidence, especially when koi problems involve water readings, timing, behavior, and recent changes.
Explain Koi Terms
Clarify variety names, health language, pond equipment terms, and water-quality vocabulary.
Structure Care Questions
Prompt users for pond size, test results, temperature, stocking, symptoms, timeline, and recent changes.
Route To The Right Hub
Send readers to health, water-quality, buying, dictionary, or beginner pages when a full guide is more appropriate.
Future AI Engine Integration
Placeholder for a future WordPress AI Engine integration. The assistant should be trained on KoiTalk source material and use cautious escalation language for health issues.
Assistant Placeholder
This area is reserved for the Ask Shikibu interface. Before launch, connect the assistant to approved KoiTalk content, define health boundaries, and add human-readable disclaimers.
Mantifang koi library
- Mantifang KoiTalk background page for the existing KoiTalk and Mantifang knowledge relationship.
- Mantifang Koi Dictionary Complete Index as a deeper terminology source.
Example Questions
Examples should be practical and context-aware. Avoid novelty prompts or entertainment framing.
- What water readings should I check if my koi are flashing?
- How do I tell Kohaku, Sanke, and Showa apart?
- What should I ask before buying koi from a dealer?
- How should I prepare a quarantine tank for a new koi?
- What does KH mean in a koi pond?
For urgent symptoms such as gasping, rolling, severe wounds, rapid decline, or multiple fish affected at once, contact a qualified aquatic veterinarian or experienced local koi professional. Shikibu can help organize information, but it is not emergency care.