How do you get enough anacharis to make a difference when koi are so fond of
it? I tried and it was just fruitless. The reason I don't have "natural"
filtration in the form of plants is that the fish eat them all up before
they can multiply. I had to give up and give in to hubby's "gadget
mentality" and get a uv light. I wanted to feel like I had mastered the
"balance" thing and clear my own water, but he wouldn't be patient and
couldn't see why I didn't want to just "buy" a solution. I couldn't explain
that I don't feel like a true ponder if I didn't get the water to clear
naturally. It really was moot, when the plants didn't stand a chance, but I
still wanted the koi and to him, that was the point, not the ongoing science
experiment. So, how do you still have koi and anacharis together?

Ann
"Jerrispond" wrote in message
...
Conclusion: there are preciousfew goldfish or koi babies.Any theories
about
the lack of babies, other than predation? I have notsees clear spawning
behavior...but then I have not done the night andflashlight thing.

I have probably a hundred goldfish babies....and over a dozen koi
babies.....the difference this year is a HUGE amount of anacharis in all
the
ponds. This gives them some place to not only lay the eggs, but for the
babies
to hide. The koi babies are probably close to 2 inches now, and they
still
hang around in it....The grown koi avoid it for some reason. I highly
reccomend it. It also has kept the algea to zero this year....except for
a
little string algea in the goldfish pond Jerri


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