I buy Water Hyacinths specifically for my koi to nibble on
I know ... I'm crazy, but hey, they adore them as a snack.
I didn't think I'd keep track of the amount of money the little
rascals are costing me ... but, so far, the total is $74.
They cost $2.00 a piece and some have 2 or 3 daughters
attached .... so that is a lot of WH!!

Note to Joe ... the ones you sent me are decorating the VF.
I've decided to keep hands off those.

Nedra
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"jammer" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 May 2004 09:01:34 GMT, "Destroyallx"
wrote:

i recently put in about 5 hyacinth in my pond and it seems that the
koi..
LOVE to chew on them.. they grab on to the roots and drag it around..
its
pretty funny.. but i paid for these! ha... is there any thing i
should do
about this? feed them more...its a fairly new pond so there probably
isnt
much for them to eat naturally besides what i feed them....
thx

Is there some way to net the roots or use a basket and some rocks?