Derek Broughton wrote in message ...
Mostyn wrote:

Could some one point me in the right direction.
I have 3 Lillis in my pond no fish as yet but I am going to stock with
koi, I have been told that any plants in baskets will have to be removed
as Koicarp will decimate them.
Is this true should I take away my beautiful Lillis and all my other
plants. or leave them in.

It's impossible to say. I think a pond without plants is a shame, but my
koi never caused problems, anyway. Some people can't manage to get their
koi to leave the plants alone. The only thing you can do is try leaving
them in.

That's "Lily" singular, "Lilies" plural and Koi (not koicarp).

It does not sound like your pond is large. Koi a pond 36 inches or
more and a 100 gallons for the first koi. Each koi after that 100
gallons. Koi are diving fish[goldfish just glide] which helps them
develope to their best. Also, koi need pristine water conditions where
as goldfish can swim in a lot of crap as I saw when in China. The poor
fish swam in water with food scraps, pop cans and money. Please
consider carefully the choice of koi.