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Rule of thumb for fish stocking explanation
"Jerrispond" wrote in message ... People don't realize just how big a koi gets, they are large animals. but I still think they deserve the room....sort of like keeping a dog on a chain in a small yard....they deserve better, they are pets after all Jerri http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond Too True. My parents had a Koi pond installed at their place about 6 yrs ago. I learned all I could about Koi and ponding first so that I could teach them and share the hobby with them. The pond is 3.5 ft deep at one end, about 1.5 ft deep at shallow, about 6 ft across and 10 ft long, approx 1400 gal, concrete lined, professionally installed with sand filter, bottom drain, water fall, top/bottom skimmers. I mention this because while the water quality in the pond is very good, I now feel we have too many large fish for the size of the pond. We have 6 full size and 4 young ones as well as about 6 fancy goldfish. They all like to hang out in a group and most seem fine with the space but one Koi in particular is approx 2ft long and I can tell he would like more room to swim. I removed 11 goldfish from the pond a couple months ago and they all seem calmer because of it. I intend to remove a couple more goldfish and 3 of the young koi. If I had it to do again, I would have less fish. I stopped going on local pond tours as I would see one overstocked pond after another or a tiny fountain pond with small koi in it and cringe knowing what life is going to be like for those poor fish. Sandra |
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