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bought house with koi (1) pond..long, sorry
Hi, I recently bought a 1923 bungalow in Atlanta, and I inherited a small
pond (about 4 feet across, maybe 2-3 feet deep) with one fish. To me he appears to be a large goldfish, not a koi--is there any easy way to differentiate? He's all orange. The owner that sold me the house said that he was here 4 years ago when HE bought the house. The pond is chock full of plants, and lots of green slimy stuff and some small lily pads. It does have some sort of filter. I realize that I should probably clean it out a bit, and I'm going to remove floating debris to start, but I'm kind of thinking, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." He's been here for years, doing well (the former owner rarely fed him--I'm sure he's been chewing on the plants and bugs) so I don't want to go in and clean out the pond and shock his system. I would like to introduce a buddy for him though. My problem is that I feel that I must give this little guy a good environment, but at the same time I am overwhelmed with all the things that need to be done to my "fixer-upper" so I don't have tons of time to devote to this project. Like I said, he's been doing fine so far, but I would like to make his life a little better. Advice? Thanks in advance. Kirsten |
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