I decided I'd like a pond a few years ago and this one has been deepened a few times since we dug it. It is almost 2m in depth and the Koi seem to like it.
This one is the biggest of my Koi and is more than a decade old. I bought the fish at around 3 to 4 inches and they've grown!
My son, the Fish Whisperer.
For context, the box is 18 inches / 45 cm diagonally.
Those Koi have really grown. At 2 meters your pond should be deep enough to have them survive over winter. Any idea what the lifespan of a Koi is? I have 2 ponds, one smaller and the other large enough to raise tilapia. Not sure what I will put in the smaller one. Right now I have three turtles that just showed up in the pond and an enormous amount of tadpoles.
I have read reports where a Koi was 200 years old, but I believe that's rare. 20 - 30 years perhaps?
We don' have turtles in the wild here in the UK. We get newts and one shows up sometimes.
Would love to be able to keep fish in our pond but only manage to keep tadpoles.
We've got tadpoles in the other pond... the one that will be the new Koi pond... been waiting a decade lol
beautiful nice fish
Thank you.
Is that a Ki Utsuri koi fish?
I don't know. I bought them as small fish with no pedigree. I enjoy watching them, that's all :)
I love fishing too.
Nice to see you back. Expecting to read a new story from you!
I don't like fishing. I keep fish, there's a difference.
I never knew you liked fishing! That's good. I wish i could afford a pond
I keep fish, that's different to fishing.
Oh, I see. That's like having it as a pet. Right?
Yes exactly :)
Is it true that Koi can actually get sunburns?
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Wow, your koi are huge - and beautiful! :)
Thank you, I've always thought so too :)
I just love Koi we have a water garden near here. I visited and took pics. They had the most gorgeous fish, plants and water gardens. They had the biggest water Lily pads I have ever seen. You could sleep on them.
upvoted and resteemed
Thank you :)
Watching the koi is really soothing :)
lol....you upvoted your own comment having a little wine were we?.....thats something i have not seen you do before...lol
Really cool. So you stock it with those fish ? And they are kind of like pets ??
I haven't bought any new fish for a number of years. We lost one goldfish earlier this year and that prompted me to want to get the new (old) project finally finished. I put those fish in the pond when they were 3 to 4 inches and we've extended and deepened the pond a few times over the years.
Yes, they're pets. I love watching them and even when they die, they're not for eating! :)
This fish is looking beautiful and colorful...and i love to eat this fish...
You couldn't afford to eat this fish.
oh my gosh.... these two comments have me giggling!!!! LOLOLOL
I'd be more impressed with his comment if he'd actually upvoted my post - actually, the idiot wanting to eat someone's pet is beyond the pale so I'll be downvoting the fool, sorry.
eek! i assumed anyone who would say something like must be a friend with a dark sense of humor! well. i guess he'll be more careful next time! :O
LOL I guess he might... but looking at his low rep, it doesn't look like he's a fast learner.
10?!??!!?!? LOLOLOL well that's just shameful.