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Posted	virgin
28-08-2007 14:53 by Kim Spalding	Hi All Virgin pond keeper looking to pick experienced brains. That knowledge not found in mags
28-08-2007 15:02 by -Rob C-	Ask away, I have some knowledge on ponds as my Dad has a Koi Pond. Very limited mind
28-08-2007 15:15 by Kim Spalding	Hi Rob, Thanks for coming back to me. Looking for an answer to why my Koi i introduced to the pond on sun is being harrassed almost to death literally by three chibunkins anda comet have taken them out and the koi now seems at peace again
28-08-2007 16:13 by telboy	simply cos its the new kid on the block,fish have a hiahrarci[spelling ]was it much smaller than the exsisting fish?how bigs the pond? does it have cover ie plants to hide in? oh yeah welcome to the site
28-08-2007 16:28 by -Rob C-	I'm going with what Telboy said. Or it may be them trying to breed as it is the right time of year.
28-08-2007 16:42 by Woz	being a new koi, im assuming its not breeding size anyway...get rid of everything else and have a koi pond like me
28-08-2007 17:31 by perky	Yeah until the floods come then you have no koi pond...
28-08-2007 17:59 by Woz	ive bought a load more.....their not quite the size as the ones that swam away but give it about 10years and they will be
28-08-2007 18:26 by Lnrak	unless the rains come before that...
28-08-2007 18:26 by Lnrak	Sorry...
28-08-2007 18:52 by -Rob C-	It depends Woz, you can buy large koi. I'd agree with Woz about having a Koi pond though, if you only keep koi there is a lot less hasle. Plus you can get specific foods and treatment etc just for their care. But, unless you want to spend lots of money it may not be the best idea. Woz get some pics of your pond up on a new thread. And give some details about it- size, fish, filtration etc.
28-08-2007 20:15 by Kim Spalding	Hi all, thanx for all your replies have taken it all on board and have found the chibunkins and comet a new home with a neighbours pond the new koi was a couple of inches bigger by the way tel. size of pond is probably small fry (pardon the pun) to some you lot may have it's 9'x4'x4'deep
28-08-2007 20:28 by robert.pope	its a nice size for Koi Kim as they need the extra depth in a pond! its temperature being deep will be more stable than a shallow pond. how many fish did you add? as with most ponds dont over stock and you should not get problems. Koi are messy fish and if your pond filter pump does'nt handle solid's then it might be something to think about upgrading in the future Oh yeh and welcome Kim
28-08-2007 20:39 by -Rob C-	Robert, I'm afraid you're wrong there, that's not really a nice size for a koi pond. It's a bit on the small side. Most koi magazines and books recommend larger.
28-08-2007 20:42 by Kim Spalding	this might sound thick and i know koi have different names but how do you know whatname a red over white or white over red is for example
28-08-2007 20:49 by -Rob C-	Kohaku. Most koi books and magazines can help, there's also plenty of sites on the internet. Regarding your PM I'm not sure. A forum or site specialising in ponds may be of more help.
28-08-2007 20:58 by perky	Red on top and white on the bottom and visor verse...
28-08-2007 21:00 by Kim Spalding	exactly. My you are perky
29-08-2007 00:20 by robert.pope	Rob-c as the size of the fish have not been stated then i dont see a ploblem with the pond for Koi! i accept that koi will grow very big ! however you can get smaller koi and enjoy them growing on from as little as 3 inches in size! i made a pond the size of kim's for my father, he has 3 koi that has grown to around 7 or 8 inches and a few goldfish ! he has a powerful filter handling all the solids fine. his pond will be fine for a good few years before they out grow his pond and at that time he will sell-exchange for small replacment fish. why should we jump on people and just say your ponds not big enough ??? ok rant over lol
29-08-2007 00:56 by -Rob C-	7 or 8 inches isn't very big for a koi they can reach upto 3ft plus! My dad has had some only a few years they are already pushing 2 foot easy. It doesn't take long for them to grow. As with all fish I always look to be able to house them long term as it's much less stressful for the fish. Each to there own though. I'll try and get some photos of my Dads pond, he does it the 'proper' way, ie with massive filtration and a huge pond. But, I know many prefer a smaller pond with less filtration, but it's not really suitable for koi.
29-08-2007 09:06 by tracyanne	kim ya wont find no braines on ere lol
29-08-2007 09:45 by Woz	im going to try and get some up in about a week rob, my camera has been borrowed and im not going to use the webcam, ill get some of the tanks aswell
29-08-2007 10:42 by -Rob C-	Instead of making a useless contribution why not try to help Tracy? And I look forward to seeing it Woz.
29-08-2007 12:02 by Woz	i have big plans for it next year, about 3-4times bigger
29-08-2007 14:46 by -Rob C-	Oh very nice, I don't think my Dad's could get much bigger, it's thousands of gallons already
29-08-2007 15:07 by Woz	well mines about 2000ish i think, so not massive in koi terms, theres room for expansion next spring
29-08-2007 22:57 by -Rob C-	Asked my Dad how many gallons, and it's roughly 5000 including filtration.
30-08-2007 08:06 by Woz	+ the massive filter to mine

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