New to Koi

[Andy Jeffery]

Hi All

I am about to embark on a raised pond which will be a metre deep and hold 20'000ltrs. I am new to koi but have kept African Cichlids for many years in the past and am used to large filters etc. very excited about this project but want to get it right so will probably be asking lots of questions.

Thanks Andy

 

[bettasngoldfish]

Welcome to the group Andy

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Welcome!

 

[sissy]

Welcome i have koi and they get large and destroy plants ,wish some one had told me this 11 years ago.They are friendly and love to eat from your hand and love to have people contact which has to be started from the very beginning .My Aggie and my Bert .He is hard to get a pic of since he is so dark .They are about 2 feet long and have 15 other fish in 5000 gallons

 

[Lisak1]

I always feel a bit like the Lorax - "I speak for the trees!" But in this case it's the koi. Our koi co-exist peacefully with our heavily planted pond. The only thing they eat is the watercress that trails into the water, and it's there for them so that's not a problem. I know lots of people have issues with their koi rooting and tearing plants out of pots - ours leave everything pretty much alone. They poke around a lot, but they've never actually caused any damage. Most of our plants are naturalized, so we don't really have pots for them to dig in other than the lilies. And my lilies are so overgrown there's not much to dig IN! Now the frogs love to dig up my sedges, but that's another story!

 

[Mmathis]

Hello and welcome! We love to see pictures, and I know you haven't started yours yet, but post pictures so we can see what the site looks like. Then, as you progress and after it's completed, it's always fun to go back and compare the before, during, and after pics.

 

[Dave 54]

Welcome Andy feel free to ask away

Dave

 

[Becky]

Hello and welcome to the forum! Great to have you here

 

[tbendl]

I always feel a bit like the Lorax - "I speak for the trees!"

Hahaha Lisa.

 

[Andy Jeffery]

Hi Guys and thanks for the warm welcome. I will post pics as I start and finish the pond. Looking at the lighting minefield currently. Filter and pumps and paint sorted!

 

[addy1]

Welcome to our group!