New Koi Pond

[PondLife4]

Hi All,

I'm going to be developing a large new environment for Koi very soon, I have actually already started, construction is going well and I'm thinking forward to when its ready for fish.

Two things are niggling at me at the moment, first of all protection of the fish. I have used nets in the past many times but I was wondering if anyone had any effective tips that seem to keep the fish protected?

Secondly is food, I am planning to fill the finished pond with young Koi and don't really know what's best to feed them, the growth sticks I've looked at (http://www.cherry-lane.co.uk/products/aquatics) seem like they would be great. But can you give these to very young Koi?

Thanks in advance everyone!

 

[sissy]

Koi will eat just about anything but to keep them healthy they just need a good vitamin food .Also remember do not get to many as they will have lots of babies .I also use koi clay because the minerals in it they need.It also buffers the water and keeps it clear

 

[Meyer Jordan]

A good quality pelleted Koi food will serve your purposes.

 

[Smaug]

Get small enough koi pellets for there mouths,other then that feeding koi is pretty easy. Overfeeding the finned pigs is even easier!

 

[PondLife4]

Hi All,

Brilliant thank you all for great advice! I didn't think about how many young Koi have so that's certainly something else to think about!