My pond is 8 by 13 the deepest end is 3 feet shallow end 1 feet. It has pvc liner and i wanted to know if i am putting the proper plants in: lillies, lettuce, iris, ducweed and fairy moss azolla. I will have ten koi and four catfish in it.
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You might consider establishing more 'koi tough' type plants
Koi grow a foot a year and like delicate nibblies to munch on.
Duckweed and tender waterlily shoots will be first on the menu next Spring and like ravenous little kids they won't miss a bit
Regards, andy
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Koi grow a foot a year and like delicate nibblies to munch on.
Duckweed and tender waterlily shoots will be first on the menu next Spring and like ravenous little kids they won't miss a bit
Regards, andy
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welcome and yep koi are like the fishy destroyer .
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My koi love the lillies as it gives them cover and shades the pond to keep the weed away, my. Fish seem to eat alot of the plants I put into the pond. But I have grass carp that eat the plant life. This also give them an area to spawn in.
HI Ansaar, welcome to the forum from me.