I remember reading somewhere that a person put a pleco in his pond with his koi just to help with the scavenging. Is this a good idea, will they get along? I'm tossing around the idea just to have something different, I've always been a fan of plecos. Would they survive the winter?
Pleco with koi?
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koidaddy
karps house of koi
I have one in with mine and no problems. Nessie is over 16" long. Your winters in Ohio might be to cold to keep outside then.
Our local pond store has them in all of thier ponds.
Our local pond store has them in all of thier ponds.
koiguy1969
GIGGETY-GIGGETY!!
having had 3 in my ponds, they get along just fine..but youll never see the piecos
retiredusaf
retiredusaf
I haven't seen my Plecos since I put him in. They eat mainly at night and usually die in cold winter climates. I have question for somebody. In anticipation of a power outage, how long can I expect the Koi to live without circulating water? Usually, power comes back on within about four hours. That happened once and my Koi were okey but what if it is off for 1-4 days. Seems like longer power outages are becoming more frequent throughout the USA.
It all depends on your fish load and the surface area of your pond. A customer of mine who has a 4000 gallon pond lost all of his during a 4 hour power outage. I came to know him only afterward while he was looking to re-populate his pond. I advised him not to overpopulate this time and maybe think about a UPS for an emergency pump.
koiguy1969
GIGGETY-GIGGETY!!
Airic said:
oh.. they definately need to come in for the winter...here anyways!!!
retiredusaf
retiredusaf
No problem at all in Arlington, TX, for my Koi during this past winter and it got down to 15 degrees. The reading I've done says they should be alright if you keep an opening in the ice. My waterfall did that for me.
koiguy1969
GIGGETY-GIGGETY!!
retiredusaf said:
he was asking about the piecos...