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Message: [QUOTE="GBBUDD, post: 384050, member: 10026"] After ALL the years of fish keeping the initial set up fish plants etc. Are what I consider the starters for the tank. unfortunately something has to die for others to live. Be it plants that the fish chomp on or the fish them selves die and the other fish or inverts and insects chomp on them. I know not many reading this will like my words but it's mother nature, survival of the fittest only the strong survive. I added beneficial bacteria and waited a couple weeks before the fish were added but now at 10 weeks I have loaded up the pond where there is about 25 koi ranging from 4" to 16" The insect lava and the baby koi / fry are thriving. birds stop in constantly and have a drink. We seem to be doing ok [/QUOTE]