Hi, I really enjoy my small pond! I have had it for almost one year and have 6 koi. I live in Florida and have my pond under a screen house attached to my home. Looking forward to sharing info and learning a lot!
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Welcome aboard! Better be planning on a bigger one soon, Them ther Koi are going to get big! :regular_waving_emot
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So your pond is all screened in................now there's a good way to keep all the critters from getting your fish and yet it's still outdoors and skeeter free :fish:
Hi guys! Yes, my pond is tiny. I had my patio built with a empty spot in the concrete so I could add a small water garden or pond once my house was done last year. I had the patio screened in and then I bought a small 160 gallon performed pond and my local fish dealer in Daytona Beach said that I could have 7 koi in that size pond. Unfortunately one jumped out and I didn't realize it until the next morning, it was horrible! Now I have 6 wonderful fish that eat out of my hand and all have their own personalities. I simply love them. My problem is that they are soooo big! My largest is about 15" and the smallest is about 12". I know that they are too big for this size pond and I am upset that I was given the wrong info when I purchased them. Now I am totally attached to them and have to decide what to do. I love them all but don't want them to be suffering in any way. I keep the water clean and balanced but I feel like they should have more room to swim around in.
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Yeppers, they need a bigger home................time to get the shovel out and dig another pond way bigger! You could still put a screened room around it if you or someone is handy w/ a hammer. Then you could turn you little pond into a goldfish home and there are lots of pretty types to choose from. Lot's of peeps here will help you out w/ suggestions on DIY filters, bogs, bio-filters etc. anything you can think of that you want we have ideas here a plenty :fish:
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Welcome from the west coast here in St.Pete. :fish:
You're so right. I need to think of doing something bigger, and fast. My main problem is that I live in a gated community on the golf course. So, with the convenants and restrictions I can't put in a large pond in the yard. (A swimming pool is ok, but that's all). So, my pond is actually part of my patio. I could take out the pre-formed pond and dig out a new pond that is larger and use a liner, etc. Right now I have room for the preformed pond, a small waterfall and lots of plants planted around the pond. If I do away with the plants and put potted ones around the new pond actually up on the patio I think I could probably make a larger one for the koi. I don't know what I would do with them when I dig the new pond! They are really shy and skittish. I can't even imagine trying to catch them to move them to a "holding pond" when the new one is being built! So, thanks for the input, I'm looking forward to learning a lot! I guess I will have to start a new thread and ask lots of questions from you seasoned pros!
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Welcome........everybody will do their best to help you figure a way to fix this issue.
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Welcome calicochris! You should probably check your water a lot. With that many fish in your pond the ammonia and nitrites can build up really fast. Thats amazing the advice the guy in the pet store told you. I always see people buying a bunch of koi in the large pet stores and always wonder how big their ponds are.
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Welcome. I would lower the water level and catch half of them to give away or sell because the minimum I've seen is 50 gals/koi, and usually you read a much larger number. You could always switch to another type of fish. I have schools of rosy red minnows swimming around that are cool to watch and they can take severe conditions and even survive 33F. The biggest issue is that koi need a long distance to swim to be happy. I decided not get any and I have 4X the size you have. Not good news, I know. :-(
side question - has anyone ever kept frogs in an enclosed setup like this, or would they hop are over the patio? Might be another option for something cool.