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Message: [QUOTE="Lisak1, post: 486313, member: 6145"] I don't disagree with you - with good filtration, it can work. However, we had 14 big koi in our pond for a number of years and all was well... until our pump failed in the middle of a long cold winter. All but one of those koi died. It was terrible. The 2 dozen goldfish we had in the pond at the same time were unfazed. I will never put koi in my pond again, as much as I love them. And we managed those koi for years with only a bog for filtration - no bottom drain, no water changes, no settling chambers. Just a pond full of plants and fish. What I don't agree with is the statement "not everyone has the space or money for a large pond". That would be like me saying I really want a St Bernard, and I live in a small apartment but I'm going to do it anyway because it's what I want. If you can't afford to house an animal - any animal - properly, then choose differently. Lots of dogs would do great in a small apartment. Same with pond fish. You can have a beautiful pond of any size that's full of colorful goldfish. Not every pond is suited for koi. If someone can't afford a large pond, then they probably can't afford extensive filtration either. And the biggest problem we see on the forum is that people don't know when to stop - once they have six koi that are thriving but small, they want six more. The don't take into consideration that those koi are going to get bigger and require more space over time. You've managed to avoid that urge. It sounds like you have multiple ponds, so maybe that's the secret! [/QUOTE]

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