Koi Carp

Hi, I have just moved into a new house and it has a pond in the garden. My brother and I are looking to expand on the current pond, (it a small plastic shell) we would like to make it a Koi carp pond. Deep and long while also raising the edges/sides to window level. Can someone tell me what I need to do with regards to looking after them? I currently have Tropical fish so am a keen fish lover. What I really want to know is what is best with regards to filters and controlling the Algae. Also how deep should we make it etc. Any other pointers are welcome 2. I have purchased and Air pump that does 900 litters and hour but am very keen to get on this ...  Read the complete review

I think that koi have to be the best fish you can buy for your pond. They are expensive but only if you buy the pure breed. E.g. sanke. You can buy them for about a fiver, they may be small but you can soon fatten them up. I have recently built a 4000-gallon pond for my koi. It is 4.5 ft deep. The deeper it is the better they will be. This id due to a few reasons. In winter the pond may freeze over so the deeper it is, the better it is for them to hibernate. The pond could also over heat in the summer, this will cause oxygen lose and could make the fish ill or even die. My most favourite koi are sanke, asagi, gin rin platinum, yamibuki, tancho and kujacko. These fish ...  Read the complete review

Having recently moved house into one that contained a pond, our main concern was for the safety of the fencing around the pond. We certainly had no interest in what was in the pond, however once we had moved in we discovered that there are about 7 very nice Koi in there, one of them a very large one. At this discovery and the delight the children had with the discovery of the fish prompted us to curtail plans to remove the pond. We have had a strong metal cover made for the pond so that our little darlings do not end up in the pond, and that was not cheap but for the peace of min dit was well worth while. The children love feeding the fish ...  Read the complete review

Koi Carp have to be the most beautiful and friendly fish going. My husband who thinks he is the next best thing to Dr. Dolittle, built a large pond in our back garden much to my disgust and informed me he was going to get some goldfish, little did I know that we were about to invest serious money in this project of his. It is very expensive to set up. To start you need a big pond, which takes a lot of back breaking work digging it out, especially as our garden is mostly shillet. Then there is the pump, U.V. filter, Pond liner, plants etc. So having completed it, of to Fish place we go, I am busily looking at the ordinary gold fish 50p each ones when I summoned over ...  Read the complete review

Koi carp come in many different sizes and colours. They range in price from about £2 upwards. Some can cost £30+ each. If you have an outdoor pond with koi in it you might like to take notice of this cautionary tale! Last year my cat started bringing in the most beautiful koi carp. He was obviously fishing in someone's pond. Some of the fish were very big, with the most beautiful feathery fins. Obviously someone collected them as there was such a variety. In all he brought home about a dozen fish. Then the angling expeditions stopped. I assume that he had emptied the pond. It was not until a few weeks later that I heard of someone living ...  Read the complete review