Koi Carp Reviews

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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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. ...  Read the complete review

My partner has had Koi for over ten years now. He started off with just two fish and now has 25 to 30 we’re not sure, as they are not very easy to count. About four years ago he noticed ulcers on some of the fish around the gills and on top of the head. Altogether he lost six fish before contacting our local fishery that breed trout ...  Read the complete review

Koi carp are some of the most expensive fish you can buy for a pond, this is a gamble really as they can become diseased or die!however what I would recommend are ghost carp, they are only a few inches long when you get them, the good thing is they come in as many colours as koi and I purchased 4 in May and they seem to be really hardy, even ...  Read the complete review