How to build a koi pond Print This Article Koi and goldfish?
There’s a difference? Koi? What are koi and why must I build a koi pond differently than any other pond? Can’t I just put koi in my pond? One would think so, but one would be wrong. First of all, a koi is a carp, just like a goldfish, but it is from a different family. Goldfish are descendants of crucian carp and koi are from common carp. Koi usually have two whiskers like a catfish and goldfish don’t, so they are easy to spot if someone wants to give you one. And there are other differences as well. Goldfish dart around more in the water and will eat your submerged vegetation as they fertilize it. Your pond will be a relatively maintenance free ecosystem with plants and goldfish. Koi, on the other hand, swim lazily around eating everything they can get their mouths around. They love your most expensive water lilies and will dispatch with them first. They work their way through every piece of vegetation you have in your pond and look for more before you even realize you must feed them.
Related Questions
- During night, the lights in the pond turn on and the koi/goldfish swim with the other goldfish, just as actively. I was wondering, why do the koi/ goldfish hybrids refuse to swim during the day?
- Do I need to build a quarantine tank while building my first Koi pond?
- What should I look for when selecting someone to build my koi pond?
