We use a heater plus a bubbler in winter to oxygenate the water even if it's iced over. You stop feeding them when the water gets below 45 degrees — they seem to hibernate but somehow don't look any skinnier in the spring. Our koi pond is rather small and I now wish we hadn't gotten nine fish -- some will have to be liberated soon as they have grown (note: we have both koi and goldfish and one of the species grows much faster than the other but I can't remember which.)
Alice Waugh On Wed, Dec 27, 2023 at 11:30 AM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > We had a very deep pond at 9200’ in the mountains of Colorado. > The koi wintered over. > No heron in the Sangre de Cristo mountains …at least at that altitude. > > Good luck. > > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > > On Dec 27, 2023, at 10:15 AM, Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Also if the pond is not deep enough (ours is 4.5’ deep) then heron will be > able to wade and hunt them voraciously. > > With a shallow pond it also makes it much easier for raptors to hunt them. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_> > > On Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 10:13 AM, Rich Rosenbaum <[email protected]> > wrote: > > A couple of koi notes (from experience): > > - They can slowly grow quite large (up to 3') > - If the pool is less than 3'-4' deep it runs the risk of completely > freezing in the winter; either a pond heater has to be added or the koi > brought indoors > - koi are relatively 'dirty' fish for their size; some kind of > filtration is often needed > > One interesting fact is that koi kept in ideal conditions can outlive > their owner. > > Rich > > > On Wed, Dec 27, 2023 at 8:47 AM Garrick Niemiec < > [email protected]> wrote: > > We have a very modest reflection pool off our entry with a few field > stones and bubbler. In warm months a few flowering plants. > > I'm planning to add a few koi next spring and am currently in the > "discovery" phase. > > If anyone has a koi pond in Lincoln and would be willing to share > experience please let me know. > > G > > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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