Koi varieties are numerous, and each year new colors and patterns are cultivated – very similar to the way nurseries produce new varieties of flowers to pique the consumer’s interest and pocketbooks. Koi are no different.
There is a constant fear in the water gardening community that raccoons and other four-legged predators will go swimming in your pond, and while in there, they’ll help themselves to some of your prize koi, shubunkin, or goldfish. Here are the facts.
A couple of tips for looking after your pond and stream to make sure they stay in great shape and support your fish properly.
There are actually several related myths about keeping koi, those wonderful social fish. Yet, as thousands of pond owners can attest, Koi add an extremely enjoyable aspect to pond ownership.