How to Choose Between Goldfish and KOI
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Article by: Brett Fogle Many people have asked us over the years "Should I add goldfish or KOI (or both) to my pond? The answer is "it depends." Goldfish are better suited to smaller water gardens , Organic ing - A Growing Trend and ponds, in the 50 - 500 gallon range. Goldfish are extremely hardy and easy to care for, which makes them the perfect choice for the new pond , Organic Gardening - A Growing Trend owner or water gardener. KOI Feeding KOI, on the other hand, require a little more knowledge and better water , My Spring Bulbs Won't Bloom - Why? quality in most cases, than goldfish and are better suited to the more experienced pond keeper. KOI generally thrive best in ponds , Metal Garden Benches over 500 gallons (the bigger - the better.) This is becuase KOI can grow , How to Ornamental Grasses quite large and therefore require more water , Tulips: Anything But Typical in the pond , How to Decorate your Outdoor Space without Breaking the Bank for proper biological breakdown of waste. KOI are also more expensive (and harder to replace) than goldfish, so this should also be taken into account before filling your new pond , Perfume Your Garden and Home with Gardenias full of KOI fish. , Metal Garden Benches More considerations... Goldfish are an excellent choice for the average water garden that is usually also full of a variety of potted plants. Lilies, Lotus, Iris, and submerged annuals , Tip-top Trailing Plants for Containers - these all do well in a water garden , Vegetable Layout pond with goldfish. Goldfish will not disturb the plants, , Tulips: Anything But Typical and will enjoy playing around under the lily pads without disturbing the plants. , Teak Garden Furniture: A Natural Extension of the Home Pond Goldfish Japanese KOI on the other hand, and especially the larger ones, will often create a huge mess out of submerged potted plants. , Rose Gardening: Water, Sun and Shade They seem to enjoy 'digging' in the soil , Perfume Your Garden and Home with Gardenias of the plants , Tulip Divisions - Garden Tulips and Their Identities and sometimes even knocking them over. This all leads to added mess in the pond, , Mower Safety - Blood On The Blade! and can create a real problem for the pond , How to Grow Ornamental Grasses owner. Generally, it's best to not have submerged plants , Injury to Trees and Shrubs in large pots, , Tulips: Anything But Typical when also keeping KOI. The ideal KOI pond is much deeper than the average water garden, , How to Build a Shed so the necessity for plants , Abatement and Consistency Philosophy to help with water , How to Decorate your Outdoor Space without Breaking the Bank quality and shade is reduced. However, if you still do want to keep potted plants , Tomatoes: History, Origin, Facts... or Fiction? in your KOI pond, , Funniest Stories-Part 1, May 2004 we recommend wrapping netting over the tops of the pots, , My Spring Bulbs Won't Bloom - Why? to keep the fish , Teak Garden Furniture: A Natural Extension of the Home from digging in the pots. Another thing you can do is to top the pots , Container Gardening with 1" of pea gravel, , Introduction to Snow Blowers and then larger river stones , Rose Tending in June or similar over that. The KOI will not be able to get past the larger rocks. As far as mixing Goldfish with KOI, this is fine and very common, we've just tried to highlight the most important differences between the two and between the average water garden , How to Grow Ornamental Grasses and KOI pond. , Unique Flowers make a memorable gift! Feel free to experiment with both, and then decide which fish , Growing Nostalgic "Old Roses" In Your Garden is more to your liking.************************************************** Brett Fogle is the owner of MacArthur Water Gardens , Introduction to Snow Blowers and several other pond-related websites including MacArthurWatergardens.com and Pond-Filters-Online.com. He also publishes a free monthly newsletter called PondStuff! with a reader circulation of over 9,000. To sign up for the free newsletter and receive our FREE 'New Pond , Rose Gardening: Water, Sun and Shade Owners Guide' visit MacArthur Water Gardens , Teak Furniture: A Natural Extension of the Home today! ************************************************** |
  
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