http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/2009/04/feeding-your-pond-fish/ Water Garden & Pond Plant Blog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:56:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/2009/04/feeding-your-pond-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-181 dragonfly Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:44:54 +0000 http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/?p=995#comment-181 Its possible. Usually if a fish is stressed from lack of oxygen, you will notice them at the top of the pond gasping for air. Koi grow larger than the other fish you have and need more pond space. Where a comet or shubunkin can survive in fairly shallow water and smaller areas a koi needs a water depth of approx. 21/2 feet for optimal health. Most koi experts recommend no less than 3 feet of water with 4 - 6 feet mostly suggested as depth and should have a larger area to promote good health and survival. Its possible. Usually if a fish is stressed from lack of oxygen, you will notice them at the top of the pond gasping for air. Koi grow larger than the other fish you have and need more pond space. Where a comet or shubunkin can survive in fairly shallow water and smaller areas a koi needs a water depth of approx. 21/2 feet for optimal health. Most koi experts recommend no less than 3 feet of water with 4 – 6 feet mostly suggested as depth and should have a larger area to promote good health and survival.

]]> http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/2009/04/feeding-your-pond-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Valerie Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:26:26 +0000 http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/?p=995#comment-179 My mother-in-law has a backyard formed pond that is about 135 gallons. She has put baby Koi fish in the pond and then they die when they get to be about 12 inches long. This has happened for 3 or 4 summers in a row now. Could the pond be too small for koi? None of the other little comets or shubunkins ever die, just the 1 big fish. Help!?!? My mother-in-law has a backyard formed pond that is about 135 gallons. She has put baby Koi fish in the pond and then they die when they get to be about 12 inches long. This has happened for 3 or 4 summers in a row now. Could the pond be too small for koi? None of the other little comets or shubunkins ever die, just the 1 big fish. Help!?!?

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