My Fishy Friends Get Koi

One of the places that I ended up on my road trip in Late June, was Antlers Greenhouse. It is a greenhouse that my mother favours, and she told me there was a big boy Koi fish there. Boy O' Boy she wasn't just being coy.....

These guys seem to know each other pretty well........

Big Boy Koi

Here Koi...... Here Koi....... Here Koi...... He Came Over!!!

Then he got shy and wanted to check me out from afar.

Lookin like an Angel Flying!

Big Fella, Little Fella!

Just Hangin' Out Together in the Koi Pond....

Here's some of the Gang......

Boy Oh Boy!!! More Koi!!!

I could not believe how much fun it was to look into their little world for a while,

and .........all I had to do is tell them to S-M-I-L-E ...... :)

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Here is some information about The Japanese Koi Fish

It was about 200 years ago when Nishikigoi appeared.
From the process to cultivate edible black food carp, some food carp was born with colors by mutation. By crossing these carp breeders have finally developed the present Nishikigoi.
Nishikigoi is now called "living jewel" "Kokugyo" and "king of ornamental fish." Nishikigoi represents Japanese culture. It is also loved and appreciated by the name of "Koi" all over the world.
There are various charms of Koi. The first charm is that it is easy to raise Koi. A big pond is not necessarily requirement to keep Koi. Some enjoy Koi in small few hundred gallon tank or even in an aquarium. In addition, unlike other animals, it is all right even if we do not feed them for a week or so.
Rich in variety is probably its next charm. There are more than 80 varieties in the same Nishikigoi spices. It is truly enjoyable to watch colorful Koi with red, white, black or gold swim elegantly in a pond.
Nishikigoi is also a very peaceful ornamental fish. Koi does not have a boss. They do not harm each other. It can eat food from your hands. It is really lovely when it grows in this way.
Last of all, the biggest charm lies in that Koi is "a growing beauty." No artwork will grow up. Koi becomes more beautiful as it grows big. There is pleasure of raising Nishikigoi here. It is relaxing to watch them swim in a pond or a tank.
It is not that difficult to keep Nishikigoi and they are also affordable. Please try to keep Nishikigoi. I am sure it will be such a pleasant experience!

Koi fish are a great hobby. They also help you to relax and relieve stress. Koi are particularly fun to watch eat. Although Koi will eat many natural food sources such as algae and other natural pond residents, the greatest pleasure for many Koi keepers is in feeding them.

They are truly hogs. They look like piranhas at feeding time, churning the water, jumping, and I have seen some perform like porpoises, walking along the water's surface on their caudal fin. Once you hear the sucking sound of Koi sucking down food you'll never forget it. They remind me of water polo players who are about to get to the ball when suddenly other players from behind swim up and over them pushing them under the water. Koi will even swim up on lily pads to get trapped food.

They are very smart, and can be trained to eat out of your hand. They are by nature bottom rooting and feeding carp. They quickly learn to eat floating dry food. The food typically runs $1 to $2 per pound. I have found floating feeding rings add to the enjoyment. They learn to "hang out" around the feeding ring.

Any sources of water runoff feeding your pond which could contain large concentrations of insecticides, herbicides, etc. could be a serious problem. You would need to control and divert such runoff.

Koi stay healthy by having a large pond to live in. Testing the water quality for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, carbonate hardness, salinity, pH, oxygen concentration etc., is an important and frequent requirement. The water quality must be kept high.