Last week we managed to get our water garden in but by no means is it done.
We have Egyptian Papyrus, Arrowroot, Hyacinth, Lilies and lettuce. Hubby now wants to put some goldfish (Koi) in but we have a problem with shipping. Because we are an island off of Puerto Rico we cannot have 1 day mail service.
Does anyone have a clue how long a Koi will last when shipped.
Oh by the way, put up with all my questions please, as I said this is new to us.
Thanks
Knot,
You pond is lovely, and Welcome to Dave's Garden. I've been away a few days and missed your entries.
As to the Koi, (keep in mind I am not expert) how big is your pond? Koi can get quite big and need space to swim and a lot of water moving. As for shipping them, I haven't a clue.
As a alternative, I'm sure you must have some pet stores there that deal in goldfish? I bought some 1 inch feeder goldfish when I first set my pond up in May. I picked out the most multi-colorful ones in the tank at the pet store. They are now about 3 inches long and eat from my fingers. Matter of fact, occasionally one will even let me pick it up.
Goldfish are very easy to care for. They can live in warm temps and when it gets a little cooler, they don't have a problem there either. There is also a multitude of goldfish species more interesting that simple "Comets".
I shall be watching for your trade list.
Molly
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Molly, thanks.
We do have a store (1) that has critters and every once in a while they have the regular goldfish. Our WG is only 4 x 6 finished so you have brought up a good point about the Koi.
I will keep an eye out. Everything we get on the island comes by ferry so no one knows when anything will arrive.
How many do you recommend and how fast do they multipy?
Karen
Hi Karen,
Generally the rule of thumb to use is "10 gallons of water for each goldfish" When you have live plants that should be taken into consideration too. I have 7 fish in my 60 gallon pond so I think I'm one fish over that. So far though, they are doing just fine.
Goldfish multiply by laying eggs. If there is no place in the pond for the eggs to be protected, they get ate by the fish. You can find a lot of information here about keeping goldfish: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/4468/gfsa.html
3 computers ago I had some other goldfish sites bookmarked, didn't get them transferred from my harddrives. Now I can't seem to find them in the google. But I do think this one for the Goldfish Society might be al you need.
Let me know how it goes.
Molly
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Koi don't like Puerto Rico ...
