A Koi Fish Pond
Build A Koi Pond In Your Garden
The Koi Fish Pond is a great attraction in a garden. What you need to know about koi pond care and koi pond plants.
Photo: jpellgen
We have a koi garden pond for 3 years now and I must say it is a great focal point in our garden. Our koi fish seem very happy and we even have koi babies!
This is just great fun and all the kids just love to feed the fish!
Before you start digging there is a few things you should know about koi pond care and
koi pond construction.
You should know a bit about koi pond filters to keep the water quality and reduce the growth of algae. If you want to keep several koi fish in a pond you won't get
around a good quality koi pond filtration system and a pond pump.
Of course a pond is not complete without koi pond plants. Koi like to dig in the ground and might disturb or uproot the water plants. But kois like the
cover of plants to hide in and it will make the pond much more natural looking. Plants with big foliage like waterlilies or floating pond plants will also help to shade the water
and keep the water temperature down. Koi pond plants will also help to keep a natural balance in your pond and reduce the
growth of koi pond algae.
This is what I did to be able
to have koi and pond plants like water lilies:
- Get some good sized plastic crates similar to what they use in supermarkets.
- Line them with weed control fabric and leave enough material to cover the top as well.
- Fill the lined crate with pond soil or poor (low in nutrients, unfertilized) garden soil.
- Set you water plant in the center and cover with the weed control fabric.
- Then cover the fabric with stones to keep it down.
- Put the crate in a suitable spot in your koi pond.
Koi Fish Pond
...the key ingredients to build one!
by Efe Giolla
Koi Carp
Photo: PYHOOYA
Nowadays, you will find a Koi Fish Pond in almost every second home that you see. They are ecosystems complete with landscape and a fresh water pond
containing Koi fish. Koi fish are also known as Japanese carp and are multicolored.
These fish are popular as ornamental fish and are used in decorative fresh water ponds all across the world.
Though it is most likely an expensive affair, a Koi fish pond can enhance the beauty of your yard or backyard. The fresh water pond generally costs a
lot of money since it needs to be dug in your yard.
However, on the brighter side, having a Koi garden in your home will not only enhance the value of your property but also help you to de stress and give
you a great past time. Koi garden is not as complicated as it is made out to be. The ingredients of a Koi garden are simple: a Koi pond, Koi fish and other
plants and flowers as per your preference.
Types Of Koi
You can choose between American Koi fish and the rare Japanese Koi. While the Japanese Koi can be an expensive proposition costing more than $10,000 dollars,
American Koi is cheaper and comes for a few bucks.
A good idea is to gain expertise in managing your fish with American Koi fish rather than going in for the more expensive ones first. Once you are able to
understand your fish well and manage them, then you can think about spending a fortune on the Japanese Koi.
Some Thoughts On Koi Pond Construction
The location of your Koi pond is of prime importance to ensure the good health of your fish. Most experts suggest that direct sunlight is not a good idea.
However, this is also problem since if the pond is situated in the shade of plants and trees, then you will find it difficult to maintain the cleanliness
of the pond as you will have to clean up the leaves and other foliage that will invariably fall into the pond.
More over as most people use pesticides and other chemicals in their gardens, pesticide riddled grass can be harmful or even fatal for your Koi.
Koi Pond Plants
Photo: daryl_mitchell
Your Koi pond plants need to be chosen carefully. You cannot really have flowers or plants which have branches reaching inside the water.
This is because the Koi fish is omnivorous and it may nibble on those plants from time to time which may become a problem.
Keeping potted plants
in the water is also not a great idea since Koi is quite a curious fish and may dig into the roots of the plants and kill them.
This can be prevented by placing stones near the roots of the plants, so that Koi cannot dig into it. You can use water lilies as plants for your Koi
garden since they are quite resistant to the elements of nature and can withstand the Koi fish as well.
A nicely maintained Koi fish pond is a great idea for every home. Not only does it take care of your stress and tensions but also enhances the beauty
of your garden as well!
Efe Giolla is a koi expert. For more great information on how to create an amazing koi garden, visit http://koicareadviser.com.
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