Koi are very hardy. I had one jump out of a pond and spent about an hour baking on the patio. I peeled her off the flagstone (leaving all her scales behind) and put her back in the pond, rubbed her gills till I could pry them open and spent half an hour pumping her gills and moving her around. That was 4 years ago. She is still doing fine and easy to spot due to the scale damage. I have seen ponds pea green with all the koi happy and eating. They actually prefer slightly murky ponds with mud bottoms. I used to house goldfish and koi together until the goldfish got some fungus and every one of them died (30) and not one of the koi got sick.
Are Koi Strong?
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