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tha_predator

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here is a pic of my 1/4 acre pond. its dried up a good bit from the drought tho but the water lilies i planted are doing great. there are channel catfish, largemouth bass, bluegill, shiners, and one 2 ft grass carp. i want to add some ornamental koi to give him some company.

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So...... Do it! I love koi.

Chad
 
They're gonna have to be large to start with or the bass is gonna be fatter. :ROFL:

How old is the pond and how much land do you have there?
 
the pond is on 13 acres. it is spring-fed, u can feel the cold water coming up from the clay bottom. its been there along time. at first there were only shiners and bullfrogs. actually i had some larger pine trees on the back of the levee cut down bc they were shading the bald cypress and dawn redwoods that i planted on the perimeter and it started losing water. around 4' in the middle now bc its so low. how big would the koi have to be? the bass are 4 years old, ive caught some that are 3-4 pounds and their mouths were huge. also some of the channel cats are 8 pounds. i have a 100 gallon goldfish tank with 3 4" koi now. also i was worried about herons bc they do have some of different species including the great blue heron. which ive known some people to shoot at their ponds but i would never ever ever shoot any wild animal unless it was absolutely necessary. maybe i should only use the calico color koi so they have some type of camo? im really dreaming of having koi 2 feet long feeding like my carp, it would be like the ponds at some japanese resturants but i surely dont want to purchase a foot long koi for 45$
 
I have heard of places that sell them for like $1 an inch. I don't know where it is but I have heard of it.

Chad
 
i would love to just hook catch and release my whopper carp bc im pretty sure its close to 15 pounds. ill try to take a pic when i feed it but its just a dull copper color and the only thing that pokes out the water is his snout and lips.
 
tha_predator said:
the pond is on 13 acres. it is spring-fed, u can feel the cold water coming up from the clay bottom. its been there along time. at first there were only shiners and bullfrogs. actually i had some larger pine trees on the back of the levee cut down bc they were shading the bald cypress and dawn redwoods that i planted on the perimeter and it started losing water. around 4' in the middle now bc its so low. how big would the koi have to be? the bass are 4 years old, ive caught some that are 3-4 pounds and their mouths were huge. also some of the channel cats are 8 pounds. i have a 100 gallon goldfish tank with 3 4" koi now. also i was worried about herons bc they do have some of different species including the great blue heron. which ive known some people to shoot at their ponds but i would never ever ever shoot any wild animal unless it was absolutely necessary. maybe i should only use the calico color koi so they have some type of camo? im really dreaming of having koi 2 feet long feeding like my carp, it would be like the ponds at some japanese resturants but i surely dont want to purchase a foot long koi for 45$
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Man, that makes for a sweet pond, by the way, Where are you ?

Unless you fence off a section of the pond for the koi, they're gonna have to be atleast the same size as the bass, remember bass are preditors.

Yea, herons are a problem. Got one yesterday. Scared him under a tree and soaked him with the hose, wasn't sure if he could fly he was so wet. :naughty: He was ok tho, I wouldn't hurt them. But I don't think he'll be back. He never did get any fish. :ROFL:

Check out pricing on this site, http://www.grandaquatic.com/koi-fish.asp I haven't used them yet and don't know what shipping is but they are representitive of most over there. For $100. you could have some nice fish. :drool:
 
Chad55 said:
I have heard of places that sell them for like $1 an inch. I don't know where it is but I have heard of it.

Chad
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Sure you have Chad55, Whats that noise, could it be your alarm going off telling you to take your meds ? :screwy:

( Wish they'd make those in a patch so I wouldn't forget :ROFL: )
 
im in southwestern mississippi, yes i know how voracious florida bass can be so i wouldnt add any koi less than 6 inches and that might be pushing it. the grass carp was only about 3 or 4 inches when he was put in but at that time the only other fish were millions of shiners.
 
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