Posted by Angielala on January 19, 2004, at 15:03:58
In reply to Re: Koi » Angielala, posted by Poet on January 19, 2004, at 14:42:19
I believe that they have some sort of ventilated solar tarp that you can cover the pond with to help the Koi in the cold. I say this, because a wonderful Chinese Restaurant has a pretty good sized outdoor pond with Koi, and every winter they put this nifty solar net type thing over it that keeps snow and leaves out and helps the pond stay at a decent temp, because I never see the pond frozen (and remember where I live- Boston, the closest in climate to Iceland as you can get hehe)
> We're going to have to get a bigger tank pretty soon. I really hope he stops growing until we can put in a bigger pond in spring. I'm going to check out some koi sites and see how well they do in freezing climates outside, maybe he could stay out there in winter.
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> He was only about two inches long last spring when we put him in our little pond (I think it's five gallons.) His tank is a 25 gallon and he looks so cramped. His new pond will have take up the whole back yard at this rate.
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