| When you are choosing between regular goldfish and | | | | up your pond. |
| koi goldfish, there is some goldfish info that you will | | | | Potted plants and large amounts of decorative |
| need to consider. | | | | vegetation are not generally recommended for koi |
| The first consideration should be the size of the pond | | | | goldfish. One of the biggest reasons for this is the habit |
| that the fish will be placed in. | | | | of digging that the koi is famous for. A koi goldfish will |
| Regular goldfish are preferred in the smaller ponds. | | | | dig in the dirt of a potted plant and uproot the plant and |
| This includes ponds that range in size from 50 gallons | | | | sometimes even know the pot over. Some pond |
| to 500 gallons. The size and nature, along with the | | | | owners who insist on placing potted plants in their pond |
| ease of care, makes the regular goldfish the perfect | | | | will choose to place a layer of pea gravel and a layer |
| choice for the person who is new to pond ownership. | | | | of river rock over the dirt to discourage the koi from |
| Starting out with a small pond helps you to learn how | | | | digging. Also, koi grow to be very large fish and the |
| to properly care for both the fish and the pond itself. | | | | size of the koi is just naturally destructive to decorative |
| Ponds over 500 gallons are considered to be larger | | | | plant life. |
| ponds and are recommended if you choose koi | | | | Ponds with lots of plant life, especially the kinds that |
| goldfish over regular goldfish. The large size of the koi | | | | are potted, are much better suited to the regular |
| goldfish requires that you have as large of a water | | | | goldfish. Their size and nature makes them capable of |
| capacity as is possible. Koi have special needs are can | | | | playing in and under the plants and pots without |
| be very difficult to care for. They require much cleaner | | | | destroying any of their natural beauty. |
| water and having a larger pond will give you a better | | | | Some people choose to combine both koi goldfish and |
| rate of decomposition of the waste materials | | | | regular goldfish in their pond. This is fine, just as long as |
| produced by the koi. | | | | the needs and requirements and habits of each fish is |
| Plant life must be another consideration when setting | | | | considered individually when initially setting the pond up. |