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In_The_Wind

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Fri Apr-04-08 03:29 AM
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A surprising success story.

When the ice melted I was curious about the condition of the cement pond

www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=6906086#6906097

Four of the Koi released last Fall lived through the winter.

Did you know Koi can live 200 years?

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Fri Apr-04-08 04:57 AM
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1. shazam!

Edited on Fri Apr-04-08 04:57 AM by KG

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In_The_Wind

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Mon Apr-07-08 08:28 AM
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8. Nice surprises are always welcome!

:hi:

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Fri Apr-04-08 08:29 AM
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2. very nice photo. Glad to hear that they survived!

:hi:

:hug:

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In_The_Wind

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Mon Apr-07-08 08:06 AM
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5. I borrowed the photo.

Yesterday we covered the pool/cement_pond with a mesh net to keep the predators at bay until the water lilies spread out over the surface giving the fishies a place to hide.

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Fri Apr-04-08 10:29 AM
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3. I have a friend with a pond with goldfish/coi

They are very hardy fish. They have made it through several winters.

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In_The_Wind

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Mon Apr-07-08 08:21 AM
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6. We visited the Brooklyn Botanical Garden Saturday.

http://www.bbg.org/exp/360/pool.html
http://www.bbg.org/exp/stroll/lilypool.html
They have so many koi it's impossible for me to guess how many we saw. The Lily Pond has new small koi but the older ones are huge. I remember when the Japanese Gardens were young and the koi were babies.

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Fri Apr-04-08 10:31 AM
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4. Awesome

I didn't know they could live so long.

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In_The_Wind

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Mon Apr-07-08 08:27 AM
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7. I didn't know they could be sooo expensive!

http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=185

Holy crap http://www.coloradokoi.com/koifish.htm
or that they can blush http://www.coloradokoi.com/hikarimuji.htm

:hi:

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