Having Your Own Koi Fish Garden

Building and maintaining your own koi pond can be a rewarding experience for those that do it correctly. To add even more enjoyment, you can transform your koi pond into a full fledged koi garden. There are three main parts to a koi garden. They are a Koi Pond, Koi Fish, and Plant life.

A good koi pond will give your fish plenty of room to grow and flourish. A great depth for a koi pond is around four feet deep, because it gives the koi enough room to grow and find protection from predators, such cats, raccoons, and some birds. Also, a larger pond gives you the benefit of adding more Koi later on as you see fit. Koi ponds should be shaded, with very little direct sunlight during the day. Placing a koi pond under a tree is great protection from light and most birds, you will have leaves falling into the pond which can be a nuisance. Also, be wary of lawn chemicals, such as pesticides, as even a little bit can devastate an entire community of koi.

The other part off a koi garden is plants. But sadly, koi fish and plants don't always coexist together successfully. Koi fish are known for knocking over plants, and also digging them up if they are planted in the pond. Koi fish will dig around and actually uproot the plants if they have easy access to them. Adding small pea rock around the base of the plants and then placing several larger rocks on top of the smaller ones will help keep them safe from curious koi fish. Also, closely knitted netting placed around the plants will keep them away safely and effectively.

Taking into account the plants and how you secure them will ensure your newly created koi garden is a success and can be enjoyed for many years.