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What I wrote on Koi and Watergardens page just now. Prob my last day over there but it needed to be said.

And here's the other thing that I have observed over here that most pond owning people don't grok. I see so much angst, anxiety and anger over their fish being eaten when it is only a natural part of the food chain.The fish pond isn't in a vacuum - you have incorporated it into your landscape so it becomes part of the natural world, so there is not good way to keep koi safe. The ponds are installed to ENJOY, but I don't see a lot of that over here.You INVITE predation whenever you install an artificial water feature (or bird feeding station). It's the predator's job to come in and assist in neutralizing the numbers. It's how the world works but sadly, most people are disconnected from how the natural world functions. "They're MY fish, dammit, because I paid good $$$ for them!" You are learning that it just doesn't work that way.The problem with koi (and this next thing might just get me kicked off of this page but it needs to be said) is that only the human HOO forked out untold amounts of $$ appreciates that koi are somehow special. The red Shouldered hawks, GB herons, Barred owls, raccoons, etc. only see them as a meal. They care not what color the fish are or how frilly their fins are, only you do.I know of an excellent way to have the best of both worlds.If your future financial investment is minimal, then you won't have the same emotional attachment to the fish because you will have totally changed your attitude on the waterscape as being a place that attracts all wildlife, bringing nature to you. You'll keep your camera set up so you can see hoo visited the night before and be excited about it and not be mad or heartbroken and be on a mission to kill anything that comes near it.I have a rather large liner pond that is decades old - prob 50x 20. I stock it every year with 80 orange feeder fish - total financial investment - a whopping 32$. I raise and then hack orphaned Barred owls and Red shouldered hawks utilizing this pond as their training camp. ... See MoreSee Less

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