top fishes to keep in your backyard pond
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Top Fishes to Keep in Your Backyard Pond
• Koi start off small, but grow
quickly, and can reach 2 to
3 feet in length
• So you should kept them in
larger ponds
Koi can eat algae, insects,
and other nutrients in the
pond water, so they
should not need extra
feeding
There are many species
of goldfish, and some
are well-suited than
others for
DIY fish ponds
they can get most of
their food from insects
and algae in the pond
Most common Gold Fish species are:• Comet• Shubunkin• Fantail
• Comets: long and lean
• Shubunkin: similar shape to comets, but are a
pale blue color with darker spots of red, orange,
brown, and black.
• Fantail: smaller
and thicker, and their tail splits,
making it look like a fan.
Mosquito Fish
• small, guppy-like creatures who feast on mosquito larvae
• Just one fish can eat up to 100 larvae per day• Make your pond maintenance Easy
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