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Koi-lo wrote:
I don't know how many people are reading this NG but will ask anyway.
What
kind of GF are you keeping? Orandas? Shubunkins and comets? Which are
your favorites? How long have you been keeping GF?

Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy
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I'm a sometime poster, much more often lurker with a single 7 year-old
common male who's about 7 inches at this point.

My first fish was a comet and I've always liked them, but I like the
hardiness and fish-like-ness of commons. I like big fish, so I'm
looking forward to keeping koi when I get some property to build a pond
on. (Not an imminent prospect in Los Angeles.) I might get more into
fancy goldfish as I'm still feeling my way... but I'd probably even
keep steelhead if I could!!
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I love the "fish shaped" GF as well and have many Shubunkins, both outside
and inside the house. If you have the space you can keep GF in those $10
kiddy pools from Wal*Mart. A cheap black dropcloth hides the ugly glaring
color and cartoons. :-) They'll fit in a small yard or even on a balcony or
porch. You can easily keep 8 to 10 adults in one of these shallow pools or
2 koi until they out grow it. I've always had tropical fish and goldfish,
but I'm finding I like the GF more than the tropicals, especially the fancy
GF. I find myself keeping less tropicals and more GF these days.......
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy
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