Anyone swim in their koi pond?

A friend is debating between a koi pond and a small swimming pool.
Made me wonder, does anyone swim/wade/soak in their koi pond?

"Andrew Burgess" wrote in message
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A friend is debating between a koi pond and a small swimming pool.
Made me wonder, does anyone swim/wade/soak in their koi pond?


Periodically...but not on purpose.

BV.

Andrew Burgess wrote:
A friend is debating between a koi pond and a small swimming pool.
Made me wonder, does anyone swim/wade/soak in their koi pond?



-- I wade in it quite frequently, my grandkids like to "swim" in it
though they are geting a bit big to actualy swim as its onlu three ft deep





John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

never miss a good oportunity to shut up

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

How do the koi feel about sharing their pond? Are they tramatized?
Entertained? Or polite and hospitable but secretly watching the clock?

Chris

"john rutz" wrote in message
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Andrew Burgess wrote:
A friend is debating between a koi pond and a small swimming pool.
Made me wonder, does anyone swim/wade/soak in their koi pond?



-- I wade in it quite frequently, my grandkids like to "swim" in it
though they are geting a bit big to actualy swim as its onlu three ft deep





John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

never miss a good oportunity to shut up

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

I sit on the edge that has turf and dangle my
feet and legs in the water. The fish like to nose and check things out.


k30a
and the watergardening labradors
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...ors/index.html

"Chris Herring" wrote in message
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How do the koi feel about sharing their pond? Are they tramatized?
Entertained? Or polite and hospitable but secretly watching the clock?
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Mine nip at my legs.

BV.

"BenignVanilla" wrote:


"Chris Herring" wrote in message
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How do the koi feel about sharing their pond? Are they tramatized?
Entertained? Or polite and hospitable but secretly watching the clock?
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Mine nip at my legs.

You big bug you!

I wade in mine about every week during the summer, and every month during
the winter. I have to feed lilies, remove spent flowers, old pads, prune
back the taro, occasionally vacuum. The fish don't seem to mind, and if I
stand still for a few minutes they are checking me out. Of course when I
slip and do a bunch of flailing to get my balance, they head for the other
end of the pond, where it is safe.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"Andrew Burgess" wrote in message
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A friend is debating between a koi pond and a small swimming pool.
Made me wonder, does anyone swim/wade/soak in their koi pond?

Andrew asked:
"A friend is debating between a koi pond and a small swimming pool. Made me wonder, does anyone swim/wade/soak in their koi pond?"

I'll take a dip in the old pond from time to time, au natural, so I don't bring in any soap residue or anything from my clothes or add any algae to my wash. You almost can't avoid it when working with lilies and the pump in my particular setup. The fish don't seem to mind, and before the jokes fly, don't worry, they leave the large fuzzy worm alone. ;-)

Malithorne

Oh no! Not me! Even I wouldn't comment on that one. Well
maybe......... No I can't.

As for swimming in the pond ........... My bathtub is bigger and less
crowded, but on the other hand probably not as much fun.

http://community.webshots.com/user/hankpage1

"Basil Malithorne" wrote in message
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Andrew asked:
"A friend is debating between a koi pond and a small swimming
pool. Made me wonder, does anyone swim/wade/soak in their koi pond?"

I'll take a dip in the old pond from time to time, au natural, so
I don't bring in any soap residue or anything from my clothes or add
any algae to my wash. You almost can't avoid it when working with
lilies and the pump in my particular setup. The fish don't seem to
mind, and before the jokes fly, don't worry, they leave the large
fuzzy worm alone. ;-)

Malithorne