Koi vs. Goldfish

"Phisherman" wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:37:37 GMT, Dean Krick
wrote:

Hi, I am a bit confused, are Koi and Goldfish the same thing? I
understand that they are both carp, but could I breed a goldfish with a
koi? Thanx.

Koi get much larger and do much better in a pond than aquarium.
Goldfish can be kept in either. Koi are too expensive so I don't keep
them. Instead I restock with goldfish once a year and let the herons
do whatever. Some of the goldfish reach 10" in length. Not sure if
the two can breed.

I do the same (I actually started out with rescued feeder fish... well they
became feeder fish anyway but some have survived for many years now). But
every once in a while I cannot resist getting a butterfly koi. They are so
beautiful, graceful and don't tear up the pond. They problem is that they
have gotten so big (3 of them) that I worry about the pond being too small
for them. Some day I will have to build another pond or find a home for
them....