Koi and Catfish

"Go Fig" wrote in message
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In article , George
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"Go Fig" wrote in message
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In article , Pinkpggy
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We have a small Channel catfish, and so far he doesn't bother the koi, in
fact
when the koi eat,he comes right up with them, doesn't want to miss out.
Jan

I'd get him out next spring, they are Koi killers later in life. I
think they are illegal here in California, as they become HUGE and
people put them in lakes and streams and the begin to hunt indigenous
species with great success.

jay
Fri Jul 16, 2004



"Our Pond" Page
http://hometown.aol.com/pinkpggy/index.html

Since koi get about three feet or large, unless the pond is severely
restricted
in size, I see no problem with raising these two fish together. In fact my
koi
are juveniles (not quite one foot in length), while my albino channel cat is
two
feet in length, and weighs about 6 lbs. I've had no problems with them.
being
in the same pond. In fact, he's in there with goldfish as well. The key is
to
make sure that the catfish is kept well fed.

http://bellsouthpwp.net/r/o/rockcat/pond/pond.htm



I would not take this chance.

jay
Sat Jul 24, 2004



That is, of course, your choice. I've not had any problems. The koi are much
too big for him to eat, and even if he decided to munch on a goldfish, I'm not
concerned about them because they breed like rats.