Posted by PHSplendens on September 04, 2002 at 19:12:28:
In Reply to: The depth varies from 24-30\ posted by Michele on September 04, 2002 at 18:12:21:
:done using the 24" figure. I did not do the math originally and even stated that it might just be they way they were all crowding around for feeding (as koi and GF always do).
:The only other thing I would take into consideration with the "up to 30" fish, is the fact that there cood be some breeding activity that takes place in the pond....if there were only 15 or 20 fish that could certainly increase dramatically come next spring and summer. If you stock to the max 30 and end up with fry, then you're overstocked. With a pond you always need to plan ahead.
I stated that she could have up to 30 koi, that does not mean that she should have that many or that I would recommend that many. I was just simply giving the ponds absolute maximum capacity and since you hadn't done the calculations I didn't want her to get the impression that the 17 or 18 fish I saw in the photo made her pond overcrowded.
PHSplendens
