Re: natural vs. chemical


"tenacity" <anonymouswrds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1146292541.308456.314300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
cichlid's been thinning the ranks of the minnows, which is great.

I've had no problem with koi + plants. Has anyone else had sucess with
that combination?
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My koi leave most of the big tall plants alone. These are water iris, pickerel weed, cat tails and water plantain. I have them so close to the surface they can't get in the pots to root out the soil and gravel. They ignore the water lilies now that I have eggrock over the soil.
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