Two of the many fish in our pond.. The big one is a Japanese Koi Carp and the little one is a goldfish, the result of goldfish breeding in the pond. Most of the fish in the pond are goldfish, a few are koi carp. This one is the biggest, he's about 22cm long. He's the most expensive fish in the pond and Chris bought him with money given to him by his colleagues when he retired. I just hope a heron doesn't get him.
He looks strong and healthy ! I hope the heron doesn't visit - I lost all four of my Koi some years ago and vowed not to replace them - now I have only goldfish who self breed and I have quite a few at the "black" stage !
oh interesting! we are not allowed to have goldfish or koi outside here as they are such an invasive species and have done much damage in our waterways. Neat shot with the two fish crossing each other :)
@koalagardens I just asked Chris why it isn’t a problem here. Apparently carp have been in our rivers for hundreds of years, since medieval times. They don’t out compete native species, in fact they’re almost native themselves. They don’t do well in running water so they tend to be in lakes. You never see the orange ornamental variety in the wild because they get predated on. At this point in the explanation I lost the will to live and told him to stop 😂
@susiemc lololol and it makes sense that an animal that does not invade and predate on natives in one place will behave totally differently in another. Our natives and climate here is so different to yours. But I hope you survive, let's stop now lol ;)
