Dr1 pond club

[johnny]

Originally Posted by jrhartley

the pool needs to be quite deep so the fish can go to the bottom when the water freezes

the pool needs to be quite deep here (between 2-3 feet or even deeper), but for other reasons. water never freezes in dominican rep.
some fish as Goldfish and Japanese Koi likes some shade, they cant be exposure to a full sun or extremely heat temp. they works better in a temp ranging from 10 to 28C
other reason is to protect your expensive fish to be eaten by cats, racoon or any other animal in your property

[jrhartley]

a bad idea to put them in a stream if there is a chance they could escape

Koi have been accidentally or deliberately released into the wild in every continent except Antarctica. They greatly increase the turbidity of the water because they are constantly stirring up the substrate. This makes waterways unattractive, reduces the abundance of aquatic plants, and can render the water unsuitable for swimming or drinking even by livestock. In some countries, koi have caused so much damage to waterways that vast amounts of money and effort have been spent trying to eradicate them, largely unsuccessfully.

[granca]

Thanks jr for the advice and the information which was all news to me. Another of my "good ideas" falls flat!

[catcherintherye]

..eaten by cats, racoon or any other animal in your property



I haven't seen any raccoons in the DR, aside from Rocky. Are there any?

[johnny]

there are raccon=mapaches in DR.
they even killed one in la UASD thinking was the chupacabra. lol

[catcherintherye]

That is interesting.

Are they indigenous? Do they resemble NA raccoons? I'd love to see a picture, if anyone has one.

[jrhartley]

they would be better in an enclosed courtyard type area I think - ive always wanted one of those ....errrrr koi not raccoons