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Quote: Originally Posted by schildkoi Hmmm, "Get over it". I cringe everytime I hear the "attitude" of the bolded type above as a justification to a questionable (at best) practice. The logic that someone would not do this practice on a future (or current GC) but that it is ok on something less baffles me. I am baffled simply because if an owner of a future (or current GC) won't do it because of the status of the koi implies that the koi's "status" makes a real difference? If the PP practice has a potential harmful effect to a GC and thus should not be done, why is the status and potential harm to a lesser status more acceptable? Simply does not make sense to me....but then again I tend to look at things from a logical perspective. Steve

Steve, I may disagree slightly with this. (but I believe you were speaking to health and water quality issues, in which case, I agree)

People might have less than desirable conditions for a GC. But when I think of shortcomings that are overlooked because you don't have "The next big Grand Champion" in your pond, I think of things like 8' of depth, 1000+ gallons per fish, constant electronic meters to adjust hardness of water for the specific color you're looking to finish or maintain etc... I'd hate to think people accept an unhealthy environment for their fish simply because they weren't expensive koi, or are great prospects for showing. Fundamentally, that's just cruelty to animals.

Grant