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Quote: Originally Posted by JasonS To answer the original question: Well, it all started with a goldfish that I didn't manage to kill. ... It finally died this year, but I think it was over 8 years old by then. I got into koi because I bought a fish at Petco and not long after that I bought Koi Kichi (the first one, hardback) from Amazon. I also dug my first pond (with a pickaxe) and threw in a liner. If I knew then what I know now, I'd be rich. Now I know enough to know that there is alot I don't know. So I hang around here to learn more and perhaps help a few make their first pond their best pond.

Jason, funny you mention goldfish. I dug my pond because of goldfish. I must have been the only 15yr old digging a pond that summer and wanted a bigger space for my goldfish since my moms was tell me to take down the 55 gal tank in the house. Like you said if we only know what we knew then....