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Old 11-14-2005   #3 (permalink)
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Carl . . .

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Originally Posted by Carloskoi
don't think the hobby is growing as fast as the fish. i can only guess that most fish die early. Carl
Yup, they're dead. In very large numbers.

They die in aquariums, in 80 gallon koi ponds, in water features, in "natural" AS ponds and AWGS rock-bottomed, slope sided, plant-infested puddles.

With luck, the koi aren't killed straight off by their owners and get to grow until accumulated waste and pathogens overwhelm them. Within a year or two the wheels have fallen off and the koi are dead. All across the world. Every year.

So they buy more koi. Repeat endlessly. Don
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