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I know I'm probably going to get attacked for admitting this, but I've actually added Koi to a new pond on several occasions (years ago when I was a newbie) with no ill effects whatsoever. I wouldn't recommend following my irresponsbible example, especially if you have expensive show-quality Koi. But if absolutely necessary, you can add Koi to a new pond (no established filter) provided the water paramaters are comparable to what they're used to and you use dechlorinator. I'd hold back on feeding them for a while to help give the filter a chance to kick in. Again, for clarification, I'm not recommending you add a Koi -- any Koi -- to an unestablished pond. All I'm saying is that I have personally done it in the past and, fortunately, did not encounter any problems as a result of doing so. The best practice is to use an establsihed QT, letting your pond and filter setup get established, before adding Koi...
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