Re: RE: to new plant introducers: Fish

**"Marge Talt" m*@hort.net**

As one who does not have a pond, but keeps working toward that goal,
I'd like to know what type of hardy fish ARE OK to use?  A pond
without fish can't become a working ecosystem, from what I've read. 
So, if carp/goldfish are not suitable, what is?  Koi are not
something I'm interested in.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: GardenLit@aol.com
> 
> Koi? Same as goldfish in terms of ecological damage, maybe worse. 
> 
> Check out Australian policy on carp.
http://www.asl.org.au/asl_poldoc_carp.htm
> 
> In addition to being nasty bottom feeders that muddies water which
leads to 
> eutrophication, they are vectors for disease.
> 
> Google search of ecological damage of koi resulted in 485 hits.
Even the 
> Chinese are worried.

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