Fresh Water Fish
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Shubunkins
Shubunkins are a hardy, single-tailed fancy goldfish with a calico pattern. Often referred to as the “poor man’s koi.” The overlapping patches of red, white, blue, grey and black (along with dark speckles) normally extend to the fins of shubunkins.
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Fantails
Fantails are a hardy goldfish and have an egg-shaped body, a high dorsal fin, a long quadruple caudal fin (that looks like a fan).
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Koi
Koi come in a variety of colors and patterns. Varieties are distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation. Some of the major colors are white, black, red, yellow, blue, and cream. Butterfly Koi, sometimes called Dragon Koi, originated in the mid-20th century as Japanese breeders interbred wild Indonesian Long Fin river carp with traditional koi. The resulting fish had longer fins and long barbells.
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Taming Koi
Koi can be tamed to eat from your hand and allow you to pet them. It just requires training and a little patience. Sit with the koi, take a few pellets in-hand and lower your hand with pellets into the water. Gently allow the pellets to float out. Try not to make any fast movements… slow and easy. Usually after a few days, the first koi will touch or bump your hand, and you’re almost there. Koi are greedy feeders, and don’t want to be left out of the feeding. Koi really like watermelon.
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Rainbow Dace
Dace reach two to three inches, make a great fish for mosquito control, and look quite striking in the sunlight. They will not harm aquatic plants. If you can winter over fish in your pond, they’ll do well. They are fast and a lot of fun to watch in a large school. Since Dace are a schooling fish, minimum purchase of six. The more, the better.
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Tadpoles
These early stage frogs are great for your pond, and help by eating algae. It can take up to 3 years for a tadpole to become a frog, so adding them to your feature can allow for a year or two of algae eating. Plus, kids (both big and small) love to watch them grow and change.
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Trap Door Snails
Trap Door Snails. This species of snail are Kansas hardy and great for ponds. Trap Door snails are a natural defense against algae problems, and if established well can benefit your pond for years to come. Ask us about the difference between them and other common snails.