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Pourquoi mes carpes koïs mangent mes plantes et mes nénuphars?
November 9, 2018 Pierre-François Danse

Why are my koi carp eating my plants and water lilies?

Koi are actually quite "greedy" fish and are always looking for food in any way.

First question to ask yourself: am I feeding my koi enough? By slightly increasing their daily food intake, you will reduce their appetite and attraction to your plants. 

However, if you feed them enough, you can protect your plants by putting large pebbles on top of the planting basket, working with floating baskets, or using a protective grid for your water lilies. 

You can easily protect your plants by using floating planting baskets for your garden pond or you can also create a pond area where the koi cannot access.

floating baskets

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Comments

Clément - June 11, 2022

Je viens d’acheter des carpes Koï (petites) et immédiatement je découvres des feuilles de nénuphar rongées et leurs débris flottant alentour. Sont-elles responsables de cela? Si oui, pourquoi ne nous avertit-on pas chez les vendeurs? J’avais eu des mésaventures avec les carpes amour dont qu’il a fallu pêcher pour que les végétaux reprennent vie. Mais je croyais qu’ils s’agissait des seules carpes amour qui risquaient de détruire le jardin d’eau.

Si c’est bien le cas il faudra que je m’en débarrasse.

Merci pour toute réponse qui m’aiderait

Cordialement

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