A visit to a koi pond

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Yesterday was a lovely day. Lots of sun, and we still had an appointment to meet to visit friends before my wife goes back to Spain for a few months.
Because we were still with two risk patients, we decided to wait for the weather so that we could put ourselves outside, still Covid-19 in mind.
And yes, temperatures up to 25C, which is already very pleasant here in Belgium, invited us for a nice afternoon.

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They have a very beautiful and large garden, and the ornament of that garden is a koi pond. And with the sun on the pond, this would give me nice pictures.
The water was not very clear, because two weeks ago our friends bought a new koi and put it in the pond.
But it brought a disease into the water, so it had to be ensured that the water contained enough medication to save the other fish.

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Half the pond was also covered with a hood, so that the fish could calmly get under it. It was also feared that if I stood on the side of the pond, the fish would go into the depths to take shelter.
But apparently the fish had a different opinion, and they spontaneously swam towards me and some even came up to ask for food.
And it all resulted in beautiful photos.

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The largest of the fish is just under a meter long. Five years ago he was weighed once and then it weighed 17 kg. Impressive when you see that koi swimming around!

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And there were many variants of colors, and of course I received a professional explanation, with names of all types, but I have to admit that I don't remember much about it.
For those who want to know a bit more about koi, I recommend checking out the wiki page about it, just as I did! :-)

I hope you enjoyed some of the photos. Thanks for reading my article.

Have a nice Sunday everyone!

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