Lily and Pads

Image by Austin Ziegler via Flickr

Koi pond plants are essential for Koi fish and they also make your garden and Koi fish pond look more alive.

How can koi pond plants (like water lilies) help your Koi fish?

  • they prevent the Koi fish from getting sunburns
  • there are less algae problems
  • the pond temperature gets
  • they manage to keep lower evaporation
  • the difference between day-night temperature is smaller
  • predatory birds have more difficulty in seeing the Koi fish
  • they give the Koi fish excellent shady areas for them to relax in
  • floating food stay stuck in the koi pond plants allowing the Koi to get them before the filter skimmer
  • and…they really look great.