If you are a koi owner you will already be well aware of this fish’s tendency to rip up or eat any plants that you put in the pond. Having different types of plants in your pond can really make a positive aesthetic difference to how your pond looks, but how can you do this if you keep koi?

The plants that you put in your pond are not just there for aesthetic reasons, they are also there to add much needed oxygen to the pond and to remove excess nitrates. However your koi will take great delight in eating the plants you have in your pond or at the very least uprooting them from the bottom of the pond.

To add pond plants to a koi pond you need to use marginal planting and use plants that work well in this type of environment. Shallow shelves around the edge of your pond, that your fish cannot reach, work perfectly in this situation and can really add that much needed diversity to your koi pond. It’s also worth noting at this point that because your koi pond will not be able to feature much planting you should make sure you have an adequate pump and filtration system in place.