Lost a koi today.

[Elton]

Sorry to hear about you losing your fish, Argyll. A few years ago we lost most of the fish from the pond at my parents' old house while they were in temporary accommodation at my house. While I was away for the weekend a pipe blew off and drained the system of tanks I had set up. None of those fish were worth much financially, but we'd got attached to them.

 

I once had a pond drain for a similar reason and now ensure that the pump is on a shelf for that very reason. Lost some good fish that day

[Steve Walker]

I once had a pond drain for a similar reason and now ensure that the pump is on a shelf for that very reason. Lost some good fish that day

 

This was a temporary set-up using a number of big plastic coldwater expansion tanks and the filter media from the old pond. It was a real shame, we lost some good sized koi and some enormous orfe. Absolutely gutted at the time.