Most koi in Balboa Park's Friendship Garden pond die

[hankn]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081009-1333-bn08koi.html

 

[Sploke]

wow...thats too bad.

 

[Virtuoso2K12]

wat a horriable daeth, R.I.P Kois

 

[Eupterus]

That's a shame. Maybe some kind hearted breeder could make a public donation?.

 

[SchizotypalVamp]

oh no....I loved those koi....

 

[finsNfur]

That's so sad.

 

[hankn]

That's a shame. Maybe some kind hearted breeder could make a public donation?.

The article states:

"Members of the Koi Club of San Diego have lent several fish from their own collections to fill the Balboa Park group's pond for now."

 

[MudskipperFan]

Ooohhh. That's bad.

 

[wataugachicken]

i understand how horrible it that the koi died and everything, but $25-30k to replace them? really? and i hate to sound heartless (even though i do) but now they're asking for donations for their 'replace the koi' fund. when you (as a person or as a club/group) own fish that are worth THAT much money, does it not occur to someone to get insurance on the fish, especially since some of them were award-winning specimens? we're not even talking about pet insurance here, i mean REAL insurance.

 

[dirtydawg10]

Chlorine? Why would they be adding any chlorine (accidental oversupply) why was there any supply of chlorine? Is that common practice for these type of ponds?