What are they, Carp or Koy or catfish in ponds in condos?
Koy, the king of fish, are a kind of carp. They are not coy. They race around.
Catfish
If they are feeding on the bottom of the pond they are probably catfish, scavengers. Simple wiki explains, catfish are called catfish because they have barbels which look like cats' whiskers. Catfish was commonly on the restaurant menu when I was living in North American, particularly along the east coast, in North Carolina.
The other fish swim towards you with open mouths, hoping to be fed.
Look at the fins. Are they flat or vertical? Look at those points like whiskers either side of the mouth. Check on Wikipedia or find an image or ask the gardener or head of the housekeeping department.
Maybe the fish will inspire you or your children or grandchildren or grandparents to write a poem or a fairytale.
Perhaps it's better to be practical and not anthropomorphize fish. To be frank, the big ones eat the little ones.
When you see kissing gouramis, they are simply using mouth to feed on the walls of your aquarium or the pet shop aquarium.
On a brighter note, I was upset when my fish died. I read books about fish keeping and discovered that many fish have a life span of only three years and if you buy adult fish their remaining lifespan is only a year or two, so you have not killed them. They were going to die anyway.
After all the work of feeding fish, cleaning out fish tanks, I now appreciate that looking after even a small size aquarium takes work, time and money. So now I can appreciate that the ponds in condos require attention and upkeep. You must feed the fish the right live worms or plants so that they don't eat your pond plants nor other fish.
'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing', is the phrase which comes to mind. But the follow-up sentence is the advice: Drink deep.
At condos in Singapore you see signs, DO NOT FEED THE FISH. Signs also warn you not to put unwanted fish or tortoises into the water because they will eat the plants or the other fish.
Knowing the effort required to mix and match the right fish and the right size fish, I can appreciate the work which has gone into designing and upkeeping the ponds.
You will frewuntl find water features such as fountains and fish ponds in condos and shopping centres. Water is considered good fung shui (pronounced foong shway, depending on whether you are in China (official language Mandarin), Hong Kong (Cantonese) or Singapore - Fung shway means wind and water, harmony created by aligning with the prevailing winds (or direction of building and windows and doors and furniture) and the water or added water.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi
Author, Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.
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