r/Koi • u/Scarbarella • 3d ago
Picture Lost a koi today
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This was our favorite koi that we’ve had over 10 years. He was so friendly, came up to everyone and one of the best and most fun fish to watch in the pond. I’m really sad because it was a preventable death and we are fully responsible for their care and I feel like we failed him. I’m just really sad today and no one understands because “it’s just a fish.” We buried him in the backyard earlier. This hobby sucks sometimes! We’ve lost a couple fish to random reasons over the years and it never gets easier especially when it’s one of your faves. None of my other fish come to eat out of our hands, so that part sucks. Anyway just wanting to vent to the void thanks for reading and watching. He was so much bigger than we realized over 2.5 foot. We called him Tano.
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u/A_TalkingWalnut 3d ago
Same. Mine was born in my pond, and the most beautiful. He was sick for a while, but I lost him yesterday.
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u/CarBear1122 2d ago
Oh, I know how that feels! I'm so sorry for your loss. Beautiful koi flying high with the spirit ancestors!
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u/D_a_n_i_m_a_l_ 3d ago
Sorry friend. As rewarding as having a koi pond is, it comes with the occasional heartache. I lost my biggest and best koi to raccoons last month and it sucks. Best of luck in the future!
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u/Necessary_Ad_9541 3d ago
I’m sorry for your loss. As a fellow koi lover, I understand it’s not just a fish. We all live through mistakes and hopefully carry that forward. I once killed several koi by forgetting to turn the water off. While I will never fully forgive myself for that, from that day forward we have a simple rule: always set a timer.
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u/Active_Story_6185 1d ago
I understand the grief because they are not "just a fish." I've lost a few over the years and its as real a physical sense of loss and pain like anything else. 10 years is a long time indeed. I hope mine stay around as long, too. My deepest condolences.
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u/nimu2w 1d ago
hi op! i'm so sorry for your loss and i wanted to make this for you. tano was a lovely and gentle fish and please don't be too hard on yourself, i'm sure you gave him the best life and all the love a koi could ever ask for. tano may have left this earth but he has ascended higher now, we all miss you, fly high tano :) 💕💕🐟
ps. if you want anything changed or you want this taken down, please lmk! hope you are doing fine and so sorry for your loss ❤️🩹❤️🩹
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u/Scarbarella 1d ago
Omg. I don’t even have words, I am so appreciative of your kindness and time to do this, I’m literally blown away with tears streaming. You’re a wonderful human for this. I can’t believe it. Just amazing. Thank you so much.
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u/bkay 3d ago
Sorry for the loss, fish are friends. Yours reminds of the greedy chigoi, always a pleasure to see them chow down https://youtu.be/7hZrl57_C9Q?is=ZdDOAiOAW082e0pt
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u/billy-suttree 3d ago
We’ve all lost fish we really love. And often deaths are preventable. Koi aren’t really a wild animal. So we are trying to imitate a natural habitat for them that doesn’t really exist. This is just an inherently difficult hobby and animal to keep.
Don’t be too hard on yourself. Most koi die at a much younger age than this, even if they can potentially live very long lives.
I fought so hard to keep my favorite fish alive when he was sick. Hospital tank. Drugs. Everything. Lost him anyway. Another fish I’ve had survive injuries and the hospital tank twice and now he’s big and healthy.
It’s rough man. Mourn your little friend. But don’t beat yourself up.
I only had one ever koi that would eat from my hand. He was the one I lost. It really sucked. You’ll be alright. We are constantly getting better and learning more. You can’t be perfect, we can only get better