Since koi require a lot of space, the fallbacks are goldfish- sarassa comets and shubunkins are beautiful. They can overwinter in the pond if it's deep enough (2-2 1/2 ft. min.) We debated a dry stream too, going in the oriental motif, but ended up putting in a 6 ft."wet" stream going from the waterfall to the pond.
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