Purchasing a home with a pond converted from an above ground pool - found out this week there are Koi - looking for advice
Unfortunately no images of the fish, but I did get to see the current owner feed them - at least 20, possibly more. The ones I saw I would guess to be 15-25cm long, but just an estimate. Wasn't initially disclosed that there were fish, and the water surface is green enough you can't see much more than 5-10cm deep.
I was planning on removing the pool, as it seems fairly aged, and the yard space would be nice for the kiddo. Does anyone have recommendations on what to do with them? Friends keep saying 'sell them, they are worth a fortune', but I'm not sure I'm comfortable with that, especially as I know nothing of their history, health, etc (or the quality of the water they are in for that matter with how green it is). I certainly wouldn't object to some extra money to offset the time to properly home them / cost of removing the pool, but it's far less a priority.
There are two other ponds on the property, but I couldn't imagine them being big enough for more than a few, and even then, if rather them not be cramped unnecessarily.
Property is on Vancouver Island if geography helps.
Thanks for any advice you may have
Edit: I should say that I saw personally approx 20, the owner thinks there are closer to 50, and her son insists there are more than 100. I won't know any more precisely for a few more weeks until we have possession, but would rather plan in advance if I can :)