Food and Feeding

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Koi pond in Isamu Taniguchi Japanese Garden in Zilker Park, Austin, Texas. Image via Wikipedia

Step 1- Set up the Ideal Pond Environment

Your koi pond is to be the perfect ecosystem for your koi to grow and breed. It should be aesthetically beautiful and able to sustain koi life at the same time. As such there are some important factors to take into consideration. The first is location. Location does affect water temperature which in turn affects your koi. As far as possible, have your pond located in a shady area but not where lots of leaves can fall into it.

The second factor to consider is your pond’s size. For koi ponds, the bigger is always better. Koi have a habit of growing rather fast, so you have to consider pond size at the same time you as you consider how many koi you are going to put into it. Overcrowding your koi pond with too many fish (some people breed other types of fishes with their koi) is a bad idea. Overcrowding will stress you koi and lead to illness and eventually death in some cases. (more…)

Dreaming of Your First Koi Pond and Learning Koi Care?

Jul 9th, 2011

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It has been your dream. Now you are ready to start with your first Koi. At this moment this is the time to make a dream a reality and you really want to learn what you have to do to make this dream come true?

There are many questions in your mind. How do I get into Koi Care? What is involved? What is important to realise is that looking after Koi need not be a difficult thing to do if you get a few things right at the very beginning.

But start off on the wrong foot and your Koi adventure could turn your dream into a nightmare. So if this is your starting point this is great because together we can get a few things right even before you start. Let’s look at the broad picture and get down to basics.

Your First Lesson.

Do not go out and buy an aquarium and put a few young Koi in it. You must face facts, Koi fully grown are a big fish and they need a lot of room. If room is a problem you would be better off with Goldfish.

If you do not have room for a pond you will need room for a large tank. The tank’s minimum size would need to be larger than 500 gallons, or 2000 litres. Your circumstances will provide your best answer but a well set up garden pond is most likely your best option to learning Koi care. (more…)

The Essential Book of Koi: A Complete Guide to Keeping and Care

Jul 8th, 2011

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The Essential Book of Koi combines research from leading international authorities on koi with the captive-care techniques of experienced aquarists to yield the most up-to-date and extensive book available on the science, care, and breeding of these large ornamental fishes. This cutting-edge guide discusses topics that are imperative for sustaining a thriving family of koi, including how to create and maintain the best water quality, how different filtration systems work, the biology

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What You Want to Know about Koi – Origin, Habits and Symbolism

Mar 8th, 2011

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Koi keeping is becoming more and more popular in the United States. The koi, or Nishikigoi in Japanese is a freshwater fish and is widely regarded as the most beautiful of all ornamental fish. Its origin is unique.

The Origin of Koi

The koi fish come from the same family as the common carp. In fact, koi were produced by farmers who bred their carp food fish, especially in China and Japan. After years of selective breeding, various color mutations started showing up.

Today, there are literally thousnds of color variations, not to mention different patterns as well. The most popular colors are white, silver, red, orange, blue, yellow, black and green.

Each color and pattern has their own name such as kohaku, showa, asagi and others. Koi are also categorized into metallic and non-metallic types. Understandably, the koi today is no longer bred as food fish. (more…)

Koi Food Secrets to Raising Quality Koi

Mar 3rd, 2011

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Japanese koi are the most colorful and magnificent fish that you can keep in any fresh water environment. The different color and pattern variations associated with the different koi varieties can be like an artist painting on each fish.

Even the white of the Platinum Ogon koi can be breathtaking. Especially for a fish that can grow to 30 inches and live to 50 years in the right environment.

From the Asagi to the Utsuri, there are many factors involved in raising these magnificent koi. Many koi keepers have done all the right things in creating a koi pond large enough, with plenty of water movement and filtration to keep and grow large koi.

They may buy quality Japanese koi that started out looking great, but as time goes by may loose koi to disease or have the colors seem to wash out. Many koi keepers overlook the importance of using a premium koi food that meets all the nutritional needs of their koi.

It’s like humans eating a diet of junk food and expecting to be trim and healthy and live a long life. (more…)

4 Easy Steps to Perfect Koi Keeping

Feb 28th, 2011

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Step 1- Set up the Ideal Pond Environment

Your koi pond is to be the perfect ecosystem for your koi to grow and breed. It should be aesthetically beautiful and able to sustain koi life at the same time. As such there are some important factors to take into consideration. The first is location. Location does affect water temperature which in turn affects your koi. As far as possible, have your pond located in a shady area but not where lots of leaves can fall into it.

The second factor to consider is your pond’s size. For koi ponds, the bigger is always better. Koi have a habit of growing rather fast, so you have to consider pond size at the same time you as you consider how many koi you are going to put into it. Overcrowding your koi pond with too many fish (some people breed other types of fishes with their koi) is a bad idea. Overcrowding will stress your koi and lead to illness and eventually death in some cases.

The final thing to consider is the type of koi pond you wish to have. There are basically four types of ponds – concrete, rigid plastic, fiberglass and flexible pond liners. Each has its pros and cons. You can either engage a professional koi pond builder or try to install and build your pond by yourself.

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