Koi Food And Feeding

KOI FOOD -- Choosing the right food for Koi is one on the most important decisions you must make to get good koi.
Koi Food used for colour enhancing, growth stimulating ,sustaining foods and medicine.A Koi's metabolism functions best at temperatures above 70º F/721ºC.Koi food is divided into five categories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.Squash, bread, peas, citrus fruits and watermelon are good sources of carbohydrates.High quality protein and natural amino acid source to maximize growth and performance.

Carotenoids (Natural Color Enhancers) , Spirulina (Pacifica) single most effective natural pigmentation source.

How to Care Koi Fish

KOI FISH CARE -- Koi Pond depth also needs to be defined. A pond 2 meters deep is considered deep. A pond 3 meters deep is considered a tourist attraction. A pond 1 meter deep is considered shallow by many enthusiasts. Ponds below 50cm should not have Koi in them. I agree, however, there are many Koi keepers who have ponds and water features that are 50cm deep. They have Koi living quite happily in them.
We can confidently define a deep pond as a pond that is 2 meters or deeper. Shallow ponds are defined as 80cm - 1.2 meters in depth. Anything in between is a medium depth pond.

Water Quality For Best Koi Growth

Koi growth, health and color of are dependent on water condition, the first thing to suspect koi fish problem is water quality. Good water quality comes from the perfect koi pond filter. Daily checking for water quality in the koi pond is very important for the health of Koi. Fresh water are used by some Koi keepers without a Filtration system, but a large amount of fresh water should not be put into the pond at one time. If a quantity of fresh water is entering the pond, the Koi's body system has to adjust to the new water condition. A loss of shine and color fading can be a result of excessive water changes. Carp like to live in the same water condition and environment.

How To Choose Good Koi Fish

This article is simple guideline to choose Good Koi Fish for newbie. After we have clear known difference between Koi and Nishikigoi in the previous article. In the other article we have talk about koi types. As a Koi keeper you need to decide what level of Koi quality, you are looking for Pond Quality koi, Ornamental Quality or Show Quality Koi. Before you start choose koi you must prepare koi pond before. Best way don't place over quota of koi in pond. Make sure koi pond filter running well and water in mature condition.

Koi Growth

KOI GROWTH --  Koi is a fish that can reach a large size, more than 1 meter of koi has reached by koi keeper in the world. In addition to the size koi also can reach the old age. Hanako is oldest koi ,was reportedly 226 years old upon her death. She was owned by several individuals, the last of whom was Dr. Komei Koshihara. Her age was determined by removing one of her scales and examining it extensively in 1966. She is (to date) the longest-lived koi fish ever recorded. The growth of koi can be assessed based on comparison of the size and age.

Amount Of Fish In the Koi Pond

New Koi keeper habits place the fish in the koi pond in the number of lots.This is not a good habit, because too many fish in the pond will not grow well and can even die. The number of fish that inhabit in the pond will affect to the pond water quality. Good Pond Water quality will support koi fish grow to the optimum. Poor pond water quality make fish do not grow to the optimum condition. In addition to the number of fish,the other factors that affect to the quality of pond water are water filter, water pump and foods. In this opportunity we will study the number of fish in the pond.