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1. JAPANESE KOI FISH

2.  KOI BREEDING

3. KOI FISH POND

WHAT ARE JAPANESE KOI FISH?

 

          Japanese koi fish has become an amazingly popular hobby over the last several decades.Keeping Japanese  koi fish is not only for entertainment , but it is also a responsibility, as you have to keep an entire marine ecosystem, of which the koi is the pinnacle, healthy and vibrant. This requires good knowledge as well as an adequate budget.But the learning, as well as the admiration of these fish, is actually as fun as part of koi fish care, just as much as watching your koi develop over the years before your eyes.Japanese koi have been popular because they’re very beautiful and they can survive even in freezing conditions.
         Japanese koi are suited in large ponds and can grow to over 1-2 feet in length, and this provides the rare pleasure to watch fish swim and prosper in large outdoor or indoor ponds in a more natural environment. And you’ll eventually be able to hand feed your koi when they gain your confidence, and this is a way that we humans really start to bond with our koi, and vice versa. You can also sell your koi fishes in big amounts.
         Japanese koi is also believed to bring god fung shui or luck in the Chinese culture.They say that this fish gives luck to them, because of this fish they earn money bigger than their usual salary. Also because of this fish they believe that they will have good health and away from harm. There are many kinds of koi fishes.Carp is an example of koi fishes. Carp fishes can grow very big, that’s why their ponds are also big. Koi fishes are easy to care, they are not like other fishes like goldfish that are very sensitive.

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KOI FISH POND

         A koi fish pond is different from a water garden because koi fishes limit the amount of plant life available to be grown.Simply put: koi eat some aquatic plants.A koi fish pond should also be larger because koi get quite large despite the size of the pond, it is recommended that a koi fish pond be no less than 1000 gallons in volume, the bigger the pond the better. Big space can make koi fishes grow faster and healthier.
If space is big, the koi won’t have a hard time to grow fast. You will have to decorate the aquarium so that there are suitable breeding areas present for the Koi fish.
         The materials selected to be used for spawning should be totally submerged and safe to the environment. There are many synthetic Koi breeding materials available in the market but most koi breeders prefer the natural ones.It is recommendable to put nets on top of your breeding pond if you breed your Koi outdoors to protect them from predators. Koi fishes sometimes like to jump and netting prevents them from jumping out of the pond so it is advisable to use nets. The pH level in the tank is not that important in koi breeding .
         The good Koi breeding pond should have a round shape and around 1,000 gallons / 3800 L of fresh and chlore-free water. The water  if Chlorated must be treated with Clorox or another equivalent to remove the chlore before being used to breed koi.The water should be kept standing for three days before adding fish. The water should be aerated using some strong water pumps. A strong current or  splashing waterfall adds to the aeration but can have a damaging effect on the spawning.

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KOI BREEDING

         Koi breeding is a good and a happy habit but can sometimes be quite hard since Koi fish grows quite large and you will have to have good parents to produce quality Koi offspring. This article aims to explain some essential aspects in koi breeding.The first step in koi breeding is to get suitable fish. High quality Koi will produce the highest quality offspring. Only a very low percentage of the fry in the large batches will become high quality Koi regardless of the quality of the parents.

         High quality parents will however produce a higher percentage quality fry. You will have to decorate the aquarium so that there are suitable breeding areas present for the Koi fish.The materials selected to be used for spawning should be totally submerged and safe to the environment. There are many synthetic Koi breeding materials available in the market but most koi breeders prefer the natural ones.It is recommendable to put nets on top of your breeding pond if you breed your Koi outdoors to protect them from predators. Koi fishes sometimes like to jump and netting prevents them from jumping out of the pond so it is advisable to use nets.
         The pH level in the tank is not that important in koi breeding .The good Koi breeding pond should have a round shape and around 1,000 gallons / 3800 L of fresh and chlore-free water. The water  if Chlorated must be treated with Clorox or another equivalent to remove the chlore before being used to breed koi.The water should be kept standing for three days before adding fish. The water should be aerated using some strong water pumps. A strong current or  splashing waterfall adds to the aeration but can have a damaging effect on the spawning.

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