Information about
Koi
& Butterfly Koi
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Pond Koi.
This
video shows some
large beautiful
regular fancy Koi in
a large pond.
Here
is a beautiful
Butterfly Koi, which
has longer fins than
the regular Koi
shown in the videos
above and below.
This
video shows three
large beautiful Koi
swimming in a very
large Koi Pond.
Scientific
Name: Cyprinus carpio
Here is an
interesting quote
from Wikipedia, "One
recent study on the
mitochondrial DNA of
various common carp
indicate that koi
are of the East
Asian subspecies.
However another
recent study on the
mitochondrial DNA of
koi have found that
koi are descended
from multiple
lineages of common
carp from both
Western Eurasian and
East Asian
varieties.This could be
the result of koi
being bred from a
mix of East Asian
and Western Eurasian
carp varieties, or
koi being bred
exclusively from
East Asian varieties
and being
subsequently
hybridized with
Western Eurasian
varieties (the
butterfly koi is one
known product of
such a cross). Which
is true has not been
resolved."
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here
to read the entire
article, which
contains links to
more information.
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The picture
to the left shows a beautiful
15" long Doitsu Kujaku Koi for sale at McBride's Oak
Ridge Koi.
This Koi
was bred by MoKoi on
their Koi Farm. The
current price at
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this fish.
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Comments
Koi
are very nice fish for a
pond. They will usually
grow too big for most
aquariums. Indeed
they will grow
to be big enough
to need a really
large pond. But it's
enjoyable to start them
off in an aquarium, where
they can be easily seen,
and later before they grow
too big for an aquarium,
carefully acclimate them
to a pond at a time of
year that the
temperature of the water
in the pond is within 2
degrees of the temperature
of the water in their
aquarium, so they will not
be shocked by the change
in water temperature.
If you do not
plan to build a
large pond with
several
thousands of
gallon of water,
you should stock
your pond with
Goldfish or
other even
smaller species
of fish, for
example White
Clouds.
Here
is one of the
10"+ young Pond Koi
for sale at our online
retail fish store. These
Koi have good shape and
nice combinations of
color.
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here
for information about
buying Pond Koi from us.
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Butterfly
Koi have much longer
fins that standard Koi.
Butterfly have just been
introduced into the fish
keeping hobby in the last
few years. Butterfly Koi
tend to have one color
now. Most of the Butterfly
Koi we have are Golden or
a Metallic Pink, which are
unique and beautiful
colors. Soon Butterfly Koi
will be available with
other colors and
patterns.
The
picture
to the
right
shows some young
Gold Ogon Koi in
an aquarium in our
facility. These
fish were about
4" long and
were covered with
bright metallic
gold scales that
show very well in
dark ponds.
Appropriate
Home
An outdoor
pond or a large cool water
aquarium with at least 50
gallons of water, an external
power filter with a
BIO-Wheel, and at most 1/4
of gravel,
but no heater because Koi
are cool water fish. Click
here
for more about cool water
aquariums.
Recommended
Diet
Floating
food labeled for Goldfish
and not labeled for
Tropical Fish. Several brands
of goldfish food are
available in most stores
that sell fish for ponds. Floating
pellet foods are very good
for larger pond fish and
are also available in
most stores that sell fish
for ponds.
We have
read advice elsewhere that
all goldfish and Koi
should be fed sinking
food, because when fish
take food off the surface
of the water, they will
swallow air bubbles that
will cause problems. This
is contrary to our
experience.
I just
watched my goldfish eat
off the surface. After
most mouthfuls of food, he
burped a bubble of air out
his gill. The ancestors of
this fish have been eating
food off the surface of
the water for a very long
time. Of course they also
ate off the bottom and at
all levels of the water
between the top and bottom
too.
So don't
worry about your goldfish
or Koi swallowing air
while eating. Feeding food
that floats is a good
practice. If your fish
don't eat all of the food
in 10 minutes, get a net
and remove the uneaten
food. Click here
for more about feeding.
I also
feed Koi a few live Black
Worms. I feed each Koi two
or three Black Worms every
other day. Click here
for more about Black
Worms.
Later
comment:
there is no
longer any need
to feed your Koi
or any other
type of fish a
variety of
foods. Premium
fish foods now
contain the
widest possible
variety of foods
and nutrients.
Compatibility
Koi are usually kept with
other Koi. Regular Koi
will sometimes nip on the
slower swimming Butterfly
Koi. So, if you keep them
together, be sure the
Butterfly Koi are not
being nipped and annoyed
by the Koi. Koi
can also be kept with Pond
Comets and Shubunkins,
but not with Fantails,
Orandas, or Telescopes,
which swim slower, are
less aggressive, and are
not compatible with Pond
Comets and Koi.
Click
here
to read about several
groups of compatible fish.
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and our Replies about Koi.
Size
and Lifespan
Koi
will grow to 15" and
bigger. They have a live
span of over 20 years. The
Emperor of Japan is said
to have Koi that are much
more than 20 years old.
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here
to go on to another page
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contains Customer Comments
and our Replies about Koi.
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Koi
Show
On February
15th and 16th, 2003, the
Koi Club of San Diego
presented their 16th
annual Open Koi Show at
the Del Mar Fairgrounds,
which is just north of San
Diego, California. Click
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Grand Champion Koi and the
Best Butterfly Koi.
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and our Replies about Koi.
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