Koi Fish Fact

Care should be taken by hobbyists that proper oxygenation and off-gassing occurs over the winter months in small koi water ponds.

#KoiFeeding is not recommended when the water temperature drops below 10 C (50 F).

In the winter, their digestive systems slow nearly to a halt, and they eat very little, perhaps no more than nibbles of algae.

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Koi can be trained to take food from one's hand.

#Koi will recognize the persons feeding them and gather around them at feeding times.

When koi are eating, it is possible to check koi for parasites and ulcers.

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#Koi food is designed not only to be nutritionally balanced, but also to float so as to encourage them to come to the surface.

#Koi are an omnivorous fish, and will eat a wide variety of foods, including peas, lettuce, and watermelon.

A #koipond usually includes a pump and filtration system to keep the water clear.

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For a koi pond, it may prove necessary to string nets or wires above the surface.

A #koioutdoorpond should have a shade trees overhead to block the view of aerial passers-by.

A well-designed #koioutdoorpond will have areas too deep for herons to stand and overhangs above the water that mammals cannot reach in.

Herons, kingfishers, otters, raccoons, cats, foxes, badgers and hedgehogs are all capable of emptying a #koipond of its fish.

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A white-skinned Kohaku is a visual dinner bell against the dark green of a pond.

#Koi's bright colours put them at a severe disadvantage against predators.

Specific pond construction has been evolved by #koikeepers intent on raising #showqualitykoi.