koi thread

wanna learn more abt koi, start to fall in love with the fish

how many type of kinds?
how to see gd & bad, expensive & cheap?
can keep them in fgt instead in pond? wat's the pron & con?
where to buy those smaller ones, i always go nippon koi, i guess not all farm would sell smaller pc.

hope to get some advises fr bros here.

cheers

[deaDFisHFood]

hi there! I'm new into koi too, and am already into getting my first fish. Here is a pict of it. in terms of keeping kois in fgt, its ok, if the koi is not too big, but you cannot expect it to grow to a good size.
What type of koi are you interested in?

[limz_666]

@ deadfishfood ,do you know where to get Midorigoi breed ?

Originally Posted by limz_666

@ deadfishfood ,do you know where to get Midorigoi breed ?

is that a chagoi in the first pic?if that is a chagoi...it should be easy to get..any koi farm should sell it..not ex too...

me very new to koi, dunno their names tooi see the fish colour and patterns nice, then i buy.

anyone experience if keep in fgt, wat's the max size they can grow?

Originally Posted by DMC

anyone experience if keep in fgt, wat's the max size they can grow?

keeping koi?
theres a koi pond in my condominium compound and basically, by buying, 3/4 of the koi inside are mine or my dad's. we feed them and order food and stuff =P
well. they'll grow basically as much as the tank allows them too, but this is cruel as they can easily reach around 1m in lenght.
keeping them in a large pond with good filtration is the best choice.

[aro_craze]

yeah, unlike asian aro, koi can grow to its max in big spacious environment.

[deaDFisHFood]

Hmm... How big a midori are you looking at?
The second seems to be wad they call an aya wakaba, a relatively new breed.
Kois exceeding 80cm(i think) are known as jumbo, and Chagoi, benigoi and most other single colour koi tend to grow in excess of 1m.
BUT!! Local kois seem to be generally smaller in size, so...
In all, If u have the space, the BIGGER the BETTER! but if you cant, just don't overstock!

Originally Posted by deaDFisHFood

Hmm... How big a midori are you looking at?
The second seems to be wad they call an aya wakaba, a relatively new breed.
Kois exceeding 80cm(i think) are known as jumbo, and Chagoi, benigoi and most other single colour koi tend to grow in excess of 1m.
BUT!! Local kois seem to be generally smaller in size, so...
In all, If u have the space, the BIGGER the BETTER! but if you cant, just don't overstock!

agree with u bro..chagoi and benigoi really grow very huge..i have 1 in my pond that is 95cm...