Any Koi Carp owners ?

[jmg12]

hi just wondering if anyone keeps koi carp just got a new pond and bought some this week any tips?

 

[James_374408700]

Hi caravanner,

If the Koi are small then dont forget or under estimate how quickly a Heron can eat them.

When you get the dreaded blanket weed and you will if you are feeding regularly, I find that Interpet Pond Balance works very well. It seem to work much better after a water change (needs hard water for best effect).

Try tying half an orange on a piece of string in the water for a treat. Mine love it!

Enjoy

Jim

 

[parker1158]

Hi Yes I do. Built a three thousand gallon pond about ten years ago. Mind you it is purely a Koi pond no plants or other fish. Got the huge filter system fed by bottom drains, settlement chambers, vortex's etc etc. Only have six fish but I purchased quality rather than quantity and they are all now around 18 inches.

Depends what your set up is, Koi make a lot of waste, not a problem for me because it goes through the bottom drain and into the vortex where I regularly flush it to waste then the auto top up replenishes to the correct level.

Also have a UV steriliser because our garden is south facing so it gets permanent sun (When it shines ;O))

My dilemma at the moment is whether to build a bigger pond, I would like something in the region of six to eight thousand gallons, or to wait till we move house which might be on the cards in the next few years.

 

[joeby]

Hi we had Koi for 12 years , we kept them in a 4 foot deep 6000 gallon raised pond , they used to feed out our hands , most were over 27 inches in length and were like pets , then 7 years ago we moved to Swansea in south Wales ,the fish were all bagged up in boxes by a proffessional Koi dealer , they were fine for about a year ,then during the winter i noticed a fish of about 7Lb in weight laying on the lawn with its head missing , so i checked the other fish and most of them were gone apart from my best fish , i knew then that they had been attacked by wild Mink ,there were fish scales every where under the caravan , so i doubled the netting over the pond ,and all was quiet for about 5 weeks then i noticed a fist sized hole in the netting ,my heart sunk i knew that my last fish had gone , apparently mine wasnt the only pond there was a few more cases reported in the paper ,so if you live near open ground beware ,mink are expert swimmers & climbers ,and are vicieous predators , back to keeping Koi ,never drain all your water down ,i used drain about 25% every 2 weeks , do not overfeed ,any floating food after about 5 mins scoop out with a net , and do not feed when the water temp drops below 50 F

 

[jmg12]

thanks for the replys. Yes already had the blanketweed rid of it now though how many koi can i keep in a 2000 litre pond? i tried to buy quailty fish as well they seem nice fish around 9 inches each any tips on choosing a good koi? What does everyone do over winter? do you leave the koi in the pond problem is mines only 3 feet deep should I put an inflatable pool up in the garage or tank them as I wouldn't like to lose the fish

thanks for any answers

 

[johnwolves]

hi not an expert but got a pond , blanket weed get a hesian sack from local green grocer and stuff with barley straw see if you can get hold of a bale from a farm dont pay aquatic centre prices , do not move fish do them more harm than good causing stress to em my pool varies from 3 - 4 foot deep not lost any to freezing and i got some good size fish 12 - 15 inch , just keep pump running 365 days ,cheers john