Koi Hobbyist and Collectors... please share your info here.

[drotz]

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im new with kois. bought a platinum koi. inyu ma advice nga food? naa xa sa aquarium. dako ang aquarium. together with the new arowana and a koi friend niya bought from manalili.

please teach me how to properly raise them... please. have no idea jud how.

ok ra d i isagul ang koi ug aro sir?

[kahrosi]

i think dili ni advisable nga mag uban ang arowan og ang koi in a aquarium...

[faithfulnina]

im new with kois. bought a platinum koi. inyu ma advice nga food? naa xa sa aquarium. dako ang aquarium. together with the new arowana and a koi friend niya bought from manalili.

please teach me how to properly raise them... please. have no idea jud how.

There are several things that should be considered here.

(1) Koi fish eat a lot and produce a lot of waste, so you will need an external power filter or you will have a cloudy tank. This is one of the reasons why it's not advisable for you to place them in an aquarium.

(2) How big is your aquarium? You would need a 500-gallon fish tank for a one-foot-long fish. As per koi stocking density equation, there should be one koi per 500 gallons of water.

(3) An acrylic acid resin or glass aquarium of 60 to 90 cm long is the handiest size to keep koi in.
In the case of 60-cm-long aquarium, 5 to 6 koi of around 10 cm long is the best. The case of 90-cm aquarium, the maximum number of koi should be 20. The most important aspect of taking care of koi is the water quality. To maintain an adequate water quality you should also check the smell of water. If it smells bad, change about 1/3 of the total water volume at a time. If you use tap water, don't forget to add a counteragent to treat the chloride.

(4) Change about 1/3 of the total water once every 2 or 3 weeks and clean the filtration system once a month.

[aardvark2]

There are several things that should be considered here.

(1) Koi fish eat a lot and produce a lot of waste, so you will need an external power filter or you will have a cloudy tank. This is one of the reasons why it's not advisable for you to place them in an aquarium.

(2) How big is your aquarium? You would need a 500-gallon fish tank for a one-foot-long fish. As per koi stocking density equation, there should be one koi per 500 gallons of water.

(3) An acrylic acid resin or glass aquarium of 60 to 90 cm long is the handiest size to keep koi in.
In the case of 60-cm-long aquarium, 5 to 6 koi of around 10 cm long is the best. The case of 90-cm aquarium, the maximum number of koi should be 20. The most important aspect of taking care of koi is the water quality. To maintain an adequate water quality you should also check the smell of water. If it smells bad, change about 1/3 of the total water volume at a time. If you use tap water, don't forget to add a counteragent to treat the chloride.

(4) Change about 1/3 of the total water once every 2 or 3 weeks and clean the filtration system once a month.

thanks sa advice... gamay pa man akong arowana mao g.sagol pa sa koi.. hehehe. Unsai nice food
para sa koi nga maka pa dako dayon and asa pud mapalit?? Then, asa pud makapalit og filter? kanang
barato lang unta.. Ang naa namu kai aerator raman. hehehe.. 2-3days namu ilisan ang water sa smaller
aquarium kai daghan man small kois and goldfishes...


Salamat.

[drotz]

thanks sa advice... gamay pa man akong arowana mao g.sagol pa sa koi.. hehehe. Unsai nice food
para sa koi nga maka pa dako dayon and asa pud mapalit?? Then, asa pud makapalit og filter? kanang
barato lang unta.. Ang naa namu kai aerator raman. hehehe.. 2-3days namu ilisan ang water sa smaller
aquarium kai daghan man small kois and goldfishes...


Salamat.

pag DIY nalang sir,naai daghan tutorial sa youtube.

[creed_kim]

mao2... up up up sa hobby...

[faithfulnina]

Does anyone know of a big mud pond around Cebu?

[alvingo]

why man. si nickstorm

[faithfulnina]

why man. si nickstorm

Would you know how big it is and where it's located?

[kahrosi]

why man. si nickstorm

@alvin - wa na kang nickstorm oi.nahubas nah ang tubig due to el nino og kainit sa panahon...ang yang mga kois iya nah pang harvest and it is FOR SALE...

@faitfulnina...there are lots of mud pond here in cebu...size of there mudponds are hectars...