Koi Fish are Addidctive

[NicoleLJ]

My landlady gave me her sons 4 koi fish but the tank kept getting murky. It was only a 10 gallon tank. So she went out and got a 55 gallon tank along with some other fun stuff for it. Looks great now. SHe asked if I would like to pick out some koi with her and I was hesitant but said sure. So now we have 7 koi and a sucker fish(don't ask me the real name I cant remember.) I was talking pictures when my camera died. So here are a few pictures of the Koi and the one of Leo the sucker fish.

THis is shimmer. It is a really light shade of gold.


We changed this ones name to Golianth When he was the larges fish in the tank. He is the one in back of shimmer.


This one is Peace. Easy to see why.


The main one here is Skeletor. He looks like he has a black skelton on his body.

[NicoleLJ]

Peace agian who is now the largest fish in the tank.


And last but not least Leo


I love them already. The Landlady is think of building a small pond for them in the spring for the spring and summer. I think that would be fun and interesting and the kids would love it.

[Punkygirl0101]

a sucker fish(don't ask me the real name I cant remember.)

Its a Plecostomus

I have a few kois, mainly goldfish out in my pond! They are not addicting to me lol. They keep BREEDING!!

[NicoleLJ]

A post on another forum sent me looking to find out what types of Koi we have. We have two Ghost Koi(Silver Surfer and Sekeletor) one Hikari Koi(Peace) 2 Gold Ogon Koi (Sparkle and Shimmer) One Sanke Koi (fire fox) and last but not least Bekko Koi(no name has stuck with him yet.

Interesting to now know the varieties we have.

[Baxter'smybaby]

I had several Koi and large goldfish in a small manmade pond in my yard--would take them out and winter them over in a container in the garage---did this for four years. One day I stepped outside and big blue heron flew away---after cleaning out all my fish from my pond! I was so upset--I haven't replaced the fish and that was two years ago. Now you have me wanting them again!
Have you tried hand feeding them? My fish would come to the surface--and take the food from my hands.

[NicoleLJ]

Baxter I am so sorry. No they are not that used to me yet. THough they do come to the front of the tank now as soon as they hear me coming so I think we are on our way to that kind of achievement.

I went and put the 3 smaller Koi into the extra 10 gallon tank. They are only about 4 inchs long. I hope this will reduce the cloudiness that keeps happening. The other 4 that are about 8 inchs are still in the 55 gallon tank. I am also vaccuming the rocks every day. So I hope that helps. SUggestions are welcome. I am learning as I go.

[ihartgonzo]

7 Koi and one Pleco in a 55 gallon is a really huge overload. That's probably why you're seeing really cloudy water. 3 Koi in a 10 gallon is an ever bigger overload.

Most Koi hobbyists would recommend 100 gallons for one, maybe two, Koi! They can grow up to 3 feet full grown, and as much as one foot in a year. In general, Koi don't do well in tanks long-term, they need lots of swimming space, and constant water changes.

[sisco16]

Yea i agree to overcrowded I had two 8 inch koi in a 55 gallon tank and i was cleaning it once a week, doing 25 percent water changes and cleaning the rocks it was alot of work for two fish. One got a growth and they just were dead one morning I never had the heart to get any more.

[Punkygirl0101]

I have my two koi (And various comet/common goldfish) out in my 2,000 gallon pond. The waters a bit..nasty right now and I just know when it stops raining and I clean it out in the Spring there will be babies again! Drats! (Some will go to my turtle, and the other I will give away on Craigslist).