Raising Koi Fry

The best way to get show koi is to pay lots of money--or raise your own.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• koi
• fry
• raising
• ponds
• baby
• fish

[pondsandkoi]

yes, I'm sure you could. They do grow a lot faster outdoors.

[pondsandkoi]

It only takes 5 days for the eggs to start hatching.

If its a koi, it will have barbels under it's mouth.

[pondsandkoi]

wow, i haven't checked my account in a while!

Koi need to be 4 years old to breed. many babies will be drab colored and therefor worthless, the key is quality Japaneses koi to start with, then you'll have more keepers. True colors aren't permanent until they are around 4-6 inches long.

male Koi are generally more streamline and thinner than females in theory but I've had some turn out otherwise.

The four I've kept are about 8 inches long now, perhaps a new video is in order?

[pondsandkoi]

haha, I like the song, I know it sucks for the vid.

But it's claeed "Love" by the Cult

[samuelwaynefoleyjr]

i've been thinking about raising them and sellign some i have koi but idk if i have a mated pair or anything they're two young or what maybe you can help me right now i have two koi which are 5 inches long or 6 a butterfly thats at least 6 i might get some more this weekend but honestly how much can you make in selling koi i know it depends on the grade and all but lets just say standard assorted koi

[pondsandkoi]

@samuelwaynefoleyjr When they are 4 years old they may start spawning if you're lucky and conditions are right.

And you really can't make a lot of money raising koi unless you go all out and become a hatchery or something. Do it for fun and the extra money will just be a bonus

[JUNAID187]

could i grow 100 8 week old koi in a 130litre tank for 5 weeks ?

[lkj802]

i have a gold fish and it is 8'' long its wierd because i won it at a fairground 8 yrs ago and over time have gotten bigger tanks and now it is in a 18 gallon tank or 72.2 litre tank and keeps growing im not sure if it is a koi

[tugrN]

how long did it take for the eggs to hatch?

[bekko247]

hi, i love this video, i was wondering, well im myself have 2 ponds in my backyard, i make trips to japan to purchase koi, i was planning to breed some koi just for fun to see the results and etc. many have said that to breed koi they need to be matured and atleast 2-3 years old, soo my question for you is approximtly how old were your koi when u breeded them? i love your video, good for you :)

[koifishkid]

Make new video on ur pond

[vlcalcal87]

Hey, Our koi have laid their eggs and they've hatched, we got about 30-40 fry, but alot of them are brown/grey ish, and there is only 2 with distinct colouring. Will the brown/grey koi change colour at a later time? They are about a month old and vary from a few mm to around 1 and a half centimeters. Any help much appreciated.

[farhaan118]

hey can u tell me hoe to know if a koi is a female or a male one............