Can you keep koi fish in a tank?

Question

I mean smaller like 2 or 3 inch koi.

Answer 1

Sure you can, no problem at all with smaller one's like you are talking about. Do watch them as they do grow fast though.

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Answer 2

Koi Fish Tank

Answer 3

You need to either return the koi to where you got it or give it to someone that has a pond. Koi cannot go in a ten gallon tank they need a pond. By doing this you are drastically shorting its life. Koi grow 3 FEET!!! Its not a fish that can go in a 10 gallon tank. You need a bigger tank while you build a pond. At lease 55 gallons. It takes months to build one and then you have to wait for the bacteria to build up in the filter. The filter has to be brown before you add fish. You also are maxed out on your tank. You have a angel fish and a goldfish which depending on the type could grow to a foot long. Angel fish need 30gallons for it to grow. Not only that but angel fish should NOT be with goldfish anyway. Go get some actually fish that can live in a ten gallon tank like guppies or tetras. Not goldfish, angelfish or Koi.

Answer 4

Koi Fish Aquarium

Answer 5

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Can you keep koi fish in a tank?
I mean smaller like 2 or 3 inch koi.

Answer 6

Yes, well, small koi grow into large koi. We cannot pretend that this won't happen. There's just no stopping that and you have to buy the proper size tank in anticipation of that inevitable growth. Yes, you can keep koi in a tank, but you must provide the proper environment for them. If you only intend on keeping the koi in a tank temporarily, such as, through one winter (which, by the way, you don't need to do as koi can survive just fine outdoors through winters), then having a smaller tank is acceptable. But, either way, you have to follow the rule for koi/goldfish, even if it's a temporary situation. 10 gallons of water per fish up to 4 inches, 20 gallons of water per fish 4-8 inches and it goes up from there. If you buy a 40 gallon tank for four 3 inch koi this season and then put them outside, by next season when you want to bring them in again, they will need an 80 gallon tank, so buying the 40 gallon tank is pointless. Plan ahead. And, if you intend on keeping koi in the tank permanently, as koi can grow to 3 feet, you must plan for a minimum water allowance of 100 gallons of water per fish. Sorry. If you want to properly and responsibly keep these fish, you need to do it with interest in their best health in mind. I know koi are cool and every time I go to the fish store, I drool over this gorgeous buttercream butterfly koi, but it is 16 inches long (and, just remember, at one time, it only used to be 3 inches long) and, even though I have a 60 gallon tank, this just simply isn't the proper environment to keep it in. If you don't have the koi yet, please think about keeping another type of fish, and read up on how to properly keep fish before actually getting some. If you already have the koi, you either need to take them back or get the proper size tank. These are the only options. The fish will eventually die if you do not provide a healthy environment for them.

Answer 7

If you either have a really large tank that they can grow into, or only plan to keep them there temporarily (for the winter or whatever), then as long as the tank is big enough to accommodate the number of fish you currently have, and you keep up with the regular maintenance, then they should be fine. Keep in mind that goldfish (and koi fish) require lots of water and good filtration due to their high ammonia production levels!

Answer 8

It depends on the s9ize of the koi. If you get small ones,and only a few,2,3,or maybe 4,a30 gallon long might be ok as a start. You would have to eventually get a 75 gallon or larger tank and do frequent water changes. They are cold water fish,similar to goldfish and related to carp. Ideally,a pond is best.

Answer 9

yes i do, they grow in your tank but slower then in the pond, but the will get to the stage when they will need a pond, but in the aquriam i fond it is easier to train them to eat from your hand. Because they can see you better in a aquruim then in a pond. If you want to teach them to eat from your hand do the following. Feed them when standing right next to the aquruim. They should eat it. stay there until it is all gone. Do this for about 2-3 days. Then feed them and put your hand above the water for about 3-4 days. If at first they don't eat don't panic the brave ones will come first. after that stick your hand in the water when they feed thiis will be the hardest part for your koi, it will take awhile for it to come close unless you had a brave koi. Then do this for as long as the need to but put the food right were it barley touches the water and they should eat it.

P.S. Koi in your aqurium will not grow it's pontenial size in their but will come close to about 3 feet when full grown. Their colors won't devolop as well as they will when they are in the pond.
Good luck :)

Answer 10

yes you can keep your baby kois in a tank
later when it becomes 26 inches, no you can not keep it in your tank
when your koi become 10 inches, get it out of your tank and into a pond( if you have one)

Answer 11

You absoluty can, but their not going to get as big as the ones in a pond or it might just take them longer to grow, but I would try it any ways it might be interesting to see what happens becouse Koi are around sun light most of their life see if that changes how they act compared to the ones in a pond.