2007-06-23 16:17:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Unfortunately that is a small pond for koi. You may be better off with goldfish.
A few things to consider how deep? Your pond really should be 2-3 feet deep for koi. Especially if they need to winter in it. It also helps the fish since when the sun is out they have a cooler place to hide as well as get away from preaditors. 3 fish max. you may want to rethink your stocking with such a small pond. Shubunkins come in a variety of colors as well blacks oranges and whites. They are hearty and can withstand the winter in your pond. There are a few Koi that are the smaller species Tategoi koi are the small species but very difficult to find.
2007-06-27 03:32:35 · answer #1 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand why it would take a koi, which is just a fancy common carp, to hit 3 or 4 feet long in more time than it would a regular Cyprinus carpio. I mean, other than the obvious fancy colors, THEY'RE THE SAME DAMN FISH. A carp will easily get to 3 feet in a matter of just a few years, depending on foot intake. A koi on the other hand would have to easily double that amount of time. If you diehard koi enthusiasts had seen the 52 inch, 44 1/2 pound carp I caught on a plastic worm several years ago, you guys would have sh*t bricks.
2016-05-18 23:04:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considerations for a Koi Pond.
500 gallons or larger. "The bigger, the better."
24 inches or deeper. Deeper is better. Does not take up any more space or proportionally more filtration.
Straight or near vertical walls. Protection from predators and more pond volume.
One or more bottom drains.
A bottom that slopes towards the drains and away from water falls or incoming water.
Some form of surface skimmer. The pool and spa skimmers with a "weir" work best.
A biological filtration system.
Based on that, I am not sure if your pond would be big enough for Koi. But, that is my opinion. Try this site and see if you can find what you need.
2007-06-23 16:21:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
lol 160 gallons for a pond is VERY VERY small, i have 2 tanks that are both 160 gallons.
You need a pond up to 1000 gallons at least for koi's
2007-06-23 16:25:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's still fairly small as pond sizes go. Koi may look small when you buy them, but they can get over 3 feet long.
Do you live where the water will stay warm year-round? A pond needs to be at least 18" deep to avoid freezing solid, and for koi, a 3 foot deep pond is better. If you need to move them inside because the pond isn't deepe enough to keep three foot dish, where will you keep them? And if it is warm enough to keep them outside year-round, will there be plants for shade to keep the water from heating excessively (warmer water means less dissolved oxygen for the fish)?Some things to think about.
At the MOST, I would say you could keep two, provided you have a filter that will also aerate the water and you do 25% water changes in the pond to keep their wastes from building up. If you just like the look of koi, consider getting shubunkin goldfish instead. These only get 10-12" and have similar http://www.pondliner.com/images/06GFShubunkinD.JPG, http://www.koi-in-siegen.de/images/shubunkin5.jpg , http://www.aquariumcenter.de/teich/images_teich/goldfisch_shubunkin.gif
http://www.greenvista.com/sub/shubunkin.jpg
You could probably keep 10-12 of these, and they'd be easier to keep inside if the need arose.
2007-06-23 16:31:49 · answer #5 · answered by copperhead 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
160 gallons? That's it? For a pond? I'd suggest you add a few hundred more gallons. Maybe around 1,000.
2007-06-23 16:23:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1 inch of fish per one gallon of water, not including the tail.
2007-06-27 08:56:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋