How big will 4 koi grow in a 500 - 600 gallon pond. I have 1 tancho currently at 4.5" a kohaku at about7.5" and 2 ghost koi at 3".They are being fed on a mixture of 39% protein and 31% protein, one is hikari food.
2007-07-20 21:44:15 · 6 answers · asked by al3x1707 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I had a Ghost koi, a comet and a shubunkin all about five years old, they were about 3-4" when bought and they all reached over 13", the koi was 14 1/2". They were stolen from my pond 2 weeks ago, leaving my daughter whose pets they were, severely distraught. The pond was about 550 gallons ,6' diameter. We never thought that these fish would get so big. They were fed on Tetra pond.
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2007-07-20 22:11:42 · answer #1 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE KOI AND POND MAN! What a Name you've only got 4 koi! The best bit is you have a small pond that's Not big enough for my gold fish neither mind the koi that I've got sounds to me like you bought the koi without doing the research hence you asking this question!.Try having a 24,000 gallon Pond then call your self the koi and pond man you've got alot to learn. Don't get me wrong your probably a nice person with the same amount of love for fish as me so for that I'm sorry i don't want you to take offence
2016-05-19 01:35:59 · answer #2 · answered by albertina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are suppose to grow to the size of pond in which they live in. I use to think that until I had 125 gallon pond with 2 shebunkins and 1 koi who grew quite large (1.5 feet) before he was plucked out of the pond by a predatory bird.
2007-07-21 03:33:30 · answer #3 · answered by 2bnkeys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 500-600 gallon pond is TOO SMALL they will outgrow it and won't be able to hide in winter and will get stressed and die, they may even try to leap out. Please remember it's only goldfish that grow to suit the size of their tank. Koi need deep water.
2007-07-24 21:01:15 · answer #4 · answered by georgeygirl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they actually grow to the size of the pond , if only 2 fish figure at maturity about 18 inches
2007-07-20 22:17:23 · answer #5 · answered by Ell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it'll grow larger than what you would like them to be.
You might supply water plants in the pond for them to protect themselves from predators.
2007-07-21 17:59:51 · answer #6 · answered by rann_georgia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋