I will be getting 2 minature koi fish in a few weeks and i would like an opinion on these names
Sakura and Hiiroo
or Saki and Hiri for short
By the way Sakura is Japanese for Cherry blossom and Hiiroo is Japanese for Hero
And is it ok to keep minature koi ( 5- 8 cm long in an indoor bowl with natural gravel and lillies??
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2007-10-26 16:47:21 · 12 answers · asked by Guru Selkie 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
The minature koi's adult size is dependend on the size of its surroundings, it can grow up to 15 cm if in a large environment but in the case of mine they should stay quite small
2007-10-26 17:06:18 · update #1
What kind of water do koi fish need, I live in victoria australia so our water has chlorine and flouride in it, do you need any chemicals ? Or do you need distilled water?
2007-10-26 17:07:28 · update #2
The names are fine! What concerns me is your question about distilled water. Never use distilled water for an aquarium! The complete lack of calcium and sodium can actually BURN the fish! (It's not that good for people to drink, either) The chlorine in tap water can be removed with a commercial dechlorinating product, and even that kind of water would be better than distilled...
The bowl is ok, and I can see where your concern about water-changes is coming from, especially with goldfish, which tend to foul a small container rather quickly. I really hope your bowl is large enough to handle the fish, and if it is, great.
Best 'Fishes'!
2007-10-27 07:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes those are very nice names!
if i could give you advice, observe your fish first, their colors and their beaviour, that'll help name them!
japanese words:
shiro(white); kuro(black); aka(red); aoi(blue); momo(pink); mizu(water); yuki(snow);
there is also this fact, the japanese word "koi" has 2 meanings, 1 is the fish, and 2 means love, so maybe another good name'll be suki(like); or ai(love)
i guess its okay when they're small, but kois can grow into very large size, or simply just longing for bigger place. natural gravel and lilies are excellent accesories for them! ^^
good luck, hope i helped!
2007-10-27 00:55:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of miniature Koi. Can you tell us more? What is the adult size?
2007-10-26 17:00:46 · answer #3 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those are really cute. Hiiiro is like the little asian guy from Hero's hahah and Sakura is a cute name as well.
2007-10-26 16:55:48 · answer #4 · answered by Volleygirl713 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are such cute names!! I love the shortened version. You do need some special chemicals to put in the water. Get them from your local Pet Shop.
2007-10-26 17:46:17 · answer #5 · answered by Liv54 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep its great. It is also ok to put kois with natural gravel and lilies.
2007-10-27 02:16:28 · answer #6 · answered by Chad, M.D. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like sakura thats a cute name.
2007-10-26 16:50:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I have no idea who those names are lol.
I just use common ones like Ant and dec. tom and jerry and
Sam and Mark
( that was the name of my last fish. sadly who have just died :()
2007-10-26 21:48:05 · answer #8 · answered by Ben G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like Sakura.
Hiri too.
2007-10-26 17:03:31 · answer #9 · answered by Exorbitant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they are ok i have never heard of them but i like them
2007-10-26 16:50:44 · answer #10 · answered by softball girl#3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋