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October 27th, 2007
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Fish Helper
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Toooooo Many!
My cousins went to a field trip and they got free fish. Their friends gave them their fish so when they gave the fish to me, I got 19! The koi are kept is a wide and shallow pail, so they look like they are in a pond. Hey like hiding under the corner filter and are very sociable fish. What should i do? They look ok.
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October 28th, 2007
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so you have 19 KOI the post is unclear..well you really should find a proper home for them.. koi require large tanks or ponds so it would be hard to find a good home for them vs other fish
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October 28th, 2007
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If it's 19 koi, they definitely need a pond, a huge one. They can get to be a foot long or more.
This is one of the reasons that I hate places that give fish away like this. A very small number of fish so given end up with the right kind of home.
If you don't have the space for the fish, you might want to contact a local zoological gardens or conservatory, to see if they have koi ponds. They might be able to accept your fish.
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October 31st, 2007
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Well, the koi are strong. One jumped out. Well, you know what happened after that. The second one suddenly died. Weird
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October 31st, 2007
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Yeah, koi are jumpers. I worry about mine, and there's only a space barely large enough for him to slip through the hood.
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October 31st, 2007
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That many koi will need to be in a VERY large pond. probably about a 500 gallon or more pond. If you don't have space for something like tah, you may want to see if there are any zoos or chinese cultural centers or even a "fancy" hotel around that may have room for some of them. the minimum size for a single koi would still be at least 100 gallons because of how big they get. They are also big waste producers.
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October 31st, 2007
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i just cant believe they would give away koi though...you would think it would be something small and less specail needs ...not everyone hasa a 500 gallon pond laying around
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October 31st, 2007
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They may actually be goldfish. goldfish and koi are very similar and a lot of people confuse the two. Also, a lot of places give out free goldfish as prizes and stuff...
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November 2nd, 2007
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theyll need a large area at least 18 in deep
they should have some cover too
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November 2nd, 2007
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Fish Helper
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any chance of pics of them?
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November 2nd, 2007
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Actually for 17 koi, if I have the remaining number correct, you would need a pond that is no less than 3,000 gallons by the time they are adult size. ( 5 years from fry to adult size.) If anyone puts a single adult koi in anything less than a 200 gallon tank is not doing the fish any justice, and in my personal opinion they should not keep that type of fish. If you don't mind, Kelacon, check your private messages, please.  |
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November 2nd, 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chief_waterchanger
Actually for 17 koi, if I have the remaining number correct, you would need a pond that is no less than 3,000 gallons by the time they are adult size. ( 5 years from fry to adult size.) If anyone puts a single adult koi in anything less than a 200 gallon tank is not doing the fish any justice, and in my personal opinion they should not keep that type of fish. If you don't mind, Kelacon, check your private messages, please. |
Sounds about right, depending partially on the adult size. Their care determines, to some extent, what "adult size" is. I've seen ten year old koi that are only ("only" he says ) a foot long, and I've seen 16"+ koi that were around 5 years.
I'm sure genetics also play a part in this matter. So I could see the minimum number of gallons for this group of koi to remain healthy going beyond 3,000.
Last edited by sirdarksol; November 2nd, 2007 at 07:14 PM.
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November 2nd, 2007
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I still wonder if they really are koi or are they goldfish? that would make somewhat of a difference as to size of tank/pond.
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November 2nd, 2007
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Not sure. Either or prolific breeders over seasons, and someone may have thought it a good idea to give away the "junk" koi rather than cull the school.
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November 2nd, 2007
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The most popular fish to give away in promotions of any sorts like this one, is usually the cheap small goldfish and its most likely that this is what they have. The koi fish can be expensive and its hard to believe that someone would give them away. But ya never know!! 
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November 2nd, 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kelacon
My cousins went to a field trip and they got free fish. Their friends gave them their fish so when they gave the fish to me, I got 19! The koi are kept is a wide and shallow pail, so they look like they are in a pond. Hey like hiding under the corner filter and are very sociable fish. What should i do? They look ok.
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Maybe you can get in contact with someone from where the field trip was held, and hopefully someone there can let you know what type of goldfish they are?
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November 2nd, 2007
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I think we have about a 2000g pond with about 12 koi and about twenty goldfish
they are all doing quite well
4 are about a foot long
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November 3rd, 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by capekate
The most popular fish to give away in promotions of any sorts like this one, is usually the cheap small goldfish and its most likely that this is what they have. The koi fish can be expensive and its hard to believe that someone would give them away. But ya never know!!
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These definitely wouldn't be the show-quality koi, but at a breeding facility, thousands of fry are culled each breeding season, and if they thought they could get money from the deal, why not? |
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