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How to Choose Koi, and 5 Methods and Tips for Raising Koi
Koi have a robust and handsome build, brilliant colors, varied patterns, and a majestic swimming style, giving them extremely high ornamental and keeping value. Their body length can reach 1-1.5 m. Koi are distinguished by different colors, patterns, and scales. Among them, the Butterfly Koi was only successfully bred in the 1980s, with...
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Koi Keeping Guide: How to Choose and Buy Koi
What are the ways to choose koi? Fish keepers who don't know how to choose koi will surely wonder after buying whether they got ripped off, and this kind of thought often lingers in their minds. So learning how to choose koi becomes especially important. Here are some insights...
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What fish are good to keep with koi? Choose this way for greater ornamental appeal
Koi are a popular ornamental fish, so what kind of koi should you choose to make them more ornamental? The selection of koi can follow certain standards. Since ancient times, the judging standard for koi has always used 50 points for posture, 30 points for color, and 20 points for pattern, for a total of 100 points...
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Koi selection methods from back in the day: choose based on body shape and color
Koi selection regarding body shape and color: the fish's back should be straight, the body balanced left and right, the swimming posture steady and upright, and the body robust and powerful. The shape of the cheeks and the position of the mouth should be well-proportioned, without crookedness, full at both ends and not sunken, and all fins should be symmetrical and complete, moving flexibly when swimming....
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How to Choose Hardy Koi? Detailed Guide to Feeding Precautions
Feeding: For koi kept in a home aquarium, it is best to use live foods such as fish worms and tubifex worms, while koi fry need to be fed on infusoria. However, the sources of live food are limited and sometimes they cannot be bought at all, so fish worms are generally used as a substitute; if there is a complete nutritional...
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How to Choose Koi? A Guide to Finding the Right Water Temperature for Them
There are two main categories of temperature control equipment: heating equipment and cooling equipment. (1) Heaters. There are two types of electric heaters: one is an ordinary electric heating tube, and the other is an automatic temperature-control electric heater. The latter can effectively regulate water temperature automatically, but its price is relatively high. At present, keeping...
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How to select koi? Choose the right weather and time for water changes
Water changes also depend on the weather and the time of day, did you know that? Choose clear weather. In summer, do it at 7 ~ 8 AM; in spring and autumn, 9 ~ 11 AM is best. Hot season: sometimes water must be changed 2 times a day, once before the sun comes up in the morning and once in the afternoon...
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Detailed explanation of koi variety characteristics: when buying, first choose the breeding farm
I. Selection of a koi breeding farm. A. It must be a koi breeding farm that owns superior bloodline koi: koi breeding farms come in various types: some are own producers, some buy in bulk from producers and resell, and some do both. As long as you choose a place that has the koi you like...
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How to choose koi? Master the markings of Kohaku koi in three minutes
Five-color koi are produced by crossing Kigoi (yellow koi) with Sanke koi, and are named five-color because they carry white, red, black, and indigo; when it comes to Shiro Goshiki, the type with a beautiful red pattern is especially preferred. In recent Shiro Goshiki, rather than having the red pattern marred by black speckled markings, most feature blue emerging on a white base. The...
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How to Choose Koi That Are Easy to Keep? A Master Breeder's Guide to Artificial Propagation
1. Broodstock rearing (1) Broodstock pond specifications The area is usually 1500-3000 sq m, with a depth of 180-200 cm. (2) Selection of broodstock The selected broodstock should all be over 3 years old, with distinct breed characteristics and a strong physique. (3) Stocking conditions Females and males are reared separately, at a ratio of 1:1-2; density is controlled...
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