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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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Tips for Selecting Tancho Kohaku Koi Fry
Introduction to Tancho Kohaku Koi. The distinguishing feature of Tancho Kohaku koi is the varied shape of the red patch on top of the head. Besides the round shape, there are also the plum-blossom-shaped "plum-blossom tancho," the heart-shaped "heart tancho," and the "corner tancho," among others. Those with a body entirely snow-white and only a round red patch on top of the head are called "Tancho Kohaku koi."...
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Methods for Selecting Young Koi Back Then and Tips for Beginners
How should beginners select good young koi? Below, the editor will share with you some experience on selecting young koi. What should you pay special attention to when buying young koi? I hope it will be helpful to everyone!...
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How to Select Koi? Practical Buying Tips Shared
I. General Criteria 1. Body shape: 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-formed, without crookedness, full at both ends without sunken areas, and all fins should be symmetrical and complete, moving flexibly when swimming. 2. Color...
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Tips for Selecting Juvenile Koi and Daily Breeding Management Methods
Daily management is very important when breeding koi. Since koi live in water, among the daily management tasks, water management ranks first. The quality of the water directly affects the normal growth of koi. When the water is fresh and clear with sufficient oxygen, the fish live healthily...
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Breeding Tips for Aka Sanshoku Koi, How to Keep Matsuba Koi
Introduction to Aka Sanshoku Koi. Aka Sanshoku Koi refers to Taisho Sanshoku koi that have continuous red markings from the head, along the dorsal fin, all the way to the tail joint. Its visual characteristics are quite obvious and easy to identify, but the general opinion holds that its grade is not high. It combines black, white...
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Tips for Selecting Young Koi and Introduction to Auxiliary Aquarium Equipment
1. Water storage bucket: When tap water or well water is used as the breeding water source, a water storage bucket must be kept on hand so the water can be aerated and oxygenated before use. 2. Water bucket, washbasin: Used for transporting koi, water, bait, etc.; the material of construction is not limited. 3. Rubber hose or plastic hose...
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Koi Mixed-Stocking Pairing Tips and Methods for Selecting Toshi Koi
1. Male koi have better body shape than female koi: Although in the adult stage, female koi are more robust and aesthetically pleasing. However, at the toshi (first-year) stage, it is actually male fish that have a higher probability of being thick-bodied! Female fish only start sprinting again after reaching one year of age and entering their second or third year. Male...
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Which Koi Varieties Have Good Colors? Sharing My Personal Breeding Tips
1. Choosing and Setting Up an Aquarium for Koi (1) You should choose an aquarium that suits your own circumstances and budget rather than choosing blindly, but do pick one that is slightly larger to give the koi enough room to move around. (2) Koi have a very high oxygen demand, so the aquarium needs to be equipped with...
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