Baby Koi Fish

This means we have not gone through and cherry picked out the nice ones so you will receive a mix of all grades of koi including potentially some very high quality fish.

Baby koi fish.

Moving the adult fish out of the spawning tank quickly after spawning is complete and before the eggs hatch is also crucial. The number of koi in the pack is determined by the koi size. Koi are notorious for feeding on their young so moving breeding fish into a separate aquarium for spawning is critical. They live off of their yolk sacks and small organisms found in pond water.

But i ll be honest as exciting as taking care of baby koi may sound it s quite a lot of work. Big fully grown koi fishes sure look lovely but it s a lot more satisfying to watch baby koi fully mature in your own pond. Our baby koi fish are the result of many controlled breedings of original japanese koi stock as well as blackwater creek s world famous butterfly koi. Our baby koi are unculled.

However if the koi fry are hatched outside of a pond setting they will require specialized feeding. Eggs will hatch within four days after being laid so the tank needs to be monitored constantly and adult fish moved back to the pond or into another tank to recuperate when eggs are. Baby koi born in the koi pond are fish bait literally. Baby koi do not typically need to be fed in the first few days.

T he koi varieties you receive will be varied and we will ensure you get a good mix that may include both butterfly koi and standard fin koi. Ideal for your baby and small fish. Smaller koi will have more per box whereas larger koi will have fewer. Typically a full box will contain 150 to 250 koi ranging in size from 1 to 2 5 25 4mm 63mm.

Making sure that your baby koi grows big and healthy in your pond will require a lot of effort on your part as well as some know how. After a baby koi develops and begins swimming to the surface it is ready to feed.