Taggy

hi all
im considering the idea of growing on some small koi for resale next year hopefully, and was wondering is there any water tempreture range that i should stick to, and is it true that it should be 20c and above for high protein feeding,and can anybody recommend a good medicarp feed as the choice i have in west wales is very very limited (there more intrested in feeding sheep than fish) thanks alot Â* Â* Â* Â*paul Â* Â*;D

corfukoi

Hi Paul, we've grown on some babies this year their growing very fast! ours are at a temperature of between 16-18 degrees and their feeding ferociously on a protein based diet and at the moment are thriving. we went on holiday to wales last year and came across this place "Creamston Aquatics" in Haverfordwest, dont know if this is anywhere near you but he told us he'd post to us anything we wanted as we live in Northampton. telephone 01437760888 Email sales@creamston-aquatics.co.uk or their website is
www.creamston-aquatics.co.uk they had quite a good variety of food their and the owner was very helpful. hope this is of some use to you. if you dont mind me asking where are you getting the fry from, or are you breeding your own?

j_sagu

This article may be of help Paul........

Growing on
At this stage, move the koi to a growing-on facility, such as an aquarium, tank or pond. Watch the young koi carefully, as cannibalism is not uncommon. If you suspect this, remove any larger fry to another tank. You can heat this to 20- 25C(68-77F) to provide faster growth rates, but be careful; if koi grow too fast, they lose their colour. One-month-old koi need about five percent of their body weight in food and should be fed little and often. As they grow, koi need less food - about two percent of body weight (6in) or larger. The size of pelleted food is critical; not all fish grow at the same rate and it is too easy to look at the larger koi and select the pellet size to suit them, forgetting the smaller fish. Unfortunately, koi that are nearer to the common carp in appearance grow faster than the prettier koi. This is because nishikigoi are highly inbred - that is, they are mated with other koi to which they are closely related, such as either parents or siblings - and, as with any highly inbred animals, nishikigoi are not as hardy as their wild counterparts.

Taggy

hi ceejay.
thanks for the phone number, haverfordwest is closer to me than where i have been going (its only about a hour in either direction lol). as for the fish i bought in some jap koi ranging from 3" to 6", ill hopefully post some pics when my so called pc is working properly. i hope to rear some of my own fry this year if im lucky . thanks again for the number
paul

Taggy

hi extreme
thanks for that .why im here could you tell me the best way to administer salt to my holding tank,ive beeen dissolving salt into water first and have been adding about a pound every hour and keeping an eye on the fish inbetween. do i need to do this or can i dissolve all the salt and add all at the same time .
thanks for your help with this. paul

j_sagu

Adding the salt all at once is fine, its not necessary to dissolve in water first in my opinion, you can just sprinkle it evenly around the pond and let it dissolve slowly. Your Koi will be fine with 1/2 ounce to the gallon.

Taggy

ok nice one extreme thanks again m8

corfukoi

Hi, your very welcome no problem. its nice to be able to answer a question instead of just asking them! lol... good luck with the babies.

j_sagu

Well, we are all here to help one another..........

Taggy

sounds good to me .this forum has been like a breath of fresh air there isnt many things i do know but what i do ill more than happily share it with anybody .