How To Keep Koi Fish Healthy In Pond

Koi Fish Care Guide For Beginners

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Souvik Nag

01. Pond Size

Care Guide

To keep Koi healthy & happy a lots of space is required.

4-5 average koi are required at least 1000-1200-gallon of water. However, adult koi need much more than that.

02. Proper Diet

Care Guide

To grow koi fast you need a combination of protein, amino acids, fiber, and fats

Koi don't eat is low water temperature so install a heater to keep their metabolic rate high

Nutritional Requirement of Koi

Protein = 38%

Fat = 8%

Fiber = 4%

Pellets Requirement As Per Fish Size

2-6 inches

Small Pellets

7-12 inches

Medium Pellets

More than 13 inches

Large Pellets

03. Water Quality

Care Guide

Water temperature should remain between 20° C - 31° C. It helps koi to be more active.

7.0-8.6 should be the pH level & pond should have high dissolved O2

04. Avoid Overstocking

Care Guide

Stock of the pond depend on the size of koi. 4-5 average sized koi can live in 1200-g whereas more than 2-3 adult koi shouldn't kept together in the same pond.

Koi Fish Quantity Per 250-Gallon

2 inches

Length of koi

No of koi/250-g

10-15 Nos

4 inches

6 inches

7-9 Nos

8 inches

10+ inches

4-7 Nos

2 Nos

1 No

05. Pond Mates of Koi

Care Guide

Goldfish, Janitor fish, Grass Carp, Sunfish, Perch can be some pond mates of koi.

Among them Janitor fish is probably the best becasue it eats algae.

05. Common Koi Illness

Care Guide

Ich (parasites)

Dropsy (bacteria)

Fin Rot (bacteria)

Fungal Infection

Fish Lice (parasites)

Symptoms of sick Koi Fish

Gasp at the water surface

Rub their body against objects

Colors just start fading away

Lethargy & inactiveness

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