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How to Breed Japanese Koi

Koi breeding techniques 1. Stocking density Before raising koi, you must first consider the size of the breeding container and the number of koi that can be accommodated. The main attraction of koi is its gorgeous colors, strong body shape, elegant movements and beautiful swimming posture. Moreover, koi must be viewed from the back, that is, from the top. It is much less attractive if viewed from the side. To fully meet these conditions, only garden ponds can be used for breeding. However, as urban residents, not everyone has a garden, so they have to use an aquarium instead. Regarding the breeding density, it should be adjusted in combination with the size of the container, water volume, water temperature, oxygenation status, fish size and growth conditions. 2. Variety matching When breeding in a garden pond, red and white, Taisho three colors, Showa three colors, gold or platinum, autumn water, light yellow, etc. are generally matched. In an aquarium, people can only see the side of the koi. You can choose koi with reflective fish bodies, such as gold, platinum gold, Matsuba gold, Yamabuki gold, etc., and then match them with German carp. But whether it is raised in a ground pond or an aquarium, most of them are brightly colored koi, supplemented by darker, shiny and elegant ones. 3. Feeding method Koi is an omnivorous fish, and can be fed with animal or plant baits, such as water fleas, water worms, shrimps, corn flour, biscuit crumbs, instant noodle crumbs, vegetables, and even rice balls. But if you want koi to be brightly colored, in addition to matching the lighting, background and water quality, it is more important to feed them with highly nutritious special koi color-enhancing artificial feed, which is in flake or granular form. The bait can be put in alone or alternately. Koi is relatively greedy. If you feed too much, you will suffer from food accumulation or constipation. So pay attention to the amount and frequency of feeding, and follow the principle of small meals, no residual bait and bad water. For hatched young fish, you can feed rotifers, water fleas or egg yolks at first. Small fish about 2 cm should be fed with baits such as bloodworms. For fish that grow to more than 5 cm, you can eat animal or plant baits at will.

How to raise Koi and Japanese Koi?

Don’t rush to feed newly bought fish. After you bring them home, keep them in the fish tank for a few days (at least 3 days) to let them get familiar with the environment before feeding them.