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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. Koi are best viewed from the back, that is, from above. They are 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 an aquarium is used 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 raising koi in a garden pond, they are usually matched with red and white, Taisho Sanshoku, Showa Sanshoku, gold or platinum, autumn water, light yellow, etc. In an aquarium, people can only see the side of the koi, so they 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 pond or an aquarium, most of the koi are brightly colored, supplemented by darker, shiny and elegant ones.

3. Feeding method

Koi are 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 colorful, in addition to the lighting, background and water quality, it is more important to feed them with highly nutritious special Koi color-enhancing artificial feed, which comes in flakes or granules.

Bait can be placed alone or alternately. Koi are quite greedy. If they are fed too much, they will suffer from indigestion or constipation. Therefore, you should pay attention to the amount and frequency of feeding, and follow the principle of feeding small meals frequently, without leftover bait or spoiled water.

For hatched young fish, you can initially feed them rotifers, water fleas or egg yolks. Small fish of about 2 cm should be fed with baits such as bloodworms. For fish that grow to more than 5 cm, they can eat any animal or plant bait.

The fish tank should be large, and the fish should be fed with insects.