He's Orange!!!

[Patrick Fischer]

Ok. I inherited 3 koi when I bought my house in July 2004. (Two
black/orange/white and one black/orange) I have carefully maintained my
atrium pond and all are doing well. In August 2005 I bought a "bright
yellow" koi and introduced him to the pond. He's growing and seems happy.

I've been feeding them the food that is supposed to "increase the color" and
now I find that my "yellow" is turning "Orange".

My question: Will changing food eventually bring back his original color
and, if so, how soon would that happen? Given that we are approaching the
time when feeding will stop, am I looking at next year?

Pat Fischer
Olalla, WA

[Reel Mckoi]

"Patrick Fischer" > wrote in message
...
> Ok. I inherited 3 koi when I bought my house in July 2004. (Two
> black/orange/white and one black/orange) I have carefully maintained my
> atrium pond and all are doing well. In August 2005 I bought a "bright
> yellow" koi and introduced him to the pond. He's growing and seems happy.
> I've been feeding them the food that is supposed to "increase the color"
> and
> now I find that my "yellow" is turning "Orange".

## I don't use color enhancing feeds and some of my koi deepened in color
over time.

> My question: Will changing food eventually bring back his original color
> and, if so, how soon would that happen? Given that we are approaching the
> time when feeding will stop, am I looking at next year?

## If the food caused the change then stop feeding it to him/her. Probably
a few months will be needed before his color returns to normal.
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[Patrick Fischer]

Thanks. I really liked the yellow color of this fish, especially at night
when the pond lights are on. He just seemed to glow. Any suggestions as to a
preferred food?

Pat Fischer
Olalla, WA

"Reel Mckoi" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Patrick Fischer" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Ok. I inherited 3 koi when I bought my house in July 2004. (Two
>> black/orange/white and one black/orange) I have carefully maintained my
>> atrium pond and all are doing well. In August 2005 I bought a "bright
>> yellow" koi and introduced him to the pond. He's growing and seems happy.
>> I've been feeding them the food that is supposed to "increase the color"
>> and
>> now I find that my "yellow" is turning "Orange".
>
> ## I don't use color enhancing feeds and some of my koi deepened in color
> over time.
>
>> My question: Will changing food eventually bring back his original color
>> and, if so, how soon would that happen? Given that we are approaching the
>> time when feeding will stop, am I looking at next year?
>
> ## If the food caused the change then stop feeding it to him/her.
> Probably a few months will be needed before his color returns to normal.
> --
> McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
> EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
> before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
> My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
> ~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>
> http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killfile/anti_troll_faq.htm
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>

[Reel Mckoi]

"Patrick Fischer" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks. I really liked the yellow color of this fish, especially at night
> when the pond lights are on. He just seemed to glow. Any suggestions as to
> a preferred food?
======================
We use the much cheaper Catfish and Trout chows mixed with a small amount of
kitten and or puppy chow. No one can say this isn't a good diet when they
look at the health of my fish. Plus they're growing and reproducing like
crazy. My yellows do stay yellow and the orange and reds have a deep rich
color. Do keep in mind that koi can change color as time goes by. I
remember a beautiful black and white koi with a nice red patch on it's head.
What a beauty! By the time it was 3 or 4 years old it was the ugliest fish
in the pond. The red patch got smaller and smaller until it disappeared and
the black and white sort of blended into a motley looking dirty gray
color..... UGH! I finally found a Pet Shop that took it for free.
--
McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>

[~ jan jjspond]

>Thanks. I really liked the yellow color of this fish, especially at night
>when the pond lights are on. He just seemed to glow. Any suggestions as to a
>preferred food?
>Pat Fischer

Hi Pat, Good with a good quality feed that is also easy on your filtration
so it doesn't ruin your clear water. I recommend Manda Fu, Sho Koi, and/or
Hy Fang. I feed all 3. ~ jan Tri-Cities, WA Zone 7a

See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

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