Moving Fish in Cold Weather?

[Sean Kerns]

Hi all,

I have a small backyard pond (7'x5'x2'deep) in southwestern Ohio.
Temperatures were ranging in the 40's or even lower 50's, but lately, it's
been in the 20's and 30's.
Anyway, I will be moving soon to Indianapolis, about 2 hours north and west
of me, and of course, I want to take my fish. I don't have another pond dug
yet, and probably won't until next spring at the earliest, so I'm figueing
on keeping them on a stock tank till then.
My question is about taking them out of the water and transporting them. Can
they be safely moved when it's this cold? I understand some of them might
now make the trip; but I want to maximize my chances. Or can I not even
touch them this time of year.
They've been awake and moving around, no ice on the pond at all so far this
year.

Thanks in advance,

Sean

[Koi-Lo]

"Sean Kerns" > wrote in message
. ..
> Hi all,
>
> I have a small backyard pond (7'x5'x2'deep) in southwestern Ohio.
> Temperatures were ranging in the 40's or even lower 50's, but lately, it's
> been in the 20's and 30's.
> Anyway, I will be moving soon to Indianapolis, about 2 hours north and
> west of me, and of course, I want to take my fish. I don't have another
> pond dug yet, and probably won't until next spring at the earliest, so I'm
> figueing on keeping them on a stock tank till then.
> My question is about taking them out of the water and transporting them.
> Can they be safely moved when it's this cold? I understand some of them
> might now make the trip; but I want to maximize my chances. Or can I not
> even touch them this time of year.
> They've been awake and moving around, no ice on the pond at all so far
> this year.
==========================
It's not the best time of year to be moving fish. I had to deliver a bunch
of goldfish to a place about 30 miles from here a few weeks ago. I filled
the "tote" from Wal*Mart with water from their little pond, netted and
delivered them none the worse for wear. Is there no way you can leave them
where they are until March or April?
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[Bill Stock]

"Sean Kerns" > wrote in message
. ..
> Hi all,
>
> I have a small backyard pond (7'x5'x2'deep) in southwestern Ohio.
> Temperatures were ranging in the 40's or even lower 50's, but lately, it's
> been in the 20's and 30's.
> Anyway, I will be moving soon to Indianapolis, about 2 hours north and
> west of me, and of course, I want to take my fish. I don't have another
> pond dug yet, and probably won't until next spring at the earliest, so I'm
> figueing on keeping them on a stock tank till then.
> My question is about taking them out of the water and transporting them.
> Can they be safely moved when it's this cold? I understand some of them
> might now make the trip; but I want to maximize my chances. Or can I not
> even touch them this time of year.
> They've been awake and moving around, no ice on the pond at all so far
> this year.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Sean

That's only 500 gallons.You should be able to cover the pond with a tarp to
keep the wind chill off and heat them up to 55°F before moving them. Make
sure you keep them warm during the move. You'll have to keep them warm in
then new bucket too of course. Although you could slowly let them drop down
to normal temps.

[Koi-Lo]

"Bill Stock" > wrote in message
...
>
> That's only 500 gallons.You should be able to cover the pond with a tarp
> to keep the wind chill off and heat them up to 55°F before moving them.
> Make sure you keep them warm during the move. You'll have to keep them
> warm in then new bucket too of course. Although you could slowly let them
> drop down to normal temps.
>

Tarp might seem like a good idea, but it's probably not. Tarps are not
breathable, and drastically reduce the oxygen exchange rate. The original
poster didn't mention how large the stock tank is, so we don't really know
if the stock tank is large enough to handle all the fish.

Remember the rule of thumb is 1 koi per 10 gal of water.

[Roy]

YOur about a lying bitch if there ever was any

On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:37:29 -0600, "Koi-Lo" >
wrote:
>><>
>><>"Sean Kerns" > wrote in message
. ..
>><>> Hi all,
>><>>
>><>> I have a small backyard pond (7'x5'x2'deep) in southwestern Ohio.
>><>> Temperatures were ranging in the 40's or even lower 50's, but lately, it's
>><>> been in the 20's and 30's.
>><>> Anyway, I will be moving soon to Indianapolis, about 2 hours north and
>><>> west of me, and of course, I want to take my fish. I don't have another
>><>> pond dug yet, and probably won't until next spring at the earliest, so I'm
>><>> figueing on keeping them on a stock tank till then.
>><>> My question is about taking them out of the water and transporting them.
>><>> Can they be safely moved when it's this cold? I understand some of them
>><>> might now make the trip; but I want to maximize my chances. Or can I not
>><>> even touch them this time of year.
>><>> They've been awake and moving around, no ice on the pond at all so far
>><>> this year.
>><>==========================
>><>It's not the best time of year to be moving fish. I had to deliver a bunch
>><>of goldfish to a place about 30 miles from here a few weeks ago. I filled
>><>the "tote" from Wal*Mart with water from their little pond, netted and
>><>delivered them none the worse for wear. Is there no way you can leave them
>><>where they are until March or April?

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"Sean Kerns" > wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I have a small backyard pond (7'x5'x2'deep) in southwestern Ohio.
>Temperatures were ranging in the 40's or even lower 50's, but lately, it's
>been in the 20's and 30's.
>Anyway, I will be moving soon to Indianapolis, about 2 hours north and west
>of me, and of course, I want to take my fish. I don't have another pond dug
>yet, and probably won't until next spring at the earliest, so I'm figueing
>on keeping them on a stock tank till then.
>My question is about taking them out of the water and transporting them. Can
>they be safely moved when it's this cold? I understand some of them might
>now make the trip; but I want to maximize my chances. Or can I not even
>touch them this time of year.
>They've been awake and moving around, no ice on the pond at all so far this
>year.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Sean
>



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