Oh oh.. bought another Koi....

[T]

I recently let go of most of my stock.. Many tropicals, gf and koi.. ( I can
hear the screaming already ). I bought a Koi today, a fingerling.
Approximately 2 and half inches.. Neat thing, is this fellow is almost
completely black, with a silver bottom.. I have never seen a Koi cloured
black like this. Needless to say there was a lady there at the same time,
wanting my Koi.. Boy was she mad when I told the clerk I wanted this one..
Most of my tanks have gone to storage for the time being, luckly enough I
have myself a hang on filter and a heater still here. I went a got myself a
40 rubbermaid container this evening and I am going to place him in there
for a few monthes.. I am going to let him grow out a bit then resell the
feller.. Anyone know what foods help this fellow increase his size quickly?
I know temperature plays a roll, but much like Cichlids I would think water
qaulity is going to play a roll in the growth of this young feller..( I know
I am going to hear that this guy belongs in a pond, and I could not agree
more when they larger.. )TIA

Tim...

--
Tim... Lost in the state of confusion... errr make that California..

[Tom La Bron]

Tim,

If you really want him to grow, keep the water at about 72 degrees. Weigh
the little guy about every two weeks and with that weight calculate what 2
to 3% of his body weight comes to and divide that amount in to six separate
feedings to be fed every two hours through out a 12 hour day. Have a light
on a timer so the tub gets good light for 12 hours of its day. Get a
fluorescent fixture that holds 4 - four foot bulbs or two shop lights. The
biggest thing is to keep the water pristine clean and clear. Beings the
fish is suppose to be young, feed it a good food that has about 50% protein
levels and is high in lipids. With this feeding regime (but only using a
food with 32% protein) I raised a KOI from 1.5 inches to 9 inches in two
months.

HTH

Tom L.L.
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"T" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> I recently let go of most of my stock.. Many tropicals, gf and koi.. ( I
can
> hear the screaming already ). I bought a Koi today, a fingerling.
> Approximately 2 and half inches.. Neat thing, is this fellow is almost
> completely black, with a silver bottom.. I have never seen a Koi cloured
> black like this. Needless to say there was a lady there at the same time,
> wanting my Koi.. Boy was she mad when I told the clerk I wanted this one..
> Most of my tanks have gone to storage for the time being, luckly enough I
> have myself a hang on filter and a heater still here. I went a got myself
a
> 40 rubbermaid container this evening and I am going to place him in there
> for a few monthes.. I am going to let him grow out a bit then resell the
> feller.. Anyone know what foods help this fellow increase his size
quickly?
> I know temperature plays a roll, but much like Cichlids I would think
water
> qaulity is going to play a roll in the growth of this young feller..( I
know
> I am going to hear that this guy belongs in a pond, and I could not agree
> more when they larger.. )TIA
>
> Tim...
>
> --
> Tim... Lost in the state of confusion... errr make that California..
>
>

[T]

Holy smokes... Thats incredible Tom... In the 40g container I am going to
use a an AC 300... More than enough filtration, I would think. This is for a
single Koi.. I have the wheat germ food, frozen BS, Tubifex, and if needed I
can do some BW's and krill from time to time..

Tim...

"Tom La Bron" > wrote in message
...
> Tim,
>
> If you really want him to grow, keep the water at about 72 degrees. Weigh
> the little guy about every two weeks and with that weight calculate what
2
> to 3% of his body weight comes to and divide that amount in to six
separate
> feedings to be fed every two hours through out a 12 hour day. Have a
light
> on a timer so the tub gets good light for 12 hours of its day. Get a
> fluorescent fixture that holds 4 - four foot bulbs or two shop lights.
The
> biggest thing is to keep the water pristine clean and clear. Beings the
> fish is suppose to be young, feed it a good food that has about 50%
protein
> levels and is high in lipids. With this feeding regime (but only using a
> food with 32% protein) I raised a KOI from 1.5 inches to 9 inches in two
> months.
>
> HTH
>
> Tom L.L.
> ---------------------------------------
> "T" > wrote in message
> ink.net...
> > I recently let go of most of my stock.. Many tropicals, gf and koi.. ( I
> can
> > hear the screaming already ). I bought a Koi today, a fingerling.
> > Approximately 2 and half inches.. Neat thing, is this fellow is almost
> > completely black, with a silver bottom.. I have never seen a Koi cloured
> > black like this. Needless to say there was a lady there at the same
time,
> > wanting my Koi.. Boy was she mad when I told the clerk I wanted this
one..
> > Most of my tanks have gone to storage for the time being, luckly enough
I
> > have myself a hang on filter and a heater still here. I went a got
myself
> a
> > 40 rubbermaid container this evening and I am going to place him in
there
> > for a few monthes.. I am going to let him grow out a bit then resell the
> > feller.. Anyone know what foods help this fellow increase his size
> quickly?
> > I know temperature plays a roll, but much like Cichlids I would think
> water
> > qaulity is going to play a roll in the growth of this young feller..( I
> know
> > I am going to hear that this guy belongs in a pond, and I could not
agree
> > more when they larger.. )TIA
> >
> > Tim...
> >
> > --
> > Tim... Lost in the state of confusion... errr make that California..
> >
> >
>
>