On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:13:56 -0500, "Ann in Houston"
wrote:

No, I didn't take a new one and put it outside. Ingrid said I needed to
have a koi as a test fish, but I don't want to sacrifice any of my own koi.
I only was saying that the only koi I wouldn't mind testing with would be
one from the lfs, but that I didn't think that would serve the purpose since
it wouldn't be from my own pond.

No it wouldn't. Better to sacrifice one from the pond and not the whole
pond later. But it also works to just keep them in Q-tank longer with the
heat up for a couple of weeks. The only problem with this trick is if your
new koi is a carrier, it won't break-out and die.

The new fish I just bought was in a bldg. without any climate control,
just out of the rain, sun and wind. Right now, he's indoors because I don't
want to just put him out in the somewhat neglected tank on the patio with
the goldies. I want to improve the water somewhat.

This is good, get a bucket filter going in the tub with the goldies.

Last summer I had a small one from my pond in my Q-tank, in case I
purchased anything, unfortunately it jumped out and even though I got it
back in the tank, it was too damaged to survive more than 1-2 weeks after.
Went to koi club and someone had some baby koi from their pond. I knew I
was fairly safe with home grown koi, and it was a little yellow gin rin
butterfly. So it came home and was put in the Q-tank for weeks before I
finally found something I liked. Yellow.... just like a canary. ;-)
Everything turned out fine. ~ jan