Koi in the winter

Phisherman wrote:
On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 15:57:58 -0400, "Scott M."
wrote:


I live in Ottawa and of course, it will get very cold here in the winter. I
plan to keep most of my fish in the pond and will do all the right things
like keeping the water open etc. What I am contemplating is bring in my four
8 inch Koi into the house for the winter. My plan would be to buy a kiddies
plastic pool, probably 4 feet across and 1 foot deep and put it in my
basement. Is this a good idea? Do the Koi need a cold winter to rest or will
they be alright in my indoor pond? I figure I would aerate the pond, used
timed lights and basically enjoy them over the winter.

Any thoughts out there?

Scott




The koi will do better staying in the pond, unless the pond freezes
solid. They will be okay in your basement, provided the water is kept
clean (change 20% of the water every week) and cool.

I'd also include netting. At that depth they will most
likely jump! If at all possible I'd go for a deeper
indoor pond.

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Bonnie
NJ