Anyone Have Experience With Next Day Koi?

[j.w]

Pretty babies @DavidWH

 

[DavidWH]

hi @DavidWH, i really think you are going to struggle with what you are planning, have you cycled the tank ? i used to do grow ons quite a lot and i had "Massive filtration for 10 2-3 inch koi" with daily water changes and a water trickle in/out. i think you will need a bigger pump/filter as a minimum i would go with at least double what you have,as for culling its not as easy as it sounds you get attatched to them even after a couple of days, you say they are going to be in the tank for 4-5 months is it going to be heated ? because i had some grow from 2 inch to 12 inch in 3 months and that was feeding normally, these things grow fast, a centimetre a week without excessive feeding. i really enjoyed doing grow ons but it is hard work and your water parameters need to be spot on all the time.hope this helps and i hope you have every success but get ready for some hard work ahead. cheers mark

I decided to get a second pump based on your recommendation. This should have the tank turning over at least 1.5 times per hour. I'm also planning additional filter capacity.

I just got the fish today and I'm already identifying ones to cull before I have time to get attached. I have too many of some varieties and I want to end up with a good colorful mix when I'm done.

I also started to cycle the much larger outside pond with some inexpensive gold fish, prepping for an early move if needed.

 

[brokensword]

My koi arrived today. I ordered 35 and received 36. I scheduled it today since I had to stay home and wait for the freezer warranty repair guy anyway. Thanks to our german shepherd that lets us know the second anyone steps foot on our property, the box was on the front porch for less than a minute.

I wish I had taken a close up picture of the koi in the bag with the bag open, but I was eager to get them in the pond and didn't think of it at the time. I might get the gopro out in the next week or so and get some footage of them under water.

The koi were packaged well, though some of them seemed lethargic in the bag after their long journey. They became much more active after a few minutes in the pond.

So far, I'm happy with my purchase. I'm planning some upgrades to their temporary home this weekend.

Nice mix from the one pic I see. Should be interesting when you set up the gopro.

The koi breeders sedate (I think) the fish a little so they don't stress nor contaminate their confines during the trip. Cold also will have them moving slower. If you haven't, do some initial water readings so you're on top of this; that many fish is certainly going to be a bit challenging, as we've already discussed!