I just bought new Koi, they are only about 2inches now. I'm not sure what I should be feeding them or how often. I have them in a 2gal aquarium, so they don't have the option of getting much bigger for the time being. Any advice?
New Baby Koi
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the scales are going to fly real soon. everyone duck.
fishin4cars
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yea, a good piece of advice, Read about koi, then goggle koi, then go watch videos of koi, then read about koi some more! Lots of information to be found Oh BTW, did anyone tell you, That there is a lot to learn about keeping a koi? I didn't think so. Your 2" fish is going to get big, Can be a 2 gallon tank or a 20000000 gallon pond, They are still going to get big and they are going to do it FAST!koibabies said:
Your their new owner and keeper, Would you want to live in a shoebox? Nope me either, get them some room to survive, 2 gallons is to small for a single baby goldfish, The smallest thing I would attempt to keep even baby koi in is probably 20-30 gallons and even then, they will out grow that in just a few months!
koibabies said:
Perhaps not, but they certainly have the option of dying. And they will. I dont mean to sound cruel, as its not your fault you received extremely misguided advice in the shop you bought them, but it doesnt change the fact.
Your only hope of keeping those fish alive in that aquarium is that the petstore owner was not only clueless about koi keeping, but about fish in general and actually sold you something entirely different as koi.