Archive For The “Koi” Category
Two types of koi egg incubation indoor and outdoor- Spawning in big pond (outdoor). eggs can be attached to mats placed in cages or water vegetation or directly to substrates. In indoor hatcheries, flow through incubators of various shapes are used for the incubation of koi eggs that have been previously degummed. In each method, [...]
Koi Breeding Part 2! 4. Spawning – Spawning usually takes 1-3 days after introducing male koi to the female koi. It can take place anytime of the day. But some of it happens around 3 am. Sometimes spawning can be triggered by temperature changes, changes in water conditions, new koi mate or water pressure changes. [...]
Koi Breeding Part 1! Yesterday, I was feeding my koi’s in their ponds where they usually hold their swimming exhibition and noticed that two of my beautiful female kuhako koi’s moved unusual and some of my male koi’s chased after them. I immediately got my fishnet and checked if they were sick and needed their [...]