ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus)
ꯐꯣꯇꯣ: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons ꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗ

Koi

Cyprinus rubrofuscus · Cyprinidae

Nishikigoi, Japanese koi ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ

A pond fish, not an aquarium fish: reaches 60 cm plus and lives for decades.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
3800 L (1004 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
4–28 °C (39–82 °F)
pH
7–8.5
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
60 cm (23.6 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
4+

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
3800 L (1004 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
4–28 °C (39–82 °F)
pH
7–8.5
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
8–25 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 25–40
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Omnivore — koi pellets, greens, seasonal wheatgerm food in cold water.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Domesticated from East Asian carp
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯑꯊꯨꯝꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Large ponds and slow rivers
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Pond volume, heavy mechanical and biological filtration, high oxygen.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 4
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯊꯥꛛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Fancy goldfish in ponds
Other koi
Orfe
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Indoor aquariums
Delicate plants
Small fish

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
Males are slimmer with breeding tubercles in season.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Spring spawner over brushes; fry are heavily culled.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Koi herpesvirus
Ulcers
Parasites such as flukes
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Koi ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ

ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯃꯈꯜꯁꯤꯡ