xXKoiQueenXx
Koi Lover
May 21, 2006, 7:50 AM
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Hey Snowfireballs,
My kois spawned a couple weeks ago and now I have a bunch of fry. I took the hyacinths right out of the pond and into a tub filled with the original pond water and on the 5th-7th day they hatched.
Take the hyacinths out of the pond because the other koi will most likely eat the eggs.
Those look to be fertile, and infertile eggs will look completely white and start to mold so you'll want to take them out when you see them. Do water changes everyday, by changing the water with your pond water. Green Water is good since they eat the algae too. I didn't change my water for a few days and the ammonia and nitrate spiked and I lost around 100, so keep an eye on ammonia and nitrate.
You'll also want to look into getting some sort of food source for them such as live brine shrimp, they sell premade packets with salt and eggs that you simply pour water and then they hatch.
Oh! and to keep the oxygen up, use and airpump, but make sure it's not too strong that it just pushes the little fry around. Don't use a filter since they'll get sucked up in it.
GOOD LUCK!!!! What do the father(s) and mother(s) look like?
Chelsea
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