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color enhancement does it really make a difference?

Hare
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Jun 25, 2004, 1:05 AM

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Hey,
I'm in need of no bag of HIkari and been using gold but seem to only find crzy prices so I might just go with stpale as I can buy a 4.4 pound bag for 22 bucks. Would my koi color dull with the change in with ?

khaku2
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Jun 25, 2004, 12:00 PM

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oh definitely, it really works. i have some tetra pond koi color enhancment food, my kois color looks like a gel pens. really high quality.

Warning : This khaku2 has made a great number of posts in this forum and most of them are posted just for the sake of posting. You may wish to ignore his post if you are not sure whether what he posted is right or wrong.

johnson lee
Koi Kichi

Jun 25, 2004, 4:21 PM

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yes, colour enhancement koi food does work. but just be on the moderate side of things as too much may cause the white of the skin to turn pink in some cases.

cheers

TanSL
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Jun 25, 2004, 7:32 PM

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Yep, I've seen a case wherein a Koi develops secondary Hi on the white skin and seems like they will not go away. Sometimes too strong color enhancement may not be a good thing, even on expensive Koi. What you may want to do is to feed Koi with colour enhancements to enhance the red slowly.

Cheers

Hare
Koi Lover

Jun 25, 2004, 8:33 PM

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henros
Koi Lover

Jul 31, 2004, 10:05 AM

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hey TanSL

"What you may want to do is to feed Koi with colour enhancements to enhance the red slowly. "

can you recommend some?

henry

eastside
Koi Lover

Jul 31, 2004, 11:50 AM

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Color inhancing will inhance color but mostly on red and orange and only alittle
on other color.

henros
Koi Lover

Jul 31, 2004, 12:40 PM

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i mean what brand of koi food would you recommend.

eastside
Koi Lover

Aug 1, 2004, 1:14 AM

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You can use hikari Spirulina or hikari exel, gold and wheat germs will surly proven your kois color you may even try to mix thease for better results.

henros
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Aug 2, 2004, 10:02 AM

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thanks eastside, i already bought sera koi spirulina but ill try hikari next time . What can you say about this sera products? Does anybody here have used this product.

henry

TanSL
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Aug 8, 2004, 10:36 PM

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Hi Henry,

So sorry for late reply. I am now using Vitakraft Koi Color for slow but lasting Hi. Momotaro Color food produces very rapid change of orange to red. Some Koi can't too much of this one - they produces secondary Hi and spoils the Koi. Hikari Spirulina is somewhere in between the 2 in terms of speed of color change.

I wouldn't dare try some unbranded color food for Koi.

Cheers

henros
Koi Lover

Aug 9, 2004, 12:30 PM

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hey TanSL

Thanks for the reply. BTW Sera koi foods are more expensive than hikari products thats why i selected these products for the reason they are more expensive than hikari so it must be good.

henry

Roxanne
Koi Lover

Aug 29, 2006, 5:04 AM

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Hi everybody,

Not sure if this thread is still being watched, but I'll still pose a question here : does fish pellets, regardless of Hikari or any other brand have an expiry date ?

I can't seem to find this date on the outside packing. Where else to find or do we follow a standard ruling, ie 6 months, or 1 year, etc ?

I have a few packets of Hikari products with me and I wouldn't want them to go bad before I could feed them to my koi's. Thanks,............

lordanchoy
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Apr 18, 2007, 9:53 AM

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when do you feed koi with spirulina and for how long? I live in the philippines, its hot here. is temperature a factor?

vincent5
Koi Lover

Apr 27, 2007, 1:08 PM

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Occasionally I feed my kois with fresh market prawns. The red variety prawns contain red pigment which apparently helps in color enhancement.
My kois love these prawns as a occasional treat.

ayranjim
Koi Lover

May 2, 2007, 9:21 PM

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Hello, I use the SERA koi pellets, they are the only thing I can find. They seem fine! The price is about $10 dollars for 340grams!

Roger89
Koi Lover

May 3, 2007, 10:29 AM

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hi Roxy,

Usually the expiry date for most koi food is 2 years after manufacturing date. But once the package is opened, it is best used in the first 4 months. Probably that's how long it stays fresh. But any longer than that should still be okay, depending. If u purchase big bag of food, fill them into a small tupperware so that the big bag wont be opened too often.

I kept a koi food for 1 year recently and it had white stuffs growing on it..

Anyway, hope that help.

hmm.. I did not realize this thread is alive after 3 years...

(This post was edited by Roger89 on May 3, 2007, 10:33 AM)

larz1
Koi Kichi

May 3, 2007, 10:32 AM

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$10 for 340 grams Shocked

... I hope you don't have many Koi to feed at that price Tongue

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