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koistudent
Koi Lover

Oct 15, 2004, 7:28 AM

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What is better for enhancing the color of a 4-8 inch sized koi, hikari excel, or hikari gold, or is there anything better? Have you guys heard of medicarp, is this a good color enhancer ?


divein
Koi Lover


Oct 23, 2004, 9:16 AM

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well what i use is hikari staple its great for growth and is a good color anhansor!SmileWink


hope it helps! divein or roseCool


mike c
Koi Kichi


Oct 23, 2004, 9:42 AM

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i dont think you should color enhance small koi



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divein
Koi Lover


Oct 23, 2004, 10:44 AM

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your right, it can damage the kois bladder and make the kois quality go badSmile


zaini
Koi Lover

Oct 26, 2004, 10:33 AM

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Hi guys.

Since I'm new at this Koi hobby, it is quite a surprise to know that it is not wise to colour enhanced young Kois. Please explain more. What suitable age then?


mike c
Koi Kichi


Oct 26, 2004, 12:44 PM

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i totally have no background on the "medical" reasons

but here's my practical reason :

as a koi grows, of course, so do the scales. so while they are young/small ... enhancing the red will simply be negated by the fact that the scales are growing really fast (and thus be lighter in color)



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koi aku
Koi Lover

Jan 25, 2005, 12:21 PM

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Hi zaini,

I feed my kois with wheatgerm daily. Once a week I give them the colour enhancer pellets. I think it is true that feeding young kois with colour enhancer will damage the the condition of young kois as they grow if it is in large quantity. Do try giving them other food e.g brown bread, lettuce, watermelon and shrimp. They helps the kois growth.

 
 
 



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