Koi

Rudd, Golden Orfe, Blue Dace, some species of Catfish. Check with your local pet shop what coldwater species they can get.

The color black in a koi fish means the father, good luck, success, perseverance, determination, honor.

There are beneficial snails and problem snails. Good snails would be welcomed in a pond setting as they would help control algae growth. Problematic snails over populate their habitats.

Provided the light is strong enough and is on for long enough Duckweed should grow well in artificial light. I do hope you are not calling a small tank a 'Pond'. A Koi Carp grows to over 24 inches long and so it should really be in a real outdoors pond type situation. That is what they were bred and developed for.

if its a hexagon, commonly 23" x 20" x 24"

exact measurements may vary slightly depending on the manufacturer due to glass thickness and whether they measure the inside of the tank or the outside of the tank.

Koi do not specifically have "bumps" on their heads that I am aware of. Please describe these bumps.

if its the bumps im thinking of its like a fore head they have like a little frown

Unless someone has released Koi into the wild environment they should not be out there. They are not a "naturally evolved" species. They were developed in Japan by Aquarists using the selective breeding methods described by Mendel.

I do not think fish have the same kind of emotions that we have, so our idea of "love" would be totally immaterial to them. They grow or learn to look for and trust the person who feeds them.

Yes! Oscar the Grouch can eat anything! Just look at that big metal can of his.

To the best of my knowledge Koi do not need salt in their water under normal circumstances, so I would be advising that any potable water would be perfectly OK for Koi.

A group of fishes is called a school of fish. In commercial fishing, a very large group of fish may look on the sonar like a shoal ( an area where the sea floor is relatively close to the surface, and will be called a shoal of fish.

A group of marine mammals is often called a pod, as in a pod of porpoises.

When koi swims upside down is generally a way of knowing that it is unhealthy. This can be from a number of things; the main reasons being bloat / digestion problems, disease / illness. If they are suffering from digestion problems you need to re-assess what type of feed you are using, and the quantity in which you give to them. Koi have a strange diet, as they eat all types of feed such as specialised flakes and pellets, brine shrimp, blood worms, larvea, and some vegetation. If the diet has been changed, and they are receiving a variety in their diet, then there is a high chance they aresuffering from a disease or illness. There are many types of books that you can pick up from your local petshop that can help you look at the signs and symptoms and to narrow down the possible disease that they may have, and quite possibly give you a solution or chemical to use to prevent and treat the disease. In some cases a fish floating upside down is a sign that is dying and can longer balance and control its body.

Koi can reach a maximum of around four feet or 1.2 metres. At this size the fish may weigh 90lbs or approximately 40kg but this is unusualy large for a Koi.

Decent quality koi that are well maintained tend to reach an average maximum of perhaps 70-80cm but 80-100cm fish are not unusual. Generally speaking the trend amongst breeders is create bigger Koi.

Poorer quality fish may not have the genes to reach these sizes and they often only reach 30-40cm.

Many factors affect the growth rate of Koi such as food ( volume and quality) water quality and temperature.

Koi are separated according to their colours and patterns. Each type is given a different name. Some types have a tendancy to grow larger. This is often due to the fact that they are more closely related to the stronger wild carp from which all Koi are descended.

(恋のバカンス), pronounced 'Koi no vakansu', means 'love vacation, vacation of love'.

Search online for koi Web sites and clubs in your area. Koi USA is a magazine for enthusiasts (koiusa.com). Call local nurseries for a referral to a local fish expert.

They will eat many plants. They are very fond of Elodia densa and Elodia stricta.

Developed from the common carp, Cyprinus Carpio. An ornamental fish that will revert to wild carp state after a few generations in the wild.

No! because tropical fish live in heated water and koi in cold water.

they Are so Expensive because they look like your mom....................... .. k ... i....r ..k

because it is belived to be a symbol of good fortune or luck and it meand wild and colourful fish. it is important to japenese coulture

Geese do not normally eat fish. Koi grow to over 24 inches long and weigh several Kilos/pounds. I would imagine that no goose would be able to catch and eat one.

Not very effectively since Koi are coldwater fish and Oscars are tropical.

As above answer... It is potentially problematic, but can be done. Both types of fish are major producers of waste. Ammonia and nitrite cycles have to be kept in balance, and then, there is the question of "room". Koi will be large. Eventually, they will need a pond. Oscars can grow as much as an inch a month when young, if fed well. The water temperatures overlap enough to allow for them to room together by approximately 5 degrees...another something to watch. In other words, it will be a lot of work. I actually have them as tank buddies right now, but as I do this, plans are already in the works for future living arrangements. While small, Oscars and Koi make a lovely splash of color in the tank together, and they do get along if close in size (depending on the individual personality of your fish), just know what you plan to do with them when they grow. The Oscar will probably end up by himself later just for his sheer size, and the Koi will have to have more space as well.

Most species of lobster and crayfish are carnivores and will still rip chunks out of your Koi even if they don't manage to catch and kill them immediately. I would not even consider the idea.

I was curious about that one site said they could not and another side downloads a PDF file that says they have even in nature where there were other Koi and Goldfish in the same pond. Her is the link for the pdf file http://www.rsnz.org/publish/nzjmfr/1987/5.pdf You will probably have to either type it or copy and paste the link it will emmediately start downloading the document. I have not found out whether these hybrids can reproduce on their own yet as usually when there is a cross between two Genus the hybrid is usually sterile like a mule.