Koi is the choice of many of our fish breeders, which are good to look at and easy to raise. Although it is easy to raise, but in our feeding process is still very cumbersome, then we will share today, raising koi mainly from what small aspects can ensure that our carp can be healthy and happy~
Tip 1: Water quality is everything
Everyone says that koi are very good to keep, but even the best fish need a good living environment. If you don't pay attention to the problem of water quality, then the koi will also have a lot of problems and will soon leave you. The requirements of koi for the environment are mainly water temperature, oxygen, water hardness, and water PH value. Although koi is a cold-water fish but the water temperature is also required, the adapted water temperature range is 2 ° C - 30 ° C (this range is wide enough), but it is best to be at 20 ° C - 25 ° C, the water temperature change can not exceed 2 ° C - 3 ° C, otherwise there will be an uncomfortable reaction. Koi carp prefer to live in a slightly alkaline, low-hardness environment with sufficient oxygen, and a sound nitrification system to solve the food residues in the water and the excrement of fish.
Tip 2: Diversify your food
Koi is an omnivorous fish, usually in addition to feeding koi feed, you can also feed synthetic granules, bread crumbs, fish worms, and some vegetables and melons containing vitamins and other nutrients. If you have enough time and confidence, you can add vegetables and fruits, etc., add about 10% of animal offal, snails, maggots, earthworms and other animal feed mixed rolling to make mixed feed to feed your koi. This feed will make the koi strong and colorful.
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Trick three: new fish enter the tank and slowly
When the newly purchased koi fish returns, don't rush to put the koi fish into the tank, even if you use the best nitrifying bacteria, you must stay in the water for at least half an hour before you can put it into the tank, if you are willing to challenge it to put it directly in, then you must accept the final reality Oh ~ ~
Tip 4: Timing and quantitation
Obviously, this refers to the amount of feeding Oh ~ Koi is fed twice a day, and each feeding is controlled to be eaten within 10 minutes. If there is no end to eat, the leftovers will be fished out, otherwise the food residue and excrement will affect the water quality, even if the nitrification system is perfect, it cannot guarantee that it will not be destroyed.
Tip 5: Strengthen filtration and protect the nitrification system
Filtration is a very important part, and the nitrifying bacteria swarm on the filter media is the greatest guarantee to ensure the health of the fish. If the filter media is all replaced or cleaned too clean, it is a threat to the life of the fish. The correct method is to separate the time of water change and cleaning the filter media, and the filter media is cleaned in batches and the non-cleaning is too clean.
Tip 6: One-third water change
Koi breeding should also pay attention to the problem of water replacement, and the amount of water change should also be standardized. It is best to change one-third of the amount each time, once a week.
Koi is indeed recognized as good-looking and easy to raise, with these six little tricks, novices can also be competent Oh ~ ~ ~ ~
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