Closeups of pondfish & koi

[Mushroomman]

Bringing them in for the winter makes some good photo oppertunity

 

[Lotus]

Very nice!

 

[Shaunna]

WOW!!!! Gorgeous! What kind are the ones with the blue in them? Those are just great!

 

[Mushroomman]

Thanks. Shaunna, the guys with blue in them are shubunkins.

 

[prettypleco]

Nice fishies you have there. I adore all goldfish. Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Fishckabibble]

i love the calicos when my comets get big enough im planning on doing a pond but right now they are only about 1" each. heres a question, because im in florida would i still need to bring them inside durring the cold season?

 

[Shaunna]

Shubunkins, hehe, neat name. Anyway, I am in Ohio and when we get moved I want to set up a little pond and I was also wondering about bringing them in. I have read that they do fine outdoors in the winter time. Of course my next question is whether or not to thaw the ice. One place I read said to thaw it and keep a heater in and the other place said that the ice helps keep the pond insulated. I will be using one of those pop up ponds so I can use a heater in there if I need to. Anyway, thanks for sharing and if you could answer those questions I would appreciate it too. Fish, I wouldn't think you would need to bring yours in.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

how big of a tank are they currently in?

 

[Mushroomman]

prettypleco- thanks

fishkabibble/shaunna- The thing is I didnt dig mine deep enough and up here in the northeast we have wicked winters and it freezes solid. You guys wouldnt need to down more south, but if you do get some freeze Id dig it 3 feet deep. As long as there is a hole in the ice for oxygen they can live fine in cold conditions. If you do get a chill then you might need to bring that pop up pond inside.

Yahoo- they are in a 55 which is insanely overstocked and next year the koi wont be able to turn around in it for sure so I need to get a large plastic tub.... I am constantly clearing the waste out of the filter and keeping up on mantainance... if only they could stay out year round... should have dug deeper...

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

lol. it sounds like you have a job for when summer comes! dig a bigger hole! i want a koi pond... my mom said no. when i get my own house, i want a huge koi pond! that would be awesome!

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Those are awesome fish. That's what a goldfish should look like... none of that bubble-eyed lionheaded crap.

 

[Mushroomman]

Haha, thanks guys.

 

[steve535]

how big is your pond?we also need to see some pics.very nice collection of fish.

 

[Mushroomman]

Thanks. About 5'6" by 9'8", little over 2 feet deep. Not as big as Id like it but years ago when I made it it seemed good enough. Will do pictures once its all up and blooming in the springtime.

 

[steve535]

thats about 825- 900 gal of water.just remember those koi are going to get big. my pond was the same size as yours.now its in the 2000 gal range.

 

[Mushroomman]

Yeah, Ive had them for about 5 years now, am trying to convince rents to let me dig a bigger pond hopefully as soon as the snows thaw. It bothers me every time I look at it, knowing it should be bigger. The problem is its not their permanent home, mine neither.

 

[Salty Fishes]

Koi ponds fascinate me.. I'm going to build myself a giant one someday when I buy a house

How deep would a pond need to be so that the fish could stay out all winter in Syracuse? It gets pretty darn cold there, doesn't it? *twirlysmi

 

[Mushroomman]

3 feet minimum, and Id have to keep a sharp eye on the ice. Ha, yeah it gets cold, but we are used to it.

 

[SonicMarauder]

koi look like someone played scarface with a paintball gun
"say hello to mah little frieendd *SPPPPPPPPPPPPP PPPPPPPPPP PP PP PPPP PP PPPLAT* mmm looks like a van gogh"

 

[angelmom]

Those are such pretty fish. I've always wanted a pond at my house but really don't have anywhere to put it that would look nice.