Hi all,

Just started having my own koi pond, kyspeaks koi building blog do help a lot, thanks kyspeak, although i didn't write anything in you blog.

Anyway nice to share experience with you koi lover out there, my pond has just been completed last week, a concrete pond, the same as ky's. Just wondering when can we actually put in the kois?

Do we need to let the pond with the pump running for some time before releasing the fish?

Guys, any advice??? I planned to release the fish this thursday. And should anybody want to have their koi for adoption, I'm more than willing to adopt them.

Hope to get lots of replies from all of you..

This post has been edited by mamril: Oct 24 2007, 12:34 PM


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i love japanese koi but dont have the money to keep them.

i did hv it a few years back . total 12 japanese koi's ..

how big is ur pond ? and hows the filteration ?

The pond size ia about 5'x4'X3'(depth), i'm using a biofilter made from japanese mat and pebbles.

My concrete pond is ready since Sunday, can anyone tell me how long should i wait before i release my fish?

I'll upload the pic later.

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Added on August 29, 2007, 4:52 pmbro got any koi for adoption/unwanted koi?

if got I'm willing to adopt it... he..he

This post has been edited by mamril: Aug 29 2007, 04:52 PM

My mom got 1 friend who built a large pond that was 8ft deep! His kois are giants hahaha.

Eh i love koi pond. do post up!!

mamril, do share with us some photos

i see. a bit smaller than mine. ur biofilter is by gravity feed or by pump ? do post up some pics ya .

i would suggest fill the pond first , let it for 3-4 days , monitor the water quality. also put some water plants for the koi's shade . but some koi does like to eat those ..

haha sorry . already all dead lar . some idiot poison them while i was away . then lazy to keep koi anymore, demolish the pond.

yeah . for koi's, the deeper, the better . and the pond size does effect the koi's size. try put koi in 2ft aquarium. they will never grow large. then put in a bigger pond , sure will grow bigger.

yes u need to fill full water n leave it for a week, change the water, but some pariah fish to test 1st b4 u put ur nice koi in.

This post has been edited by nezumitaro: Aug 30 2007, 12:50 AM

koi so expensive. huhu

Yup, I plan to buy some cheap koi from Pasar Road first, around RM3-5 each.

I'll definitely post some picture later, currently the lanscape is not yet ready, just the pond, with the pump running 24 hours a day.

Hopefully the koi/interest would last. he..he if not then i would have to demolish the pond also la...

u can get the small small 'tiger fish' to test. cos if u buy koi to test, big oledi if u don't want.. u need to send them some where.
get small 'tiger fish' then u no worries in future.. soak ur poud enought n change water only start ur pump. if not all the chemicals n 'saltly' go ur filter... make sure the cement chemicals all clean 1st.

This post has been edited by nezumitaro: Aug 30 2007, 01:18 PM

Bro my filter is fed by pump, its just a simple mat plus pebbles tpye of filter. Heard a koi pond owner implement this method and really works.

well . i would put some bio balls, coral bits , etc in the filter

ah also remember to on ur tape water dripping .. ur koi will be more happy with that

really ah? i thought tap water should be treat first before being put into the pond.. anyway, maybe the fish likes it rain-like ripples

don't on the tape big big.. hahah just very small driping.. its consider fresh water for them

i think you better let the koi pond run with water 1st....den do a 100% water change den put some tester fish....if they survive 2 days ...den ur koi's are ready to go in...

i have a kio pond too! built by klcc park developer.recently my dad friend shifted out of his house and no where to put his big fat jap kios~~ so lucky that we bump into an export fish company who is willing to let his staff go to help and we pay the pocket money.when they found the fish they were shocked and remind us to ask the owner come view from time to time....one of the is so fat looking it reminds me of garfiled, another one as jap flag on his head! very preety!

This post has been edited by kimmie: Aug 30 2007, 04:00 PM

waww must be a nice one!!! show pic show pic!! hehehe..