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Consider feeding quality food that helps the color and health of your Koi!
Interested in the benefits of clay?
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Just how fast or large a Koi fish grow
depends on many factors. Factors such as diet and how often they are
fed, water quality, or even the fishes genetics all play a part in the
fishes growth. Also, is the fish being raised in a large
or small pond? Deep or shallow? What
is the water temp? Crowded verses not crowded. Etc. For most of
us, we do not have large ponds spreading out over acres. And our pond
bottoms are not likely covered in a natural clay that is beneficial to the Koi.
For those of us that do enjoy watching them change in front of us year after year, we find that being able to see them when we want and watch them play is more important then not seeing them in a large acre pond until such time we net the pond and say: "WOW.... It sure has grown!" If your interested in raising Jumbo Koi, then consider having a pond that is six feet deep. They gain in size from being able to go up and down. Warmer water and feeding more often also helps. If you were able to select a fish that is growing faster then the siblings of the same litter, then you have selected one that should continue to grow faster and even possibly larger then the others. Below is a guide line on growth and not a fixed or guaranteed way to determine a fishes age. I have watched fish grow at a rate of an inch a month while others only grew two inches in a year. Genetics is also a factor that must be considered.
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Koi Average Age / Size
Handy for those Koi Auctions that tell only metric... 50 Centimeters =
19.68 Inches
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"Tang" is close to 20 inches here at SkagiTek's pond... |
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When wanting Jumbo Koi, consider a deeper pond... |
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