The Secrets Of Koi Keeping | Episode 4 | Growth

In this latest episode of The Secrets Of Koi Keeping, Ricky talks us through the various dimensions to unlock growth in your Koi.

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[ToulKorkMan]

I have found feeding sinking food rather than floating has been making my kois really bulky and great growth. It also helps my koi from gulping air. I feed 5 times a day, my taniguchi tosai went from 20cm to 70cm nisai.

[phil]

Just awesome Ricky, really, I've said it before and I will keep saying it, you are one of a kind. Thank you again for your passion. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[jim]

Great information as usual. Cheers Koi Wholesale 👍👍

[aquaticnut]

Great video! It’s perfect timing as I just purchased my first koi (a 54cm kohaku from torazo) so looking to get all the potential out of her! Cheers

[ACKoi]

Another good video guys we do ok with growth but thinking about a ASHP next season 🤞🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[anthonyjackson]

Great attention to detail Ricky. When you say allow them to rest over winter, is it a case of dropping your temperature to 15/16 c or do you go lower? Thanks for your help so far.

[natemurphy]

So when spring starts how do you start feeding the koi I know you wait for 50% so the food doesn’t rot in there stomach what’s your advice thanks western Washington

[richardh]

Good explanation of this subject. But, even with very good water control, is it possible to overfeed the koi?

[richardbrunton]

Great explanation as per. Would it work just to give small fish a boost to have them in a holding net in your main pond, so you can make sure there getting plenty of food without being bullied off by the bigger koi, if you haven’t got a separate pond for them? Cheers Ricky 👍

[niceshowa]

Hi Ricky very interesting topic and one I love. Please could you explain you yearly temperature guide ? and feeding in a bit more detail. So in summer you maintain 24c for 6 months and feed every two hours. But how do you lower the temperature and feeding to 12C what sort of temperature loss is safe for the koi and how do you adjust the feeding to the lower temperature? Like wise in early summer you raise the Temp and feed what is a good guide to go by?

[allantait]

Hi Ricky,
Excellent video agree with everything you mentioned, would add one more element to successful rearing which we can discuss when we do our appreciation video.

[scotthendersonKoiAndHawks]

Great video thanks 👍what are the variety of koi at 11.44 in the video

[jamesdawson]

Hi Ricky, very interesting, what are your thoughts on pond size v growth? Does pond size limit the growth potential, or will regular small water changes compensate for this to some degree?

[grahamparker]

Hi Ricky great video what I have seen mate would you buy bigger fish than normal what I buy and go bigger if you want an 80 cm fish if I want that sort of fish then mate

[micheler]

Your fish are all beautiful, do you ship fish out internationally?

[AlaPic]

Greetings from USA. Newbie here, just began hobby 8 months ago with 6 4”+- koi…today, December 1, they all are 10-12”
Saki, Saki, Saki. Sure isn’t my skill level

[LeTwistedOne]

Absolutely fecking awesome video as always Ricky bruva 💯👌🧁👍👍👍

[doodlebug]

What is the difference between the Saki-hikari growth & the hikari growth in the red bag?

[robinabas]

Is it okay to mix saki hikari growth with jpd shori?

[ulazerg]

so you stick to the same food the whole time???