How to breed Japanese Koi ( Step by Step Process)
16 DIY STEPS – Breeding Japanese Koi Made Easy
Today, I am going to share with you about breeding japenese Koi. Breeding japanese Koi has been a lucrative business here in my place because japanese Koi are not considered as food but as ornamental fishes. Now, you will see a lot of Japanese koi displayed in the Parks, in restaurants (as decorations), and in many recreational places where you see beautiful ponds. It is also considered by some keepers as a source of “Good Luck”.
I am excited to share to you a Step-by-step Do-it-Yourself – How to breed japanese KOI procedure. This is my personal and cost-effective way of breeding Japanese Koi.
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1.Prepare a spawning tank at least 3ft x 3ft x 8ft
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2.Put clean water in the tank and allow it to last for 2 days before placing the koi breeders
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3.Provide your breeder koi with live plants or any material usch as nylon for their nest
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4.Put methylene blue to dis-infect the water to ensure high hatchability rate
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5.Choose your breeder koi ( 1 female against 3 males ratio)
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6.Acclimatize your breeder before release (min. of 20 mins)
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7.Place your breeder koi inside the spawning tank
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8.Provide sufficient oxygen by putting good aeration
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9.Cover the spawning tank to allow the breeders to get acquainted to the new environment
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10.Allow the koi to stay in the tank and wait for at least 72 hours
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11.Check them at dawn if they have started spawning. The male koi's will vigorously pursue the female
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12.The female koi will spawn her eggs on the nest and being chased by the three males to fertilize her eggs with their milt.
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13.Leave them for three hours.
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14.(OPTIONAL) You may handstrip them to extract all the eggs out of the females belly, and milt out of the males caudal peduncle
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15.Remove the breeders out of the spawning tank and place it back to the common tank.
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16.Wait for 5-7 days before the eggs will hatch. Provide oxygen to the eggs. ” Note” 10 days after hacthing your fingerlings will be clearly visible
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That's it!
I hope you find this Step by Step tutorial on breeding japanese koi.
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