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Originally Posted by wasabisashimi
isnt koi tough fish? they can live outside in a pond with cold air and debri,, will they be so easily damaged or hurt if transferred into a tank that is not properly cycled?
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tough fish, but must consider the following:
1. Change in temperature. it'll take DAYS with heat to transfer from your pond to indoor tank (pond temp 1 or 2 degrees vs indoor tank 20 degrees)
recommended temperature change is 1-2 degrees per day.
2. Cycled water. tough fish, but ammonia (nitrite, nitrate) and messy koi dont mix. As the matter of fact introducing a koi into an uncycled environment will crash the whole tank. (if you didnt balance the water temperature)
I would say its a little late to transfer, the temperature is way too harsh koi =(
well since no one posted pics, I'll do so
about a year old 10inches.
my most prized RIP =(
Ghost koi
Bonus picture, Chinese softshell turtle
there now everyone else post
