Wholesale Koi

Buying Wholesale Koi Food

A wide range of foods is available to the koi keeper. Here are some useful guidelines to help you choose.

Best before date. Vitamins deteriorate quite quickly. Check the best before date on a pack before buying to ensure that it will remain fresh until the end of the season.

Packaging - Koi food sold in a robust or resealable container will remain fresh once opened. If it is not kept airtight, it will quickly deteriorate.

Value for money - As floating pellets are expanded with air to make them float, it is wise to check the weight of food in the pack. Larger volume packs may give the impression of offering good value for money, but compare the weights of the foos inside the pack and the prices.

Food specification - be sure to buy a pellet size that all your fish can eat. Check that the protein content is suitable for the time of year. Does the food offer any aditional festures, such as a guaranteed vitamin content, immuno stimulant, or a range of color enhancers.

Feed koi with an appropriate high quality diet in a way that will not cause the water quality to deteriorate. The koi will reward your care with improvements in health, growth and color and you will enjoy your hobby even more.

Buying And Showing Koi

When you first start keeping koi, it is probably better to choose a fish that appeals to the eye rather than one you think might be a potential Grand champion. As your eye gradually improves, so will the koi you choose.

The garden pond is a living, moving picture that will be further enhanced when it is filled with the inspiring color and presence of koi. Choosing the right fish is the next challenge.

It is worth spending time at the pond side observing the body shape of the koi and identifying make and female fish, regardless of pettern.

What to look for in a koi

An appreciation of koi is not something you learn overnight, so the first fish you will probably be on a dealer's recommendation. It is generally the case that the more expensive the fish, the better will be its quality. Remember that koi are not kept for their color patterns alone.

Body shape and skin quality are some of the other points to consider. You will soon appreciate that a large, brightly colored koi is not necessarily a good quality koi. We all have an idea or picture in our minds of our perfect koi. This fish will probably not be on sale at any dealer's premises. Nevertheless, there are some useful guidelines that may help you to make a good choice.

Fish with good quality KinGinRin scales are hard to find, but they are a stunning sight in the pond. KinGinRin (GinRin for short) somes in many forms and should appear along the length of the body rather than randomly placed.

That is the best feeding time for koi? In warm summer conditions, koi, which normally feed from the bottom of the pond, will readily feed on pelleted food from the surface.