Koi fight

[hankn]

For a year now I have 2 kois that are the alpha-males in my pond. Each is about 35cm long and when I feed my koi that start fighting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl_lH3r-2yA

Has anyone seen this behavior?

 

[ALLENIRIVERA]

try to spread out where you feed them, and if they don't stop just seperate them for a while. I've only seen this behavior when my koi's are spawning and they want a female. I'm not sure what they are doing in your case.

 

[hankn]

More video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZowDVkpQjOE

 

[Muske]

Have never seen that before...

It doesn't seem to violent, but you should still keep an eye on them.

Does it ever result in any skin/scale loss or damage?

 

[hankn]

Have never seen that before...

It doesn't seem to violent, but you should still keep an eye on them.

Does it ever result in any skin/scale loss or damage?

No damage to either. They only fight head on with their mouths. Only observed at feeding time.

 

[fatboy22]

lol. thats not fighting. and it doesn't affect the fish. my 30 in and 32 in koi have done that for ages. at feeding time. nothing to worry about.