Hey all, I'm new to the site and have been curious about something. I have a 125 gal tank and have some "semi-aggressive" fish; currently bala sharks, rainbow sharks, and expecting to get some clown loaches and clown barbs. I also would like to get a koi or two and toss them in that tank to grow while I build a pond. Would you guys think the others would harass a koi if kept together? Or possibly would the koi get too large and eat them? My sharks are about 2-3 inches currently and the loaches/barbs I've seen in my LFS are only about 2 inches max. I think the koi the store sells usually are 3-6 inches long. If necessary I could also divide the tank, but I'd assume that'll hinder growth of all species in the tank by limiting swim space. Any ideas are appreciated.
Koi with other non-carp fish
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they should be fine remeber koi are cold water fish and live for a very long time. i love koi. me and my family use to breed koi we built 100,000, 500,000 for breeding them our biggest was a lmost a million gallon ponds. we had a bunch that were five ft long but those were are breeders.
yeah, the kois should be fine. i had koi with parrot fish and a pacu =), and they lived for about 6 years.
well I'm planning on moving the koi within a year or so once I have a pond up and running. Just don't have the funding to build it yet but I don't want to fork out for 10-20 inch koi that I can grow myself.
I have an outdoor koi pond which we've had for several years. I've never noticed any babies before but we now have a fish that looks so huge I think she might explode! Is this normal? I'm assuming she's full of eggs but seriously, she can barely swim and resembles a puffer fish more than a koi. Can anyone give me advice on this....am I supposed to do something to help her???
