What to do?

[vlcek81]

As some of you know i have my 55gal tank with my baby JD 2 FM and 4 small malawi cichlids. My cousin has a 5g tank with a comet goldfish that is so big that he can barely turn around and a blue gourami. They have an outside small fountain pond that is like 6 inches deep. Now my cousin is only 14 and wants to get a bigger tank , but his mom doesnt care what we say to try to convince her...

Anyway in this fountain pond they have a small feeder goldfish and 2 koi that are roughly 2.5-3" and it is starting to get colder out and the water is going to freeze through the winter. I was thinking of maby putting the 2 koi in my 55g tank for the winter. If not the 55g i have a spare 5g (old better tank) and a 10g sitting out of use. Do you think they would be fine in the 10g for the winter?

thx guys

 

[vlcek81]

any ideas?

 

[vlcek81]

I am thinking of putting them in the 10 gallon tank

 

[sick_lid]

Arent Koi a coldwater fish? If the pond has a pump in it, the water's not gonna freeze.

 

[vlcek81]

the pump is behind a wall that it has on it and the waterfall does freeze.

 

[RedDwarf]

The koi should over winter in the 10g just fine, it's not ideal but it's much better than turning into a fishcicle. Just steal most of the water from the fountain when your filling the 10g.

 

[Err]

Or donate the Koi to a place that can properly house him. Or rake some yards ect for some extra $$ and get a tank off Craigslist (if that is ok with the rents)