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I'm here in Illinois up north in Green Oaks, IL and I have
a question. My Koi had babies late in the season and the three
that I have are only about 2 inches at the most... So I would
like to know - should I leave them in the pond outside for
the winter, or should I bring them into the basement? I have
moved my 100 gal quarantine tank from outside into the basement.
And have everything setup and ready to go. Pump etc. What
type of light would I need to put over the tank so that the
babies can grow over the winter, I will also have some plants
in the tank that I wanted to grow over the winter,, as well,
Any help in the matter would be great not sure what to do.
Grow lights or Fish lights? What does everyone do?
Also I have two frogs that I have brought early in the year,
will they make it through the winter, I have a lined pond
not mud?
Next question is that I have water hyacinth in my pond this
year. They didn't do well at all this year. All my levels
were fine, I do have well water, but that should be better
for them? What should I do different for next season I even
tried a different place to buy them and they still turned
brown leaved and didn't flower much at all.
Hi Yvette,
I'd bring the babies in and
keep them in the Iso tank, if you can catch 'em. If you can
cover the pond and provide some atmospheric heating (like
a small electric oil-filled radiator from Home Depot-$30)
they'll do fine outdoors, but you won't get to watch them
grow. Make sure your tank has an active filter going with
media from your pond's filter system, and a good air stone.
Don't worry about light, Koi love silty water. They are used
to the dark. Feed them sparingly. Water test often.
In the pond, set a couple of big
water lily pots with about 5 inches of generic unscented cat
litter with 20% torpedo sand mixed together. The frogs will
burrow into this and hibernate. If you set them on the bottom
of the pond, you'll need to protect the surface with river
rock, or your koi will garden them out.
Try a little shade next year. That
sounds like sunburn.
(Answer courtesy Bob Passovoy)
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