| While you may purchase young, small koi,
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| | color in cooler weather, so keep your
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| like other species of creatures, they
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| | tank temperature in a moderate zone. If
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| will adapt their growth and size
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| | you'd like to have males and females, ask
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| somewhat, to the restrictions of space.
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| | for help from the breeder or store in
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| Food and overall conditions in the
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| | sexing your purchases. Very young koi are
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| aquarium will also affect their growth
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| | difficult to tell apart, although young
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| rate, with premium food being important,
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| | adult females tend to have a fuller,
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| and overfeeding to be avoided both for
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| | cigar type shape.
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| the health of the fish, and the health of
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| | Some of the more attractive varieties of
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| the tank environment.
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| | koi include:
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| Clean water is a must, as is good
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| | Kohaku- White body and red pattern down
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| aeration. Large fish eat a lot of food
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| | the back. One of the most popular
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| and produce a lot of waste. If you have a
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| | varieties for koi hobbyists.
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| 50-gallon tank, and several fish, you may
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| | Tashio Sanke- White body and red
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| need a filtration system whose capacity
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| | patterned back, with black accents
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| is actually over 50 gallons, in order to
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| | Showa Sanke- A three colored variety,
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| keep the water as clean as possible.
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| | having a black body, with white and red
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| You might like to choose from several of
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| | accents, although some strains have more
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| the varieties of koi, for a more
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| | white
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| interesting mix of colors, but remember
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| | Bekko, Utsuri- Body color is non-metallic
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| that koi in their natural outdoor
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| | black on white, yellow or red.
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| environment, tend to have more intense
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