The success of your fish pond has a lot to do with where they are coming from. As always, we recommend the purchase of your koi in your local reputable breeder instead of buying a pet store or a national chain. Koi in a national chain generally support hundreds if not thousands of miles of its journey before arriving at their destination. In addition, the fish of the national networks are exposed to many diseases and bacteria that can attack their weak immune systems. In addition, the national chain koi are usually not fed growth or track.
When asked what type of koi you need to buy, you must have an open mind. There are many classifications of the majority of them are classified by their color. To add further complexity, the rankings have a level (geneva Rin) and scale (Doitsu) version. Note, butterfly koi are beautiful, but very true koi breeders do not do this race. Butterly Indonesian origin koi carp hybridization and the lack of standard features for judging.
No matter what you buy however, there are some characteristic signs should look at the fish in good health. In addition, you must consider your budget, from koi can cost thousands of dollars to get in.
First, the fish you should consider the possibility of exit, and swim with other fish. Of course, koi are shy, but active healthy koi swim with other fish and not hang with. You must select which lasts close to the surface of the water to pass, so you are not getting the shyest fish in the group! It has koi swim smoothly and carefully. If twitches or shaking when anything or nothing unevenly, may have swim bladder problems (through the bacterial infection).
Secondly, once you think you have a good fish, look carefully at your throat. Koi infected with trematodes Gany only breathe through a Gany or redness around the Gany. If you notice any of these symptoms, do not buy fish, and no doubt buy a quantity of fish! If a koi in the gills trematodes group, then all you have to gillnets trematodes.
Then you should see the koi in his body. Your body should be thick, smooth and well-defined conic. The scales should be flat on koi no visible injuries. The fins of your koi may have some minor damage in the event that recently has been transported or held in an indoor environment. This is acceptable provided that is small and has no color.
When buying koi, koi remember color changing, as they mature. You can buy a koi with a strong orange and black, and in a few months, you may have a red color. To avoid this, you can buy mature koi, but must pay more money. Another way to avoid this is to buy from a breeder who produces the kinds of things to buy koi. Note that this is more expensive than buying new shares, but worth the money if you want a certain level of koi.
In the end, you should check carefully in the balance and proportion of your koi. The fins do not seem too big or too small. The belly of the koi has conicitat gently on his chest and the dorsal part of the fish, and must return to the calm and pleasant. The page must meet the fish and not very well defined short and not too long.
Many owners choose to keep the koi koi that are considered "flawed" by the rules koi. In the end, all that matters is their relationship and their commitment to the fish. Often find the most ugly fish that is more engaging and fun to keep! Unless you are planning to fish in a professional convention, you must buy the fish that attract you