How to tame flighty kois?

Cabgirl · 03-03-2013, 10:05 PM

I have eight 6-inch kois bought from Sea View for a month already. They are kept in a 1000-litre pond. My issue is that they hide behind and don't come up to the surface to eat when I am standing beside the pond. They are very fast and darty and I don't get to see and enjoy them at all. My previous kois and goldfish weren't like this at all. They would come to the surface when I fed them and they would even nibble my fingers.

wei · 03-03-2013, 11:04 PM

R these 6 koi the only occupants in your pond?

04-03-2013, 11:52 AM

You might condider 1 or 2 bigger kois like Chagoi etc

Wilgan · 05-03-2013, 08:13 PM

Small and male kois are normally more "kan cheong". It may take a longer time for them to get use to the place. Getting a bigger friendly leader koi like chagoi/ochiba may help. Sinking food may be more suitable for them too at this stage.

05-03-2013, 08:49 PM

Up your thread. I have 6 kois for about a year and they are doing the same thing. Always hiding behind a pot of plant i have inside the pond. They only come out at night when no one is around or after feeding. Is it common for small kois? I notice bigger kois tend to swim slower and more graceful.

Wilgan · 05-03-2013, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by beanysoh

Up your thread. I have 6 kois for about a year and they are doing the same thing. Always hiding behind a pot of plant i have inside the pond. They only come out at night when no one is around or after feeding. Is it common for small kois? I notice bigger kois tend to swim slower and more graceful.

Females are normally more tame. You can try starving them for a few days to try to get them out.

Cabgirl · 06-03-2013, 10:58 PM

Thank you for your kind advice. They are the only occupants. I had kept smaller kois previously (3 inches) in the same pond but they were more tame, ie they would swim up to the surface to eat and even nibbled at my fingers.

I have thought of introducing some other fishes, maybe small oscars?

03-03-2013, 10:05 PM	#1
Cabgirl Arofanatic Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 92	How to tame flighty kois? I have eight 6-inch kois bought from Sea View for a month already. They are kept in a 1000-litre pond. My issue is that they hide behind and don't come up to the surface to eat when I am standing beside the pond. They are very fast and darty and I don't get to see and enjoy them at all. My previous kois and goldfish weren't like this at all. They would come to the surface when I fed them and they would even nibble my fingers.

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03-03-2013, 11:04 PM	#2
wei Dragon Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 954	R these 6 koi the only occupants in your pond?

04-03-2013, 11:52 AM	#3
bingkla Guest Posts: n/a	You might condider 1 or 2 bigger kois like Chagoi etc

05-03-2013, 08:13 PM	#4
Wilgan Dragon Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 849	Small and male kois are normally more "kan cheong". It may take a longer time for them to get use to the place. Getting a bigger friendly leader koi like chagoi/ochiba may help. Sinking food may be more suitable for them too at this stage.

05-03-2013, 08:49 PM	#5
beanysoh Guest Posts: n/a	Up your thread. I have 6 kois for about a year and they are doing the same thing. Always hiding behind a pot of plant i have inside the pond. They only come out at night when no one is around or after feeding. Is it common for small kois? I notice bigger kois tend to swim slower and more graceful.

06-03-2013, 10:58 PM	#7
Cabgirl Arofanatic Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 92	Thank you for your kind advice. They are the only occupants. I had kept smaller kois previously (3 inches) in the same pond but they were more tame, ie they would swim up to the surface to eat and even nibbled at my fingers. I have thought of introducing some other fishes, maybe small oscars?

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