A ponder I met said when people were giving away baby koi, she would often
get two or three and put them in a 29 gallon aquarium. She originally
started this to cycle an isolation tank but said now its mostly just cuz she
likes to see the fish a little closer for a little while. She would put
them in the pond when they were around 5 inches. She had some sort of Eheim
or one of those nice canister filters and here the frigid sub 32 degrees
days usually last no more than a month or so. So taking them out was never a
problem. I guess you could infer she thought 2 inches per gallon per inch
of the expected final size was fine (with a nice filter). With a much
longer winter I would think the answer would be a definite 'Not many' It
could be quite an expense for a whim if you were going to do it right. Or
as Rich said, minimum essentials would be a couple of hang on bio wheels and
an appropriately sized Python for those frequent water changes.(Not to
mention the tank, hood, air stones etc). I got my 50 gallon + hood and
light at a thrift shop really cheap. Bio wheels from Petsmart. They wont
volunteer this normally but 'Petsmart on line' on some things is about half
the price of in store - but if you print out the ad and take it instore they
will honor the price. Both times I have done it the manager had to be
called to confirm this was correct... then to do a price over ride. Good
Luck!
Bill Brister

" wrote in message
om...
I was considering buying some baby koi (or getting some from a friend
whos may be spawning soon) and wintering them in an aquarium. How
large would I need for newborns?
Im in new england, northern mass
"Janet" wrote in message
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Scott, that aquarium is no where near big enough for 32 inches of koi.
Sorry. (
Janet in sunny Niagara Falls

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"Scott M." wrote in message
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I live in Ottawa, Ont and soon it will be winter. Actually, it felt
pretty
cold this morning. Anyways, My son has a friend with a large 65 gal.
aquarium for sale. It is 36 inches wide by 18 inches by 18 inches. My
thought was to bring the four koi (about 8 inches long each) in so
that I
could enjoy them throughout the winter. The goldfish would stay in the
pond
with the aerator and heater. I like the idea of seeing the koi but am
not
sure if I want to have to do a lot to maintain them. In the pond, I
wouldn't
have to do too much. Any thoughts?

Scott M.

p.s. My pond can be seen at http://tinyurl.com/4xp2p