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Koi in the winter
I live in Ottawa and of course, it will get very cold here in the winter. I
plan to keep most of my fish in the pond and will do all the right things like keeping the water open etc. What I am contemplating is bring in my four 8 inch Koi into the house for the winter. My plan would be to buy a kiddies plastic pool, probably 4 feet across and 1 foot deep and put it in my basement. Is this a good idea? Do the Koi need a cold winter to rest or will they be alright in my indoor pond? I figure I would aerate the pond, used timed lights and basically enjoy them over the winter. Any thoughts out there? Scott |
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On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 15:57:58 -0400, "Scott M."
wrote: I live in Ottawa and of course, it will get very cold here in the winter. I plan to keep most of my fish in the pond and will do all the right things like keeping the water open etc. What I am contemplating is bring in my four 8 inch Koi into the house for the winter. My plan would be to buy a kiddies plastic pool, probably 4 feet across and 1 foot deep and put it in my basement. Is this a good idea? Do the Koi need a cold winter to rest or will they be alright in my indoor pond? I figure I would aerate the pond, used timed lights and basically enjoy them over the winter. Any thoughts out there? Scott The koi will do better staying in the pond, unless the pond freezes solid. They will be okay in your basement, provided the water is kept clean (change 20% of the water every week) and cool. |
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Phisherman wrote:
On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 15:57:58 -0400, "Scott M." wrote: I live in Ottawa and of course, it will get very cold here in the winter. I plan to keep most of my fish in the pond and will do all the right things like keeping the water open etc. What I am contemplating is bring in my four 8 inch Koi into the house for the winter. My plan would be to buy a kiddies plastic pool, probably 4 feet across and 1 foot deep and put it in my basement. Is this a good idea? Do the Koi need a cold winter to rest or will they be alright in my indoor pond? I figure I would aerate the pond, used timed lights and basically enjoy them over the winter. Any thoughts out there? Scott The koi will do better staying in the pond, unless the pond freezes solid. They will be okay in your basement, provided the water is kept clean (change 20% of the water every week) and cool. I'd also include netting. At that depth they will most likely jump! If at all possible I'd go for a deeper indoor pond. -- Bonnie NJ |
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I built in indoor pond out of landscape timbers. I stacked them like a log
cabin nailing them together with spikes. Put rigid insulation down on the floor and the sides. Then I bought a pond liner fairly cheap in the fall when the stores were selling out of the left overs. I keep my house about 70°F during the winter so the fish were fine. "Scott M." wrote in message ... I live in Ottawa and of course, it will get very cold here in the winter. I plan to keep most of my fish in the pond and will do all the right things like keeping the water open etc. What I am contemplating is bring in my four 8 inch Koi into the house for the winter. My plan would be to buy a kiddies plastic pool, probably 4 feet across and 1 foot deep and put it in my basement. Is this a good idea? Do the Koi need a cold winter to rest or will they be alright in my indoor pond? I figure I would aerate the pond, used timed lights and basically enjoy them over the winter. Any thoughts out there? Scott |
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Many people in the cold north bring their koi in for the winter. I think
your idea of an indoor pond is probably too small for that many fish. The indoor pond would need to have some form of a filter to keep the ammonia and nitrites in check, or you will definitely do more damage to the fish bringing them in, than leaving them out. I have seen nice quarantine ponds made with 4X4 timbers and a liner, about 4' by 8' with a depth of about 3' would make a nice pond. A shelf over the pond to put in a half whiskey barrel made as a Skippy should be adequate. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Scott M." wrote in message ... I live in Ottawa and of course, it will get very cold here in the winter. I plan to keep most of my fish in the pond and will do all the right things like keeping the water open etc. What I am contemplating is bring in my four 8 inch Koi into the house for the winter. My plan would be to buy a kiddies plastic pool, probably 4 feet across and 1 foot deep and put it in my basement. Is this a good idea? Do the Koi need a cold winter to rest or will they be alright in my indoor pond? I figure I would aerate the pond, used timed lights and basically enjoy them over the winter. Any thoughts out there? Scott |
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"RichToyBox" wrote in message news:8iCMc.153463$a24.111591@attbi_s03...
Many people in the cold north bring their koi in for the winter. A friend [in zone 6] brings his fish and plants inside and keeps them in a couple of rubbermaid stock tanks. That is what his basement is for, he says. He has grow lights, too. -- Crashj |
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