| Indoor Ponds?
For me it's time to start thinking about Winter again....
I've heard a couple of different ideas about the best way to over winter your koi. One train of thought is that it is part of the Koi's natural cycle to go through a period of dormancy over winter and is harmful to keep them warm and fed year round through the use of heaters, indoor ponds and such.
I've heard that the females are at a higher risk from egg impaction if they're moved to a warm pond for the winter.
Of course then I wonder how people in Florida, or anywhere that doesn't have a "real" winter cope.....
I moved my fish in this year, and was planning on moving in my better fish in again so they can continue to grow over winter.
My indoor setup is decent, but if I decide it's OK for the fish to come in for the winter again, I'd like to go a lot bigger in terms of water volume, so I need to start planning now.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Grant |