| Among pet enthusiasts, one of the most popular | | | | this, the main consideration that you should think |
| pets to be kept is fish. For many people, a well | | | | of when purchasing aquariums for koi is whether |
| kept tank is enough to bring in some sense of | | | | you have the space and money to accommodate |
| relief after a long day at work. Of hundreds of | | | | one. In general, an inch of koi, excluding the tail, |
| fish variety that are commonly sold in pet shops, | | | | needs ten gallons of water. This means that for a |
| however, one of the most popular is the koi. If | | | | 12 inch koi, you will need at least 120 gallons of |
| you have been mesmerized by the graceful way | | | | water, which is quite large for hobbyist standards. |
| that these creatures swim in koi ponds, or if you | | | | Overcrowding |
| have simply been hooked because of the wide | | | | Apart from the rule of thumb above, another |
| range of patterns and colours that these fishes | | | | factor that often leads to crowding is the fact |
| sport, you may be thinking of buying a koi | | | | that koi can reach large size very quickly. While |
| aquarium. Before sealing the deal, however, there | | | | some fish will eat only the amount that they need |
| are several important things to keep in mind with | | | | each day, the koi can eat more than necessary, |
| koi aquariums. | | | | leading to great growth spurts. For many koi |
| Age old question | | | | lovers, the size and way that these fish quickly |
| Keeping koi indoors through aquariums has long | | | | develop is one of the charming points. In fact, |
| been a question of debate between serious koi | | | | growing koi to considerable size is practiced by |
| owners. In the end, the simplest answer to the | | | | some koi keepers. The problem, however, is that |
| question of whether koi aquariums are viable | | | | a four inch koi you buy will likely increase to over |
| ways of housing your fish is yes. However, the | | | | 12 inches in a year or two, which means that a |
| theoretical possibility of keeping koi indoors is very | | | | tank that can hold five 4-inch koi can carry only |
| different from actually practicing it. Among the | | | | one koi after a year. |
| top reasons for keeping koi inside aquariums is to | | | | Nets and filters |
| protect these fish from the weather, such as in | | | | Finally, it is also important to remember that koi |
| colder climates where winter temperatures can | | | | are active fish that will frequently jump out of the |
| actually send your koi floating to the top of the | | | | water when excited or when playing with other |
| pond. Apart from this, many want to keep koi in | | | | koi in the tank. So... if you must keep them in an |
| aquariums in order to be able to display the fish | | | | aquarium, you should install a net over the |
| and actually see them from different angles, after | | | | aquarium to prevent the fish from jumping |
| all, allow the owner to watch the fish only from | | | | overboard and drying on the carpet floor as you |
| above. | | | | sleep at night. Also be sure to provide sufficient |
| Size does matter | | | | filtration and aeration for your koi aquarium |
| Nonetheless, one of the most important things | | | | especially since koi eat much, and consequently |
| that you should know in keeping koi is that these | | | | excrete much waste. |
| fish grow to very large proportions. Because of | | | | |