How To Take Care Of Butterfly Koi Fish. To reduce the need for constant water changes install a high-quality filter. Observe for 14-21 Days Place your Japanese koi fish into the quarantine tank and observe carefully for 14-21 days.
Their mouths are tiny so be sure it is very fine. How to take care of a koi pond The koi must be transferred first to clean buckets with fresh water so you can more easily clean out all the debris and thoroughly scrub the walls. A school of large Koi will require up to 1000 gallons.
If you do not remove the eggs chances are that the adult Koi fish will eat most or all of the eggs.
The rule of thumb with these fish is to keep 10 gallons of water for every inch of fully grown Koi. If you take care of Koi in an aquarium the plants should be inorganic in order to be protected as its food. A school of large Koi will require up to 1000 gallons. Growing butterfly koi fish eat 3 - 5 of their body weight daily.