Koi farming in 5 steps

01. Koi farming guide. Why Farm koi?

I’ve been fortunate enough to earn a living from the ornamental fish hobby since I was first attracted to the world of ornamental fish in my early teens. I’ve experienced aquatic retail, lecturing and training, manufacturing and wholesale – but perhaps the most memorable period so . . . → Read More: 01. Koi farming guide. Why Farm koi?

02. What you need to farm koi

I have farmed koi on a hi-tech farm that was already up and running, and have designed and built an ornamental carp farm from scratch. In either situation, it is easy to underestimate the real costs involved in setting up (and in the first case improving . . . → Read More: 02. What you need to farm koi

03. How to farm koi

By now you will have spent many thousands of pounds on constructing and developing your new koi farm and hatchery, and already the clock is ticking on the time by which you need to see a return on your investment. As we will see, although you . . . → Read More: 03. How to farm koi

04. Spawning koi – Hatching eggs to fry.

You will have been planning and working towards this day all year and from experience, depending on how it goes, can prove to be one of the most infuriating and rewarding times of the koi farming calendar. This is when you can see whether your preparations . . . → Read More: 04. Spawning koi – Hatching eggs to fry.

05. Growing koi fry, harvesting and selling koi.

Last month we had successfully spawned our koi and hatched out their eggs to produce a hatchery full of fry. These have now been stocked out into our live-food-rich mud ponds. It’s June and we’ve got to get our koi fry as large as possible by . . . → Read More: 05. Growing koi fry, harvesting and selling koi.



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