Platinum Koi
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Scientific Name: Cyprinus carpio Price: Upon Request Origin: Asia Family: Cyprinidae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Platinum Ogon High Quality Koi, Ogon Koi, Platinum Ogon Koi |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 17 - 22 ℃
pH: 7.4 - 7.9
GH: 10 - 14
Max size: 60 cm
Min Tank size: 500 Ltr
Position in Aqua: No special swimming level
Description
PPlatinum Koi are a striking solid white color with a brilliant metallic sheen. Their deep, pure coloration does not contain blemishes of any kind. These beautiful Koi have a ghostlike appearance and stand out dramatically against the dark background of a typical pond. Platinum Koi are in the family Hikarimuji, which translates to "light without pattern." The Platinum Koi are rated by breeders as AAA Grade Select - the highest rating these fish can receive.
Food
Carp are omnivorous. The common carp can eat a vegetarian diet of water plants, but prefers to scavenge the bottom for insects, crustaceans (including zooplankton), benthic worms, or the occasional corn snack from tourists.
Breeding
An egg-layer, a typical adult fish can lay 300,000 eggs in a single spawning. Although carp typically spawn in the Spring, in response to rising water temperatures and rain fall, carp can spawn multiple times in a season. In commercial operations spawning is often stimulated by injection. Carp lay eggs by the hundreds of thousands, yet their population remains the same, so the eggs and young must perish in similar vast numbers. Eggs and fry often fall victim to bacteria, fungi, and the vast array of tiny predators in the pond environment. Those fortunate enough to survive to juvenile are preyed upon by other fish such as the northern pike and largemouth bass.
Compatible with
Best kept with other Koi, maybe the common plecostomus.