DIET AND FEEDING GUIDE

3. Smaller koi fish will need to eat

(Omnivorous) Koi eats wide of food
such as algae, bugs, plant matter and
animal matter and store bought koi fish
food.
Remember: Koi do not have stomachs
so they need to eat in small amounts
frequently but there are several
factors to consider such as their size,
flakes or small koi food while larger koi
fish prefers pebble food.
4. Avoid feeding your koi fish be-
fore storms. Fish need more oxygen
when digesting food. When it rains, oxy-
gen levels in the air dip down, making it
harder for the koi to digest food.

KOI
water temperature, water quality and
season. 5. If water temperature continu-
ously changes due to unexpected cir-
cumstances, this chart can be followed
General feeding guide: in the frequency of feeding
1. Feed your fish up to 4 times per (Cyprinus Carpi)
day but only feed them as much as 50- 55- 61- 65- 73- Over
they can eat in about a 5 minute Water 55F 61F 65F 73F 77F 77F
period. Temper-
ature 10- 13- 16- 19- 23- Over
2. Feed them accordingly to 13C 16C 18C 23C 25C 25c
their size as smaller koi on-
ly need smaller portions 5 or
Fre- 1/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/
while large ones more
quency Week Day Day Day day
require larger /Day
sustenance.
F= Fahrenheit
C= Celsius

Koi Carp
(Cyprinus Carpi)
Is a brightly coloured
fish native to Asia and Europe.
They are one of the most
popular ornamental pond fish
in the world – some colour vari-
ants sell for thousands of dollars
(especially in Japan). Koi
varieties are distinguished by
coloration, patterning, and
scales but the most popular is
the Gosankei.
Kohaku
bright red and edges well
defined against white body
striking, unblemished snowy
or milky-white body coloration
tail and fins should be
red-less
Sanke
uniformed red and black
patterning, evenly
distributed
Sanke
solid snowy or milky-white,
blemish and scar-free body
 red is dark, bold and even
toned, black is deep &
lustrous
Showa
evenly-distributed three-color
pattern across the whole koi
black originating at the base
or knuckle of the fin and fan-
ning out
sharp edges between the
three colors, all three colors on
the head