Giant Koi??? - Aquarium Advice

method0075 · 03-22-2005, 06:15 PM

I was at a confrence here in MD this past weekend and at the hotel it was being hosted in, they had a large indoor pond with a stream setup and bridges to walk over.... It was truly awesome. My question is how big can KOI really get! They had what looked like Kois in the tank and they were in excess of 3-4 ft long and 1.5-2 ft wide each!!! These things were huge! How long does it take for them to get that big and is that normale for that species.

**Fluff** · 03-22-2005, 06:21 PM

Koi can reach 3' in length. Not sure how long that takes but I would think, several years.

RogerMcAllen · 03-22-2005, 08:28 PM

A decade or so?

mandi · 03-23-2005, 12:31 AM

How were they colored??? I only ask because while Koi can get to that size it is also possible that these were other members of the carp family....coloration might answer that

Toirtis · 03-23-2005, 02:28 AM

Koi can and do manage 40"-46", with a girth diameter of a good 14", but it takes a good number of years to accomplish.

redwhiptailplec · 03-23-2005, 09:01 AM

I know for a fact Koi can reach 4 feet, we went to a Koi show in the U.[acronym:ca861146ad="Kelvin or Potassium, depending on context"]K[/acronym:ca861146ad] and some of those things were behemoths! Not sure how long it takes them to attain such sizes but Koi can live for 80+ years!

Toirtis · 03-23-2005, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by redwhiptailplec

but Koi can live for 80+ years!

I believe that the record is somewhere around 150 years. It does take them a while, though....but with lots of good food and great water conditions, they can be pretty hefty in about 10 years.

redwhiptailplec · 03-23-2005, 03:59 PM

150 wow! Thats older than my Mum!

Toirtis · 03-23-2005, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by redwhiptailplec

150 wow! Thats older than my Mum!

One would hope so.

SpaceButler · 03-23-2005, 07:13 PM

I don't have the source, but I was looking at koi online the other day, and the longest living one on record was proven to live 226 years.

Whether it's true or not, I couldn't tell you. But that's.... old.

03-22-2005, 06:15 PM	#1
method0075 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: MD Posts: 81 Images: 3	Giant Koi??? I was at a confrence here in MD this past weekend and at the hotel it was being hosted in, they had a large indoor pond with a stream setup and bridges to walk over.... It was truly awesome. My question is how big can KOI really get! They had what looked like Kois in the tank and they were in excess of 3-4 ft long and 1.5-2 ft wide each!!! These things were huge! How long does it take for them to get that big and is that normale for that species.

03-22-2005, 06:21 PM	#2
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,106 Images: 29	Koi can reach 3' in length. Not sure how long that takes but I would think, several years. __________________ ~Cindy

03-22-2005, 08:28 PM	#3
RogerMcAllen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 2,330 Images: 16	A decade or so? __________________ Have your reviewed your aquarium products yet?

03-23-2005, 02:28 AM	#5
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	Koi can and do manage 40"-46", with a girth diameter of a good 14", but it takes a good number of years to accomplish. __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

03-23-2005, 07:13 PM	#10
SpaceButler Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Dakota Posts: 199 Images: 11	I don't have the source, but I was looking at koi online the other day, and the longest living one on record was proven to live 226 years. Whether it's true or not, I couldn't tell you. But that's.... old. __________________ ---55 [acronym:4c4a367a91="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:4c4a367a91] <------ 1 8" Albino/Lutino Oscar (Grumbo)

03-23-2005, 12:31 AM	#4
mandi Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 78	How were they colored??? I only ask because while Koi can get to that size it is also possible that these were other members of the carp family....coloration might answer that

03-23-2005, 09:01 AM	#6
redwhiptailplec Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Jacksonville Florida USA Posts: 125	I know for a fact Koi can reach 4 feet, we went to a Koi show in the U.[acronym:ca861146ad="Kelvin or Potassium, depending on context"]K[/acronym:ca861146ad] and some of those things were behemoths! Not sure how long it takes them to attain such sizes but Koi can live for 80+ years!

03-23-2005, 03:59 PM	#8
redwhiptailplec Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Jacksonville Florida USA Posts: 125	150 wow! Thats older than my Mum!

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