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How To Successfully Breed Koi Fish

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Large female Koi fishes can lay approximately 300,000 eggs in a single go. If you want to breed Koi fish successfully, it is important that you are familiar with all the important facts about this type of fish. For one, you should know when the perfect time for breeding is. Koi fish can be bred between April and July. Then again, you have to make sure that you have a high quality and healthy Koi in order to breed properly. If you have a collection of Koi fishes, choose the ones that are in best shapes, proportions, moving strongly, look attractive and of course, the ones that looks normal and with no diseases. You should also pick the Koi according to the pattern of your choice. Age and Size When breeding, your fish should be at least 10 inches in length. An ideal male Koi fish for breeding is at 3 to 5 years of age while the female should be between 4 and 5 years old. Take note that this is important, as the age of the fishes can affect the quality of their eggshells. Younger f...