How to Breed Koi Fish

Three Parts:Choosing Koi to Breed Making the Right Conditions for Breeding Caring for Young Koi Community Q&A

Breeding koi can be a lot of fun but is a time-consuming process. To breed koi for a profit, it is important to choose koi that show the physical attributes you are looking for in offspring.

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Keep the pond clean and free from predators to increase the percentage of koi eggs that will hatch and survive their early weeks of life.

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2 Identify at least 1 male and 1 female to stay in the mating pond. Male and female koi generally look quite similar. However, during mating season, the males have small white growths on their pectoral fins and heads. Remove any koi from the pond that you don’t want to breed; otherwise you will end up with unwanted baby koi.
- It is safe to have multiple male koi in the same pond.
3 Select koi that have attributes you want to replicate. Consider the attributes that you want for your koi offspring. If you want a certain fin shape, choose koi that demonstrate that characteristic. Regardless of what physical characteristics you want, try to choose koi that have healthy looking scales and are at least 10 inches (25 cm) long.
- If you are looking for a certain color, choose koi parents that demonstrate that coloring.
- Avoid using a child’s pet koi for breeding as the koi can suffer torn fins, bruises, cuts and occasionally death, during the breeding process. Take your koi to a vet if you are worried about their injuries.^[4]