The difference between koi carp and grass carp

Koi and grass carp are ornamental fish, colorful, lively and lovely, many people like to raise a tank of fish at home, so do you know the difference between koi and grass carp?

I. the difference between koi and grass carp

Koi is a colorful carp with bright appearance and colorful designs. Grass carp is tenacious and easy to take care of. Grass carp have long tails, while koi have short and powerful tails. Koi have no whiskers and grass carps have whiskers. Many farmed fish on the market must be carefully identified when selecting them.

Second, can the two be mixed?

Grass carp and koi had better not be mixed. Under the condition of good water quality and plenty of fish food, the two may get along well with each other. However, if the supply of fish food is not timely, the koi may bite the grass carp and bite the grass carp black and blue. Injured grass carp may have an outbreak of disease, causing koi to be easily infected.

If the two are raised in the same tank at the same time, the adaptability of koi is also relatively weak, perhaps koi has not adapted to the water quality, grass carp outbreak of disease, then both may be infected, resulting in death.

Third, how to raise koi?

1. Water quality: general tap water is the most commonly used body of water in koi culture, but few people raise brocade carp in river water, well water and spring water. However, no matter what kind of water quality, there is a certain amount of chlorine. Therefore, dechlorination is carried out before use.

two。 Temperature: the water for fish culture must be colorless, transparent and free of turbidity; the best temperature should be 22-28 ℃, and the sudden change of water temperature should not exceed 2 ℃ as far as possible, otherwise it will directly endanger the health of koi

3. Feeding: in the choice of bait, it is generally divided into natural bait (live bait: red worms, earthworms, bread worms, etc.), artificial bait (breeding feed, germ family and Seyang food, etc.). When feeding, it is best to follow the "four principles": timing, fixed point, fixed quality, quantitative, and develop good eating habits.

Koi and grass carp are common ornamental fish, and they need to be very careful in breeding so as not to get infected with diseases.