How do brocade carp survive the winter?

Brocade carp is a kind of high-grade ornamental fish that is popular in the world today. it has the laudatory name of "living jewel in water" and "works of art that can swim". Many people like to raise it. So, how do koi live through the winter?

First, how does the koi spend the winter?

The weather is relatively cold in winter. When the temperature drops to 0 ℃, the koi should be transferred to the indoor fish pond to survive the winter, keeping the water temperature between 2 ℃ and 10 ℃. Proper feeding, maintain the weight of koi, but also do a good job in disease prevention and treatment.

Second, what does the koi eat?

Brocade carp are omnivorous fish, which can be eaten by general molluscs, fragments of higher aquatic plants, benthos and even tiny algae or synthetic pellet bait. Artificial culture can be fed with synthetic particles, bean cakes, vegetable cakes, bread crumbs, fish and insects, clams, crab meat, turnips, duckweed and other bait, it is best to feed regularly to avoid stress reaction.

Third, how can koi distinguish between male and female?

Can look at the figure, thin elderly for male, abdominal hypertrophy for female; can see anus, small anus and invagination for male, wide and flat anus for female; can see star chase, breeding season, star pursuer is male, non-star chaser is female; touch the fin with hands, such as rough horny protuberance is male, smooth is female.