baby koi

[kev1964]

i only have koi in my pond rangeing from 5" to 20" i have a few new babies it is a first time for me i have had my pond for about 6 years... what i want to know is how long is it before they get there koi colours ...they are a dark grey at the moment and about half inch to
2" long

[Quinn1928]

i don't have any idea how long it will be but congratulations on the babies that is eciting!

[DAVIDFBT]

I thinkI remember that they get their colors after about 1 year. My goldfish that was born in January is still a bronze color after about 6 months. What size is your pond?

[kev1964]

my pond is 14 feet square about 2000 gal

[finsNfur]

Congrats on your babies! I'm really not sure about koi, I only have one. He didn't get involved with my goldfish's breeding frenzy this year. I was surprised to see my goldfish babies are white with orange and black spots so far, I am hoping they keep their colors. I had expected them to start out orange or brown.

[ladyblues1965]

Koi are born with their color. Sounds to me like you have baby goldfish. If you have added plants or other things to your pond from someone elses pond who had goldfish , it is likley that you got goldfish eggs along with your plants. I have both goldfish and koi and you can definatley tell the difference in the babys. koi are colored and goldies are mosly brown grey or black looking.rarely you get colored one from the start unless you have white strains .

[kev1964]

Koi are born with their color. Sounds to me like you have baby goldfish. If you have added plants or other things to your pond from someone elses pond who had goldfish , it is likley that you got goldfish eggs along with your plants. I have both goldfish and koi and you can definatley tell the difference in the babys. koi are colored and goldies are mosly brown grey or black looking.rarely you get colored one from the start unless you have white strains .
the last time i had goldfish in my pond was 3 years ago the last time i put a plant in my pond was about 5 years ago i cant see how this can be.... btw what is white:headshake2: strain?

[kev1964]

they are gray with gold bellies they dont look like goldfish and they are growing fast

[finsNfur]

Koi are born with their color. Sounds to me like you have baby goldfish. If you have added plants or other things to your pond from someone elses pond who had goldfish , it is likley that you got goldfish eggs along with your plants. I have both goldfish and koi and you can definatley tell the difference in the babys. koi are colored and goldies are mosly brown grey or black looking.rarely you get colored one from the start unless you have white strains .

My babies are almost all white, as are a few of my goldfish--my koi wasn't involved in the breeding as far as I could tell, it was always the male goldfish chasing one lone all-orange female goldfish around the pond. At any rate, my koi is orange and black.

It is interesting trying to figure out the parents of babies. But I suspect the OP's babies are truly koi, I have heard similar stories of "brown" babies. Please keep us updated!!

[247Plants]

Congrats!

[kev1964]

well i can see barbles on them now yet they are still dark coloured but not as dark as they were