Enhanced koi color?

[Justin]

Does anyone believe that the weather has anything to do with enhanced
koi color? The other day it rained and I believe that the next day all
of my koi seemed to have much brighter and more vivrant color than
before. Anyone else ever seen changes like these with the weather?

Justin

[Jerrispond]

Sure...you should see how they light up when lightening hits the pond !!!
Sorry, I just couldn't help myself :o) Jerri

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[KenCo]

the sun affects color.

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[John Rutz]

KenCo wrote:

>Justin wrote:
>
>>Does anyone believe that the weather has anything to do with enhanced
>>koi color? The other day it rained and I believe that the next day all
>>of my koi seemed to have much brighter and more vivrant color than
>>before. Anyone else ever seen changes like these with the weather?
>>
>>Justin
>>
>
>
>the sun affects color.
>
>

How????

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[dr-...@wi.rr.xx.com]

alkalinity/acidity and temp all affect how bright the colors are
How clear the water is affects what we see.
A good healthy slime coat and the fish sparkle, a poor slime coat and the colors dull
down. Ingrid

[Jerrispond]

>>the sun affects color.
>>
>>
>How????
>

It fades them out....that is why they are put into clay ponds to "finish" them
off. The sun doesn't penetrate and the colors intensify. This is done in
Japan....not sure if many american breeders do it. There is a well known
Japanese/American man in Fallbrook Calif. who does this. I went to an auction
there at his fish farm, and the koi were sold for 10's of thousands of dollars
each. Jerri

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[Just Me]

I know of a Korean American man in Barstow with Koi ponds or better yet mud
ponds. He claims that the color of the koi will be even brighter and deeper
when exposed to sun light after being removed from his Mud ponds.

I think it may be the clay the koi ingest that actually improves their
color, not the absence of sun.

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[Justin]

KenCo <k...@kencofish.com> wrote in message news:<3D02105D...@kencofish.com>...

> Justin wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone believe that the weather has anything to do with enhanced
> > koi color? The other day it rained and I believe that the next day all
> > of my koi seemed to have much brighter and more vivrant color than
> > before. Anyone else ever seen changes like these with the weather?
> >
> > Justin
>
>
> the sun affects color.
>

But what about rain? The sun didn't appear any different than on any other day.

[John Rutz]

maybe thats why some of my yellow Koi are going white----  maybe I should quit worrying about the green water and add Mirical Grow :-) :-D  use the algae as sun block

[Bubba]

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The soft rain water added to your pond should have some effect.

[XedOut]

i asked the same question a few days ago, i have been feeding my
koi/goldfish shrimp and thought thats why the colors have been
brighter. my golfish were turning white but since feeding them shrimp
they are back to being all gold. now im not sure what is doing it .
wish i knew! the fish are prettier than ever. they like the shrmip so
i'll keep feeding them some each day.

On 7 Jun 2002 22:11:10 -0700, this_is_...@hotmail.com (Justin)
wrote:

[Jerrispond]

>i asked the same question a few days ago, i have been feeding my>koi/goldfish
shrimp and thought thats why the colors have been>brighter. my golfish were
turning white but since feeding them shrimp>they are back to being all gold.
now im not sure what is doing it

>wish i knew! the fish are prettier than ever. they like the shrmip so
>i'll keep feeding them some each day

I think the food has a lot more to do with color than the weather. Jerri

http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

[KenCo]

John Rutz wrote:
>
> KenCo wrote:
>
> >Justin wrote:
> >
> >>Does anyone believe that the weather has anything to do with enhanced
> >>koi color? The other day it rained and I believe that the next day all
> >>of my koi seemed to have much brighter and more vivrant color than
> >>before. Anyone else ever seen changes like these with the weather?
> >>
> >>Justin
> >>
> >
> >
> >the sun affects color.
> >
> >
> How????
>

Red and Black are intensified in sun,
and fade indoors.

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