Koi color change?!

[Patrick Chung]

I am glad I am not a Koi. My goodness me!

> Subject: [9] Re: Koi color change?!
> From: [10] dran...@nh.ultranet.com (Dan and Kristen)
> Date: 1996/11/21
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In article <328b6529....@news.corenet.net>, [11] so...@corenet.net
wrote:
>... actually, rec.ponds would have responded sooner, but Koi and GF are
>chameleon like in that the intensity of color reflects the background..
>there has been extensive discussion about this on the GF news list..
Ingrid >

> >
> > >On 2 Nov 1996 02:36:14 GMT, [12] wa...@gpu3.srv.ualberta.ca (Julie
Wang) wrote:
> > :
> > >...gathered all the Koi's and comet in a plastic bucket...about
> > >a total of 26 hrs. or so. When I placed them back to the tank,
> > >I noticed all the Koi were silver/white color...why?
> >
> > Stress. You're lucky none of them sickened and died. Even assuming the koi
> > and goldfish are only 3-4" long, there are 6 or less, and the bucket was at
> > least 5 gallons, they were terribly crowded for that very long 26 hrs.
> > Remember, koi need 10 gallons of water to every inch of body to live
> > healthily in their normal tank, so I would not have left them there, even
> > with aeration and filtration, for over an hour. I guess an analogy would be
> > to lock yourself and several of your closest friends in a closet for 26
> > hours...very unpleasant.
> >
> > Kristen
> >

Well what can I say. What could Peter Sun and Co. say?

Pat Chung

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[Julie Wang]

Dan and Kristen (dran...@nh.ultranet.com) wrote:

: >On 2 Nov 1996 02:36:14 GMT, wa...@gpu3.srv.ualberta.ca (Julie Wang) wrote:
: >...gathered all the Koi's and comet in a plastic bucket...about
: >a total of 26 hrs. or so. When I placed them back to the tank,
: >I noticed all the Koi were silver/white color...why?
:
: Stress. You're lucky none of them sickened and died. Even assuming the koi
: and goldfish are only 3-4" long, there are 6 or less, and the bucket was at
: least 5 gallons, they were terribly crowded for that very long 26 hrs.

The bucket was about 20 to 25 gallons. I know 26 hours is a long time,
but I have my problems why I can't get them out any time sooner. And you
are right, I am lucky. I predict the sudden whiteness had something to do
with their health...

: Remember, koi need 10 gallons of water to every inch of body to live

: healthily in their normal tank, so I would not have left them there, even
: with aeration and filtration, for over an hour. I guess an analogy would be
: to lock yourself and several of your closest friends in a closet for 26
: hours...very unpleasant.

J. W.

[Julie Wang]

Dan and Kristen (dran...@nh.ultranet.com) wrote:
: >On 2 Nov 1996 02:36:14 GMT, wa...@gpu3.srv.ualberta.ca (Julie Wang) wrote:
: >...gathered all the Koi's and comet in a plastic bucket...about
: >a total of 26 hrs. or so. When I placed them back to the tank,
: >I noticed all the Koi were silver/white color...why?
:
: Stress. You're lucky none of them sickened and died. Even assuming the koi
: and goldfish are only 3-4" long, there are 6 or less, and the bucket was at
: least 5 gallons, they were terribly crowded for that very long 26 hrs.

: Remember, koi need 10 gallons of water to every inch of body to live
: healthily in their normal tank, so I would not have left them there, even
: with aeration and filtration, for over an hour. I guess an analogy would be
: to lock yourself and several of your closest friends in a closet for 26
: hours...very unpleasant.

One note I didn't mentioned in my last reply before I got cut off. I was
cleaning the whole tank they were used to living and thus, had to move
every Koi out of the tank. The bucket was the biggest I can find.

This time is actually the only time I left them in there for this period
of time.. trying to take care of them while having to cram for exams is a
tough job. Normally, my bro is the one taking care of them, but he was
out of the country at that time.

Nevertheless, thanks for your reply. Sorry for the lateness in my reply.

J. W.
PS: May I ask where you would put your goldfish when you need to do a
massive cleaning to their normal tank?

[Julie Wang]

so...@corenet.net wrote:
: .. actually, rec.ponds would have responded sooner, but Koi and GF are

: chameleon like in that the intensity of color reflects the background.. there
: has been extensive discussion about this on the GF news list.. Ingrid

Thank you for your respond. I am sorry this reply is a bit late. I
checked rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish a week after this posting was
made, but no follow-up or replies so I thought no one bothers to help me.
I just decided to checked and very happy to find I got 2 follow-ups.

J. W.

: On 2 Nov 1996 02:36:14 GMT, wa...@gpu3.srv.ualberta.ca (Julie Wang) wrote:

: I hope I post this in the right newsgroup. Recently, I decided to
: >change my tank water and gather all the Koi's and comet in a plastic
: >bucket with water and air in it.. changed it and then put the Koi back

[Bruce Shuling Chang]

Patrick Chung (met...@freenet.mb.ca) wrote:

: > > Remember, koi need 10 gallons of water to every inch of body to live
: > > healthily in their normal tank, so I would not have left them there, even
: > > with aeration and filtration, for over an hour. I guess an analogy would be
: > > to lock yourself and several of your closest friends in a closet for 26
: > > hours...very unpleasant.

: Well what can I say. What could Peter Sun and Co. say?

I say you should go ahead and lock yourself and yoru sick fantasies in a
closet for 26 hours. It sounds like a good idea, and you've got my
approval to do it. :O)

Bruce