Profiting From Koi Breeding

Koi fish is a very beautiful creature; it is originating from the common carp. It is known to be natural habitant of the East Asian waters. This type of fish has several sub categories including butterfly koi fish. The general characteristics of the fish are the colored patches on the fish body and the branched fins in the butterfly sub category.

Breeding koi fish could be a very interesting hobby and it could turn at some point into a profitable business, you only need to put you hands on the principle information to gain a very good profit beside practicing your favorite hobby. You have to possess some qualifications to start breeding koi on business size.

The first thing is space, you should know that every koi fish spawn about 200000 – 250000 fry and if only half of this number grow to become a mature fish then you need a pond that is enough for 100 000 mature fish. This number of fish requires thousands of water gallons. Also koi breeding needs water circulation to keep the water fresh and aerated. If the pond is deep, you need to place some aerators to supply oxygen in the water.

The second thing you need is time. Koi breeding is very time consuming and it is very risky as any other highly profitable business. You need long time every day to take care of the fish especially at the time of spawning and hatching as the temperature should be regulated precisely.

The characteristic symbol declaring that the fish is going to spawn is the arrow head figure where you will find a male leading two females to find a calm place to spawn the eggs then the male come back to fertilize these eggs.

When you notice the fish searching for spawning place then you need to supply a brush-like fingered apparatus to put the eggs inside. After the eggs are fertilized, you should transfer them to another small calm pond or tank till they hatch. The water of the hatching pond must be highly purified using bio filters and cloth screens. The fine particles in the water can hinder the growth of koi fish. A tip for you, to develop a good body for a koi fish you should induce a water current in the pond so the fish has to swim counter the current, this exercise helps in building good body.

So, after all of these steps and long procedure, does the koi fish breeding worth these hard requirements or not? The answer should be calculated, one fish needs 20 – 30 dollars for breeding till it is 6 to 8 inches which is the least market size. It also costs about 10 to 15 dollars for transportation from the farm to the pet store or the buyer. This sums up to 40 dollars approximately. When we look at the selling price of these fishes we will find from the first glance in the market that it is a very profitable business, as the average 6 inches fish is sold for 60 -75 dollars with net profit oscillating around the 20 dollar figure. When you multiply this number by the number of hatched eggs (100 000 roughly) you will be sure that koi breeding worth the exhausting effort that it needs.