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    Thread: How to remove baby koi from my pond?

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      How to remove baby koi from my pond?

      So I have a 2000 gal pond and this year my koi had a flock spawn. Because my pond is small and the new koi are mostly black I would like to remove them. I’m looking for ideas on how to catch them. There are about 15 fry. The only real option that I have thought of is to net and remove the adult koi then drain most of if not all the water to catch the fry. Don’t really want to do this because I don’t like the idea of doing a 100% water change and stressing out the adult koi by netting them and then acclimate them to the new pond water. I live in NY so this will be a spring time thing, that is if they survive the winter, just brain storming.
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      feed them regularly above the net and then one day........

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      I have changed out almost 100 % of pond water numerous times and never lost any fish because of it. I don't do it routinely. Some times it was an accidental pond drain. Some were draining water down to get rid of fry. Some times drained 3000 gallon QT tank to put in new water before new fish arrived, old canary fish were left in the water.

      I never acclimated the fish, I just refilled water slowly if well water temperature was colder. I really did not have a choice the 3 times my 5000 gallon pond accidently drained.

      I have also drained most of the water from my 17000 gallon pond a few times to catch and remove fish. Refill did not cause any issues.

      Ideally spring would be the best time for you to do this and at a time that your pond water temperature and water temperature from your faucet are the same temperature. Do not scrub the pond and disrupt your beneficial bacteria. Also do not clean your filters at the same time. All of this will refresh your water, but maintain good filtration with less water changes. Just keep a check on the PH and try to maintain it with as little change as possible.
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      fishing pole with a tiny hook?

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      Quote Originally Posted by abuchi123 View Post
      that'll do it for sure

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      Quote Originally Posted by Mes View Post
      that'll do it for sure
      Not in an outdoor koi pond exposed to those temperatures, Oscars won't make it in that temp range.

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      I suggest using an LED headlamp and an adult koi net and netting them at night. They won't be able to see the net and you can see them much better (as long as your water is clear. No glare from the sun. You can also temporarily turn off any waterfall/fountain/aeration that is disturbing the surface.

      I'm a firm believer in night-time netting. The last 20 years, I've probably done 90% of my koi netting (large or small) at night.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Orlando View Post
      Not in an outdoor koi pond exposed to those temperatures, Oscars won't make it in that temp range.
      I know that, it's just a joke.

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      You can get a intex pool and offload some or most of the pond water into it, then slowly move your adult koi into the new pool.

      Once done you have all the room to drain and pick up the frys.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Matt24 View Post
      I suggest using an LED headlamp and an adult koi net and netting them at night. They won't be able to see the net and you can see them much better (as long as your water is clear. No glare from the sun. You can also temporarily turn off any waterfall/fountain/aeration that is disturbing the surface.

      I'm a firm believer in night-time netting. The last 20 years, I've probably done 90% of my koi netting (large or small) at night.
      Genius! I'm definitely doing that next time.

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      Thanks for all the recommendations. I’m going to defiantly try them before draining the entire pond

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