Re: [GSAS-Member] Koi grow-out contest

[Steev Ward <steevward@yahoo.com>]

And that's more "web talk." When we say that an animal is inbred, it implies 
that there
is a restricted gene pool and little selection against deleterious gene types. 
Given
the countless number of koi breeders who have selected fish over time and the 
care that
goes into selecting breeders it may well be that koi have a BETTER immune 
system than
many wild fish. Maybe more genetic diversity too.

But yes,  relaaaxxxxxxx and see what happens.
Steev




--- Betty Goetz <haika@drizzle.com> wrote:

> If I remember the link, they inferred that koi were more inbred than most
> fish and hence had weak immune systems. I didn't keep a bookmark for that
> link. Without knowing tons about the history of koi, that made 'some'
> biological sense. But it sounds like I can put them in the old Dario dario
> tank downstairs where I'll be able to moniter them closely. And just
> relaaaxxxxxxx........
> 
> Betty Goetz
> 
> > Betty
> > No, that's just "web talk." I imagine the person is theorizing that one
> > should not
> > expose baby fish to pathogens unnecessarily. An old tank with "stuff"
> > growing in it
> > sounds great to me. The average fish tank has enough small things (the
> > little worms and
> > cyclops, etc. that people are always complaining about) to feed a bunch of
> > baby koi in
> > their early days. They are actually great scavengers.
> >
> > Steev
> >
> >
> > --- Betty Goetz <haika@drizzle.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm excited! Now, I've been reading up on growing out koi fry and read
> >> something that concerned me. One website suggested that koi fry are very
> >> weak and have poor immune systems, so they need to be put in water that
> >> hasn't had other fish in it? Sounded wierd to me, but I'm no expert! IS
> >> this true? It'll affect where I put these fry...I've got some tanks with
> >> lots of infusoria that had fish in them about 2 months ago. Steev...is
> >> that safe? I don't want to kill these little guys as soon as I get them
> >> (blush).
> >>
> >> Betty Goetz
> 
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