SAVING Rare Koi From Freezing Ice Water

DANGEROUS ICE STORM, IS GOING TO FREEZE MY KOI FISH! We must build a survival shelter for them to camp in the below 0 degree temperatures. Let's get to work!
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Many animals are found frozen in ice. They hibernate like crocodiles frozen in ice, and koi fish frozen in ice.

[@superseshiro]

There was a mistake in the explanation though. It is NOT about geothermal heat (at least not primarily) - it is about the fact that water is at its desenst at 4 degrees Celsius. So 4 degrees warm water will sink to the bottom and therefore the most stable temperature will be at the bottom of the pond. If the pond freezes over, this might also be the warmest temperature.

[@Thekingofgod-]

Shut up is his opunion

[@SCOURGEOFUTTP]

🤓

[@astro7372]

@@Thekingofgod- love the opunion being a fact

[@Hayden-uq9lt]

🤓

[@lonewolfwildernesssurvival9443]

Wow thanks internet biologist

[@hideyourlocalvaporeons8710]

as a Canadian, seeing someone get stressed out by -10 degree weather confused me so bad for a moment

[@bob_minecraft]

*-8

[@MrMinecraft169]

like I work in FortMac Alberta and it was -50 and -60 with realfeel. for a couple days it was the coldest place on the planet. -8 phhhhht what a joke

[@tutmaster6755]

so true bro i was like -14? over here its like -50 to -40 but not anymore. its like plus 3 right now and i just went for a skate on the ODR

[@Aquatic487]

same with me!

[@joker_4_life]

Over here in Quebec I’ve seen ppl in shorts and t-shirts just like it was summer at -15 so I guess we’re just built different

[@Redacted0108]

Build a bigger pond!

[@hgcfcdylan1524]

Lol yes

[@kaydencheung4062]

Sure

[@satorukuroshiro]

Koi are fine in smaller ponds as long as they are cleaned regularly prior to frost. Having a larger space where they can potentially grow beyond their diet can be more problematic.

[@m0-m0597]

@@satorukuroshiro Oh really! *crosses arms* Is that so! Well I happen to know nothing about Koi at all and I haven't heard anything like that before!

[@Theblackkiki1]

@@m0-m0597what.

[@bkm2797]

Yes please, build a bigger and deeper pond, love the pond guy and professor they do fantastic work! Really great to have such good friends to work that hard for a pizza,lol. Nice tent, love the windows on the side. Looks like it's working, can't wait to get an update. Thanks George and friends, great job!

[@AshtonSouthwell]

Big pond big pond please 🗿📲+📵🇦🇹

[@WhitemoonWcue]

@@AshtonSouthwell Why the Austrian flag?

[@yanitee36]

@@WhitemoonWcueI wanna know why emojis?

[@Storyboardmaker]

@@yanitee36 Bro. So annoying.

[@WhitemoonWcue]

@@yanitee36 What..?

[@tthappyrock368]

Definitely dig a deeper pond! Great idea to put a tent up around it! Glad you had a team to help you! A couple questions (I've put up and worked under event tents in lots of cinditions): How many pounds are the weights on each leg of the tent? Looked like you had some good weights so you're likely taken care of. There should be a minimum of 25 lbs on each leg so the tent doesn't fly away or become a spider. Do the sidewalls Velcro to the tent top? I wasn't sure looking at them whether they did or not. If they only go under the top, you may find that velcroing them will seal out more of the cold.

[@luzelenaserrano1236]

I know this must be an expression, but English isn't my first language and the possibility of the tent becoming a spider sounds hilarious lol

[@Q33Rwitch]

Satan slays

[@old300farm]

Guys theres a livestock tank heater for $50. I use it in my pond in winter. Thats all you need

[@cameronlittle7298]

We use one of those in our bigger trough that has more fish in it but the thing is just be careful with those cause they constantly tripped the circuit

[@mikehuhman3249]

I was just going to say. What you just did. Great job 👍.

[@carsandfish7565]

Just an air stone left running all winter is all you need. Has worked for me for many years and it won't up your electric cost 60 to $90 a month like a heater would.

[@aliceyplee]

Build a bigger pond

[@AveryGunn-uz2hn]

That's what I was just about to say. I was gonna say "why can't u just get a water heater 💀"

[@youtubeplayer8173]

Build up a bit mulch around bottom perimeter of tent will help to keep heat in tremendously ..we do this up north its amazing..even pile dead leaves around outside perimeter, make sure they are dry before doing so..u can even add frost blankets 2 permiter an reuse every yr..its worth it...from CT

[@1MeatBattery]

Bales of straw would have fixed it so easy.

[@youtubeplayer8173]

@1MeatBattery yes they work just the same..I have used them in past, tho found leaves/left over mulch b more economical for my situation...but your right that's great way keep heat in

[@BlueSpikes]

Never seen anyone who cares so much about his Koi’s. ❤

[@trollinthundr]

Just want to drop a bit of knowledge here. I built and have maintained a 5000 galloon koi pond/ stream for about 12 years now. It's 4 feet deep in the deep end, but averages about 2.5 ft. I run 2 10in disc aerators full time. You mentioned one piece that is important, which is having deep enough water. However, the most important part is oxygenating the water, and making sure the ice doesn't freeze over and trap ammonia underneath the ice. (Which is the most often way fish die.) In 12 years implementing this strategy/making sure I don't have leaf buildup etc. I've never lost a mature koi, and I'm in a colder climate than you are. I've never covered the pond (only a net for leaves) or heated the pond.

[@seanfiedler8139]

average summer day in canada:

[@kingcarter1745]

Lol

[@DeannaSteinle]

What you created on the plants is called hoarfrost. It is really neat to see you created a humid environment that allowing that to happen in the cold. Normally you do not see it unless it is several degrees below freezing, like in AK. But you have so much moisture under the tent, it did it! So fun!

[@duckmama]

Please deeper pond! When you build that bigger pond, maybe you can have a greenhouse type structure as part of the design so you won't have those same issues next winter? I'd love to see that work. Have a little oasis. Maybe your mom can take advantage and grow some plants that are from a warmer USDA zone. Make a whole thing of it.

[@Ethan54006]

the whole idea of the deeper pond is so he doesnt need the greenhouse-esque effect🤦‍♂

[@duckmama]

@@Ethan54006 Yes. I understand that. But the main idea of the greenhouse was he wanted to enjoy his koi year round like the man in Germany he visited does. It's not just about keeping the koi alive. It's about keeping them enjoyable year round for viewing.

[@robmarth2226]

I am so ready for a bigger outdoor pond!!!

[@Thesuree]

Build the bigger pond! I love fish and seeing how you protected them just warms my heart! I hope you and your fish are doing well!

[@DWZCORPS]

Uhh you're early from me

[@mattiemathis9549]

Neat! I live in the desert so people are always trying to keep their koi from cooking in the summer. Will continue to watch, I’m curious if your tent holds up to the wind all winter. If it does, I’ll be getting one. 😁

[@brandymagie3745]

Fun fact about water: flowing water is almost impossible to freeze

[@RBarn2000]

seems like the submersible heater idea would have popped up sooner. and the tent is probably an HOA violation.

[@CharlieTheNerd91]

Pro tip: If you leave gaps on the bottom of the tent that are big enough for a kid do walk through, the cold air MIGHT also find that gap and get in :D

[@BraydonBlanchette]

My first time seeing this channel and I already know I want to see a bigger pond!

[@RBAdmiral]

MVP Koi Fish for not dying instantly

[@jefdamen2977]

A piece of packing foam keeps a hole in the ice. Isemo Well up to a point i guess. Larger ponds don’t freeze so fast.

[@DWZCORPS]

build a bigger pond

[@kaydencheung4062]

Ok?

[@judinehedge-francis2526]

@@kaydencheung4062..

[@pongtony2582]

wait what? 💀💀💀

[@Toasty0.1]

@@kaydencheung4062he’s just supporting the video

[@user-jv6rj7lw3j]

build a bigger pond #buildabiggerpond

[@lucydewesselow7676]

Lol on 0:35 in the vid the cat skidding around on the pond was so cute ☺️ 😅

[@BogomilPetrov]

Wow... Sam, Ben and Laurel did an amazing job...

[@kingjeffishere]

Both my front & rear ponds freeze over sometimes in the winter, but the area near the water fall stay agitated so theirs always a hole. And fortunately it doesn't get devils balls Chicago cold here in Maryland, so they always survive. Nice to see other options people use for cold weather though!

[@iam_samzz]

Why can't he buy a big fish tank and keep it inside his house untill the winter ends🥴

[@Libertys_AnimalCorner]

He explains it in the video

[@Annaevelin-]

That's so interesting! I never knew Koi fish could hibernate and live in snowy conditions. I live in Colorado so it snows quite a bit (I feel like it has been less this year than previous years but instead of having more snow throughout a span of a few days, it all comes at once) and my neighbors had a pond of Koi fish and whenever I would walk by when it got cold enough for the water to freeze, I always got so confused as to why the fish were still in the water but seemed fine when it got warmer. You learn something new every day!

[@shadee3391]

I really wanna see a bigger and a deeper so that the fishes have a higher chance of surviving the winter days

[@spottedsaddlebredparaplegicpup]

Fish don’t hibernate…. They go into torpor. Hibernation is literally sleeping. Torpor is that they slow down their metabolism in accordance with the water temp. That’s why even in the winter, if the temp rises, they swim. Animals that truly hibernate, like bears, don’t come out of hibernation, just because there are a few warm days here and there.

[@Ian-qw1zb]

Next year surrounding the pond with bales of straw on the outside of the tent to seal the under draft will make a big difference.

[@youtubeplayer8173]

Yes this what we do up north we use mulch around perimeter, can even do frost blanket over that with leaves. ..if u move a pile u will see heat steaming off the inside, reusable helps tremendously

[@Legoboss234]

100% build a big pond, love the content keep it up!!!

[@edwardmullins2716]

easy thing to buy is a pond ice vent works wonders for my goldfish pond in the uk

[@jic1]

Winters in the UK rarely get anywhere near that cold.

[@andrewvarcoe4741]

Something to keep in mind, all the stuff you mentioned with how they survive and what is required in the water even while frozen. If you adapted a pool cover design strong enough for you to walk on or shovel the top covering of snow off of. This can be covering several air tubes or air stacks (smoke stacks with cover) After that you just need to find a way to add semi warmed water to areas of the pond, or maybe take rocks heat them and then place them near areas the fish can swim to get closer to without being boiled or burnt. The tent collects snow and could cave in also, the wind you mentioned shouldn't be an issue for a flat pond cover. For your enjoyment make it so it has handles or is maybe sectional. Instead of trying to get heat into the water to make it like springtime, rely on the fish and their hibernation and the fact that you can add the odd bit of food or warmer water if it gets too cold. What you were trying was fighting the weather, you should have tried looking for ways to make it easier for them to hibernate. Think of how animals manage when there are no humans or the owners have forgotten and moved on. I say this idea, to save you some money and frustration, especially if the weather gets worse or someday a new owner comes along. Gotta make it easier and enjoyable or eventually after you pass, it will all be changed.

[@Rainbow_Unicornnn1]

Who’s gonna read all that…?

[@andrewvarcoe4741]

@@Rainbow_Unicornnn1 smart people with an attention span longer than three seconds.....

[@SOY_THERIAN]

BUILD A BIGGER POND!

[@user-st9hu9it7b]

Can't wait for the bigger koi pond!!

[@jodyboatright41]

Most definitely a bigger pond ❤😊

[@jayblomquist3339]

They make heaters for livestock water troughs that float

[@shawnmichalski2746]

I just put a 1500w trough heater in my pond and it prevents freezing through all winter in Minnesota. Any tractor supply store has them.

[@bethmaccrindle220]

We have a heater in our Koi pond. It’s worked magic for 4 years. And, we live in Syracuse NY.

[@user-nf8mt9dx1h]

First time watching the video, but so far so good, please build a bigger one

[@MrWhybotherwithme]

Could just use a bubbler which prevents the ice from freezing over sections of the pond. I recommend only putting them 1 ft or so down so you aren't taking the 'warmer' water from the bottom and raising it up. You're only disturbing the surface.

[@deannelson9565]

Exactly they're doing all of this work when all you need to do is add an aerator

[@PlaywithPopcornwhi]

As a canadian -10 is nothing we think -40 is somewhat cold 🤣

[@ibapreppie]

Farenheit, not celsius

[@tutmaster6755]

@@ibapreppie broski his temperature settings were set to celsius. so its really not that cold over there. All these people are overreacting. like bro toughen up it aint gonna create mass genocide on everyone.

[@Little-Froggy]

Me being a Canadian: “so uhhhhhhh you want some ice cream?” That one friend who just moved to Canada: “HOW THE HELL DO YOU EAT ICE CREAM WHEN ITS THIS COLD?!” Me: “wdym it’s like only -15 you will be fine”

[@Kyosumari]

I moved from WA to MI - you'd think it'd be about the same, right? WRONG. I wanted ice-cream so bad and EVERY shop closed down for winter!!! I was flabbergasted! It had never once in my life occurred to me that ice-cream would just... stop being a business for almost half the year. It's insanity to me. I guess some people are just built different.... Then again, as a Washingtonian, driving in a convertible with the top down in 50 degrees F was considered a comfortably cool time, so...

[@Skolkostoitsamolet]

Put them in a temporary aquarium for the winter? Impossible! Build a giant tent around the pond and put a heater inside? Sounds like a plan!

[@Eagle-Mit-YT-Lucas]

Did You Not Hear What He Fricking Said About Them Loving It Outside?

[@mister_brucie]

@@Eagle-Mit-YT-Lucas Your keyboard is broken.

[@treboryulo5936]

That’s really cool how he manage to keep his koi alive

[@caitlynskiff2001]

I'm a little confused. I thought you had the basement tank for your koi in winter. Are you renovating that or did you get rid of it? Never mind, just had to watch a little longer and you explain it. Excited to see the Amazonian tank!

[@haotrannguyennhat9550]

Build the biggest pond :))

[@michaelkrynski7793]

Greetings from Schaumburg, Illinois! :)

[@sirtubemaster]

I think that 4-foot rule is old school. Last few years in Midwest (I am in Indiana) its been really "easy" winters. Last year, pond only froze over 3" thick for one week then thawed. This winter 2024, was quite a bit colder for longer and ice got to 8" thick! Deepest side of my pond is at 4 foot mark but the shallow end at 2 foot, had fish under the ice no issues.

[@sandygibson6747]

I'm so glad you realized that you need a heater in the water. But frankly 900.00 for a heater is nothing compared to what you paid for those koi and the trip over there to get them. You are asking the current heater you have in your pond to work too hard there is a good chance it will fail. To be on the safe side you should buy another one and operate them both then neither one has to work so hard. But here's the most important thing you should know and please pay attention that canopy will not support the weight of the snow you have to keep the snow off the roof or it will collapse on you. The way to keep the snow off the roof is to be on the inside and gently poke at the roof with a broom to get the snow to slide off. I don't know how long you have snow there for but you will have to keep an eye on it the whole time. Good luck I really enjoy your videos I love traveling all over the world with you keep up the good work thank you so much.

[@DRourkey]

"If we don't do something fast" sets up a camera to watch the pond freeze slowly so he can get to it when there's ice to crack

[@adam._.s._._200]

good jon george!

[@GeeWillikersMan]

My pond has done fine with a floating surface heater for years now, and I have much less gallonage than you. I live in the next town over from you I bet they would be fine.

[@QuangHuyPham-ss6eg]

you just need to deepen the pool to about 7 feet at its deepest point. And run the pump continuously when winter comes and stop feeding. That will be safe. My friend has kept a frozen pond for over 10 years with no problems. And especially in cold regions like you should raise the Goshiki Koi, it will be very beautiful and have full color in cold regions. and you should keep nutrient levels in your water as winter approaches low to avoid bacterial growth. You can also put a UV lamp in your filter box.

[@spottedsaddlebredparaplegicpup]

7’??? Totally not necessary. I live in New England where it’s in the teens and single digits for like 2 weeks at a time and my pond is 3’ deep and with a surface heater and air pump, my pond never freezes more than 6”. And I’ve had the pond for 25 years…

[@QuangHuyPham-ss6eg]

@@spottedsaddlebredparaplegicpup Bro, I agree with you, but those are not the most ideal conditions, I want them to be able to grow to their maximum, with the length of that pond, do you think it should be 7' deep? I prefer big fish of 60cm to 80cm rather than small fish like this.

[@spottedsaddlebredparaplegicpup]

Surface area is so much more important for koi than depth and from growing up there, I can tell you that the mud ponds in the rice fields of Niigata where they grow out those gigantic world class show koi aren’t even 7’ deep (they’re more like 3’-4’ waist to chest deep). Koi would much rather prefer shallow streams with high flow rate over deep lagoons with stagnant water. Koi are cyprinids and cyprinids live in clear, shallow streams and rivers. And 7’ is not going to be realistically possible for most keepers. At 7’ deep, most keepers aren’t going to be able to get in that deep to do maintenance. If you let leaves and other organic waste accumulate at that depth because you can’t reach down that far to clean it, it’s going to decompose, become a breeding ground for parasites, and do far more harm than good for the water quality and health of the fish. And let’s be realistic here and offer practical and reasonable advice. How many viewers of this channel are going to have gigantic world class koi? Less than 1%? Most of this channel’s viewers have domestic koi under $500 a piece in ornamental garden ponds.

[@QuangHuyPham-ss6eg]

@@spottedsaddlebredparaplegicpup Dude, you should go back to school. This lake uses the method of filtering through rocks at the end of the flow, planting plants there so that their roots can absorb nutrients in the water. and the organic residue deposited at the bottom will be processed by microorganisms and there will be no dirty mud or anything. The proof is that the koi pond is like above but the bottom is lined with white sand and is not black at all. You don't have enough knowledge, I'm talking about the case in the video where the lake area is quite small so it needs to be deep. But everyone knows that there are many cases where people use the depth you mentioned in livestock farming to make it easier to observe, and the depth of fish is increased to 16 feet deep. I think we should end the conversation here.

[@janetveres3316]

My Canadian pond is 36” deep but only about 1/3 of it the rest averages 18” . I run a bird bath heater suspended at the surface to keep an opening in the ice. Even in the coldest stretches of winter the ice has never been more than 6” thick. It’s been there twenty years and I’ve only ever lost one fish over the winter.

[@livenishikireaction]

i am the koi, my gratitude upon thee for my freedom

[@keithbstar1]

My pond in the UK gets temperature -5 sometimes lower running water is the key to water not freezing.

[@Shakodancer16]

10/10 would vote for Ben

[@kayemahar883]

TEAM BULD A BIGGER POND 👇👇🏻👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾👇🏿

[@ATBZ]

This comment format SUCKS stop doing it.

[@Allen000]

I have 8 Koi fish and have the same size pond, they survive just fine in winter without any heaters. 16 years going and no problems.

[@ibapreppie]

But thats not content.

[@ianbelletti6241]

For a pond that small it seems submersible heaters and a bubbler would be more than sufficient to keep the water from completely freezing. Just set the temperature to about 4°C.

[@That1GGirl]

Wouldn’t a giant fish tank heater heat it enough?

[@edwardmullins2716]

and a ice vent would be cheaper then a tent lol

[@bkm2797]

What's an ice vent, is it like an igloo.

[@jic1]

@@bkm2797 It's a little floating heater that creates a small ice-free area in the pond. He said in another comment that he's from the UK, and I don't think he truly appreciates how cold winters get in the Midwest.

[@bkm2797]

Thank you! No one can appreciate how cold it gets in the Midwest unless they live there,lol, nothing like having to wear your closet to keep from freezing to death.

[@taketheblame4142]

Goodluck with the bigger pond!

[@Brawndo2008]

I was in the middle of going down a horror rabbit hole when I'm suddenly watching a video of people saving their fish. I love the internet.

[@MagicKoi-lf6lv]

I approve [ as a koi] :)

[@MrXbloodline]

Convince him lol to the rest of us its called paying them 😂

[@Leilat15]

I hope your Koi fish do fine in the winter🥶

[@maverick3958]

Random question.. how do you deal with evaporation in your pond? do you simply just add more water occasionally or have some sort of automated system?

[@Royalty3219]

BUILD A BIGGER POUND! 👇🏻

[@FroggygamerzT]

He gonna do that means you didn’t watch the whole vid

[@RetroKuj]

Bro said pound 💀💀

[@Bestie.k10]

Pond”

[@Amaariscool]

*pond

[@MilesPfeiffer-qv4gh]

Bro can u not spell? 😂

[@happyguy4525]

First baby Toronto Canada 🇨🇦

[@bienbalajadia8345]

Use the snow to close up those gaps at the bottom of the tent so cold wind can't seep in. If you get some snow on the roof and it can hold without ripping, then you have a nice big igloo.

[@theanalmarauder]

You can build an inline heater by inserting your current heater to a PVC pipe with a pond pump on one end and a sponge on the other.

[@RobBoryckiGolf]

I thought you had an indoor koi pond for the winters? This makes no sense

[@sofie0317]

maybe watch the video????

[@danielisthe6093]

watch the entire video

[@timmywood9677]

Those are Florida alligators 🐊 that are frozen like that not crocodiles

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- So glad everything worked out. The amount of money spent on those fish would be a shame to loose.

[@kevingomez4458]

I’ve had a pond in the Chicago area for 20 years, my pond is 3ft at the deepest. I’ve never done anything like this I’ve had good luck with turning the waterfall off and running a de icer only. Good video and explanation though.

[@gerrimilner9448]

build a deeper pond, i dont know why you built such a shallow one to start with

[@noctwice]

Exactly and it would be a lot more affordable too. Also could use an aquarium heating pad below the base soil which use very little power compared to what he picked above ground.

[@democratictotalitariansoci1462]

I'd just dig 6ft hole at one side of pond, and put air pump there, nothing else.

[@jamessmithson-br7rm]

Why don’t you just dig and extra foot or two down into the pond 😂 Seems like that would be a lot less faff

[@Floria_fleure]

You kinda right, but he a youtouber…

[@21Catts]

Please build a bigger and deeper pond with maybe a little water fall and some more koi fish that maybe are a little bigger!❤

[@BrandonR420]

Gotta love Illinois weather man

[@digendrasingh1986]

can't you buy an aquarium and put fish there for a few months? rather than doing all these.....

[@squishyboi1179]

But that wouldn’t get as much views, or be as much fun Probably wouldn’t work for some reason, Nvm he said why He wanted to keep that for his monster fish and the koi fish love it outside

[@davebrown6552]

Fish hibernate at the bottom of a lake and pond because they have evolved to be able to survive at 4 degrees which is the temperature that water at the bottom will stay at for the longest. Water is at its most dense at 4 degrees so it will sink to bottom.

[@monicadaily5301]

Hey this looks great! if you haven't done it yet, you might wanna add some haybales around the outside of the tent, it helps keep the heat in and the snow out! good luck!

[@Juanchosaquatics]

Great pond👍🏽

[@D-Edits_Empire]

0:00 another day, another victory for the ogs

[@jacobstephens8447]

You responded to a comment of mine from a while back saying home content was coming back. Hyped to see it!

[@MURPHYNURSINGANDREHAB]

nise profiiel

[@TheIntelligentElephant71133]

I love Japan, koi fish and the mountains there 🗻🗾🎏

[@Lotte7770]

this video was very interesting! I love your editing style aswell :)

[@Monix_xD]

I hope your koi is happy :).

[@LuMaxQFPV]

A 25$ electric pond heater also works. It just keeps the water warmed enough for the ice to have a little hole, and the water beneath the ice prevented from freezing.

[@kateg22]

yayyyyy saved the koi!!! great job :)

[@marleyboy7732]

At 3:36 you mention about turning that tank into an Amazonian tank. Would you really put an Arapaima in it? I dont think Ive ever seen anyone have one in an aquarium before. Either they get too huge or are way too strong of a fish to hold. It would be cool to see though.

[@jauntycommander1065]

I have always dreamed of having a similar setup but for goldfish 😂

[@ozzman31982]

That tent's gonna get bodied by one of the storms 😂

[@fillylisious7412]

you could also use a tank heater to add heat to the water, they are cheap and keep animal water tanks ice free.

[@duplessis2006]

For $200ish go to an equipment rental place and an insulated construction tarp...work great for temporary applications

[@spiderhssstt]

Wow! Off topic, but what a gorgeous house he has! 😊

[@sudip9657]

even thought the upper layer of water freezes the water below the surface always remains at 4 degrees due to the anamolous expansion of water. Due to this fish can sruvive in freezing water as well even though the upper surface being frozen.

[@aeira__15]

I live in the uk and the coldest we get is -5 if it’s super cold and 25 if it’s boiling hot 😅

[@michaelshanks5755]

U could always add a water wheel or 2 at safe speeds to keep the water agitated so it can't freeze