The Backyard Koi Pond | Did the Koi Survive the Winter?

[@The_BlackRaven]

Happy to see they made it through a long winter

[@AquariumPlantLab]

Glad they made it through okay! Pond looks great! I think I am going to set one up this spring 🤔

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks man! I’d recommend if you can 👍🏻

[@brianbuczynski3555]

Yay glad they survived. Beautiful pond!

[@CichlidBros]

Thank you!

[@karlthoennes3942]

They're amazing creatures. We had a brutal winter in South Dakota too, and they all survived.

[@mitchsfishes1719]

Awesome video once again! When we buy a house, my wife wants one with a pool. I said I want one with a koi pond. We’ll see who wins that battle

[@CichlidBros]

Haha, I’m pulling for you to win that one mitch!

[@tobek284]

Or you could do a koi pool and get both!

[@mitchsfishes1719]

@@tobek284 Now we're talking!

[@solmunoz480]

Thank you so much for this info. My husband and I where really wanted to install a pond with Koi fish but we where also worried they wouldn’t made it through the winter. You answered all of our questions and this video was very informative so thank you. By the way we live in Chicago as well.

[@CichlidBros]

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@julierossberger2362]

Beautiful pond, and great video!

[@Happydays147]

I live in indiana ,and like Chicago we have pretty harsh winters, been wanting to build a koi pond but was unsure about the winter, now I know thanks for sharing your experience..

[@CichlidBros]

Awesome, best of luck!

[@willrichardson1116]

Awesome video!!! It's really got me thinking about a pond!😅

[@CichlidBros]

Thank you!

[@homecookmeal4737]

Wow thank you so much for this video im in Chicago and i want a fish pond. You answered so many questions. Thank you new subscribers.

[@CichlidBros]

Glad I could help!

[@ashiqbhat7276]

Love from Indian state Kashmir ❤️❤️❤️ God bless you and your family bro ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DameDarcy999]

Thanks for the info 😊 Our Goldfish are getting super big in their fresh water 60 gallon tank So I’m considering making a Koi pond for the big ones because winter temps in our sub tropical climate rarely goes under 50 degrees in Savannah

[@CichlidBros]

Good luck!

[@jasonsingh5293]

Awesome happy to that your koys made it through the winter weather is there a reason why you don't have your pump running during winter

[@Flynn1933]

Such hardy fish. Bless their little fish hearts.

[@CichlidBros]

Definitely are. It’s also natural for them to go through a hibernation period like this

[@KoiRun50]

Beautiful koi (Shusui, kohaku, ?name). Glad they all made it. Watch out they don't find themselves in that skimmer. Thoughts on predator protection?

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks! I believe the third one is Heisei Nishiki. I’m planning on adding some plants and lily pads soon to give them a bit of cover

[@KoiRun50]

@@CichlidBros Very interesting, Heisei Nishiki are the metallic version of Doitsu Taisho Sanke. A result from a crossing of Sanke and Platinum Ogon! Info from NextDayKoi.

[@KoiRun50]

@@CichlidBros Btw lily pads won't do. You need a nice tight netting tent over the whole pond. Those koi are too beautiful to be taken away by a herons or raccoons. I really want to see them grow.

[@kyledixon4647]

Cool thx

[@roadjet184]

I'm north of you in Lake Co., I'm building a stock tank pond now. When do you turn off your filter pump?

[@lucasrippel2313]

Beautiful pond!!!! I’m about an hr and a half from you.

[@lucasrippel2313]

Can’t wait to get my pond all spruced up for summer

[@CichlidBros]

Thank you! It’s a lot of fun. Keep an eye out for blue heron in the area. I caught one trying to get the koi last summer

[@1HeartwoodSurgeon]

Do you need to keep water out of the skimmer or is it okay if water freezes in it too?

[@CichlidBros]

It’s okay if it freezes as long as pump is submerged

[@09NOVATA]

I love my pond I build it with my kids and the top is frozen. I miss my goldfish.

[@northernfishmother]

NIce pond! Did you run an aerator? I am in Northern Canada and our ice gets over a foot thick. Depth of pond and Aeration is key! Love to see spring, can't wait to see it myself, in May!

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks! I only run the floating heater which keeps a hole in the ice throughout the winter

[@adrienneconley1977]

love it!

[@Kugadream55]

looks stunning new subscriber

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks for following along!

[@iguanabeny]

Nice pond I have one and I love it I’m in Elgin not to far from you By the way nice kois 👍

[@CichlidBros]

Thank you! Appreciate it

[@meadowoodaquatics7278]

That's awesome

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks!

[@Mav0585]

Do you keep it heated?

[@CichlidBros]

Nope

[@Shampal123]

How deep is your pond

[@CichlidBros]

About 4 ft

[@Riley095]

Koi do fine during the winter

[@CichlidBros]

As shown in the video

[@Warrior_Mom4]

Hello, what do you do to control algae growth?

[@CichlidBros]

I have a small UV sterilizer that helps some. Still get some thought

[@iceman4856]

Do you have issues with the Great blue Heron ?

[@CichlidBros]

Haven’t had issues yet. Going to add some lily pads for extra cover soon

[@EyezLikaFox̌]

How many gallons is your pond? Looking to find a cheap de icer for my new pond, its 2250g one place i read said gallons didnt matter its surface area that matters. Other places say it's the gallons.. if its gallons, im screwed because then id need high wattage and that would bump my electric bill 100+ more a month

[@CichlidBros]

My pond is roughly 1000 gallons or so. My one de icer worked well last winter. I’m planning to do the same this winter with some slightly larger koi a year later

[@jeremygotair]

When the custom aquarium build videos coming just wondering ?

[@CichlidBros]

The first of a few videos will be posted tomorrow or Saturday

[@jeremygotair]

@@CichlidBros thank you very much I’m very excited🙃🙃

[@garywilliams8165]

How deep is your pond?

[@CichlidBros]

About 4.5 feet in the middle

[@sirtubemaster]

So I am in the Midwest (Indiana) moved here in May 2020 from Chicago...i built my Koi pond but opted to keep the koi inside the first year as they were small and i was not certain they would survive the winter. QUESTION: since you opened your pond and fish are okay....what happens now that since a COLD SPELL came in today 04/20 and its snowing again! AGGHH how did the fish react to this? Weekend of 04/10 gave me hopes that i could put them out there but now weather is 29 & 39F for lows so i kept them inside.

[@CichlidBros]

Ah I know, can’t believe it snowed today. Overall the koi are doing fine. As long as the pond doesn’t ice over, they adapt to the temps pretty well. For moving koi outdoors, I’d maybe wait a few weeks until it’s not so up and down in temps for them right away

[@sirtubemaster]

@@CichlidBros okay thanks! my plan is that when pond temps hit 60's ill move them out.....right now its at 48! inside pond is at 67 so quite the difference but i did get 5" of growth through the winter as they are pushing 8" now from 3" when i bought them. OH & BTW I bought my Koi from same place you did :)

[@thurston383]

No where near deep enough, needs to be at least 4ft deep for us in the uk, and Chicago is colder, should leave the pump running too, running water shouldn’t freeze, mine was fine this winter even tho my pond mostly froze apart from where the water entered the pond

[@CichlidBros]

It’s just fine and they’ve been good in 3 winters now

[@thurston383]

@@CichlidBros how cold does it get there? Water temp of 1°c can kill koi, depth helps prevent rapid temp fluctuations, can go from 14°c to below freezing here overnight

[@CichlidBros]

@@thurston383 it doesn’t matter how cold it gets, if it’s below freezing and ices over, the water below is not going to freeze solid. And the pond is over 4 ft deep in the middle

[@thurston383]

@@CichlidBros optical illusion then, looks shallow, maybe it’s the rocks 🤔

[@Bodezefah]

Great vid

[@CichlidBros]

Thanks!

[@mitchellrodriguez1794]

Song? Please

[@seanbainbridge7920]

You had 4?

[@CichlidBros]

One didn’t make it in the first week 6 months prior

[@FlobKing]

Didn't you purchase four koi?

[@CichlidBros]

Yep, one didn’t make it right off the bat last year unfortunately

[@FlobKing]

@@CichlidBros That sucks. Awesome looking fish either way.

[@saiaquarium5945]

🤗🤗👏👏👏