pond master not asked:
yes I live in the carolinas the tep. is in the 60’s. they are eating as long as I sink the food to the spot they stay at. they are rubbing their bellies on the greem moss below the as if they have an itch
yes I live in the carolinas the tep. is in the 60’s. they are eating as long as I sink the food to the spot they stay at. they are rubbing their bellies on the greem moss below the as if they have an itch
Maybe the water is too cold?
your fish are just lazy throw a cat in the pond this should solve your problem of lazzzzzy fish
If it`s cold where you live eg UK, then your fish will semi-hibernate in winter. You don`t need to start feeding them until they warm up and start swimming around, usually April- May time. When it`s cold they all huddle in the deepest part of the pond which will also be the warmest.
When it`s really warm in the summer, they will eat a lot of pellets and swim around all the time.
Edit: I read your extra notes. Your fish may be irritated by the water, but you can buy water conditioner from the pet shop- just calculate the volume of your pond by multiplying the depth by length by width, instructions are on the bottle. Also a good Koi supplier will be happy to advise you.
I also wondered if your fish are feeling a bit vulnerable, they do fear predators (herons for example) so plenty of plants and surface cover might make them have a bit more confidence.
Take them out of the packet!
The cold water might have been a bit too much of a shock to them. Generally, it’s a good idea to add fish to a pond in the late spring and early summer – simply because the change in temp can shock and kill them.
I assume, unlike the rest of the people that answered the question, that you must be in a semi- warm place. YOU DID state that the pond is NEW. I would also assume that you didn’t make a NEW POND somewhere that the ground is still too cold to dig or frozen.
You have stated that they have now lived for a month in the new pond.
Koi are community fish, so they will stay together. Do you have all the necessities? A good biological filter? with a uv light? Are they eating? Do you have plants in the pond, that will help with the necessary bacterial growth?and for feeding, hiding? Sometimes, even putting a fountain adds a little bit more oxygen, that will help you KOI? If you have bought one of those plastic insert in the ground ponds, set some water out for 2 days, as you would for an aquarium change, and change 25 % of the water and see if that gets them going.
Without knowing any of the details, it is kind of hard to finish helping, but I hope any of the above will give you some insight