Need advice on moving a Koi fish

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I have a 12 inch koi in my 50gal tank and I was wondering if it would be possible to move it to an outside pond. The fish has lived inside all of its life.
 

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Yes, just acclimate it like you would when you bring home a new fish. Koi are more suited to ponds due to the size they can attain quickly.
 

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Hello and welcome! Just be sure that you have permission to put the koi in another pond — assuming it’s someone else’s pond. Your koi would be much happier in a pond!
 

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Hello and welcome! Just be sure that you have permission to put the koi in another pond — assuming it’s someone else’s pond. Your koi would be much happier in a pond!
Good point, I was thinking they were going to move outside to their pond.
 

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Good point, I was thinking they were going to move outside to their pond.
I was assuming (which is never a good thing to do), that they would have already moved the fish if they had a more suitable place for it.....which is why I threw that in there.
 
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I have a 12 inch koi in my 50gal tank and I was wondering if it would be possible to move it to an outside pond. The fish has lived inside all of its life.
We built a tank outside with 2 x 4's and a liner . Anything new to them, be sure to prevent him from jumping. Mine jumped out. He died
 

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