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There are several reasons why koi jump out of the water. One of the most common is parasites. The parasites cause itching and pain. The fish will leap out of the water and also rub on things in the pond in an attempt to escape the itching. If your koi have parasites, you can treat with a medication called praziquantel. It is sold on pet stores and pond supply stores. Koi also will do a lot of leaping out of the water when they are spawning. Lot of chasing goes on. The females may get tired of it and leap out. Males trying to win the females may also jump. Finally, they may jump out because they are scared.
Over the past two weeks, I have not been so fortune. A mink has discovered the pond and has raided 100% of my 4-12 koi, 80% 12-24 and totally mangled a 30+ koi. I have since moved my large koi, including the damaged koi, to a 200 gallon tempoary pond in the garage while I try to trap the mink.I am looking for help and advice after a very stressful week or two (for me and the koi). I have 9 30. koi and 3 20 koi in the temporary pond.f you can find the area that the mink is coming to the pond set the trap in that area. It has to be covered to make it look like a hole in the brush or like a cave. Then mink scent has to be used leading to the trap and in the trap. You have to convince this mink that the trap is the home of another mink.