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Sep 26, 2006, 11:13 PM
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Are these koi babies or something else?
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No one was more surprised than me when quite by chance I realised I had baby fish in my pond!....I am relatively new to Koi, my pond is just over a year old, I originally stocked it with 9 Koi from 3 different sources, two Koi died last winter, so I am left with 7 healthy Koi, who I believe are all under, or around two years old. Could my Koi have spawned? could eggs from another fish have been on the water lillies or the pond spiders I bouught over the internet? The babies (I have caught all that I can find, (ten so far) and am keeping them in an unheated but filtered/aerated aquarium indoors ) look like smaller versions of common carp, are entirely silver/dark silver, and vary in size most of them being 1-2cm, but one being 4cm (a previous spawning?) I did notice my Chargoi, who is much bigger and greedier than all my other Koi, (around 11-12 inches long) had what I thoought to be carp pox on its pectoral and dorsal fins, , and now discover this could be a sign of being ready to spawn! Are very young Koi all silver? Do they look like common carp at this age? could they have arrived on pond plants from another pond (mind you, I havent added anything to the pond this year, apart from a bit of pond weed) I would appreciate any input from you knowledgeable lot out there! MANY THANKS!
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