pondgirl
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Aug 26, 2004, 2:49 AM
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Re: [Shiari] Do all koi fry have barbels or "wiskers"
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Well last night a few more babie fish in my main pond rose, and tried to eat momma and dadda's monstor pellets, sooo cute. Well I am positive one is a koi, because it still had an egg sac, and was bright orange, and black, and red! BEAUTIFUL! I know their colors change, but I hope not too much. It's strange, that I don't have any that color in my pond, but the breeding pair of koi are about 4 trying to mate with each other. One is a platnum ogon, longfin, one is a platnum yamabuki ogon koi, another is a platnum yellow koi, with shadings of black on his back, and a monstor sized kohaku koi. All I bought from a local breeder that was going out of buisness. I now know they are probably koi, as they were all trying to breed with each other yesterday, and the monstor is a female, and is really fat. I just wish I knew more, and was more prepared for the unexpected arrivals. I am trying to catch the rest of the fry in the main pond, but they are quick for babies just hatched! Thanks everyone, and I have learned soooo much in just the few days I've sighned on here. Thanks again, pondgirl
(This post was edited by pondgirl on Aug 26, 2004, 3:00 AM)
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Hi guys, thanks for all the info. No this wasn't a planned spawning. I just noticed some colored specs everywhere. I guess they are a few weeks old. One is actually 1+ inch long. Most are about an inch. Some are grey, some are translucent, and some are white, and orange. I think one is a koi, the rest are goldfish. I am going to give my sister and brother in law my goldfish, so that this doesn't happen again. I want only koi babies, if there are fry again. I have about only 10 fry, because most were eaten by the time I noticed them. I'm sure there are more, but I have yet to notice them. There is also a 4 inch goldfish that must have been a past brood, because I didn't buy it. It's a shubabkin babie I think. I put my fry in a 8 foot round kiddie pool that I use for my excess water hyacenth, and jurasic lettuce. I had an extra pond pump, so I made a little filter for the pond, and got some airstones to place around the pond as well. Will this be enough. There are like a million little pond water bugs and such for them to eat, is this ok too? Thanks I'm a newbee to the fish breeding world. 
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