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Forever-Mango
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Nov 21, 2005, 1:10 PM

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Recently I acquired some koi fry from a member of AKA (Australian Koi Association). He was very kind and gave me a bag. Parents is a 21year old female Yamabuki Ogon (G/Champ of 1994 AKA show) and father is a Platnium Ogon. Some fry have already got some yellow on them and some are already very shiny. The fry are around 3weeks old now and I cant wait to see them colour up. So far I only have them in a extra high 2ft tank, but once bigger they will be transferred to a 4X2X2 before the pond. I only have about 100 or so fry, so it will be a help for starting me off. Here are some pics I took today:

Mango ::)
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!~KinGinRin Super Fan~!
Gin Shiro Muji [1]
Gin Showa [3]
Gin Sanke [1]
Gin Hi Sanke [1]
Gin Kohaku [3]
Gin Soragoi [1]
Gin Platnium Ogon [2]
Gin Yamabuki Ogon [3]
Gin Kigoi (black eye) [1]
Gin Ginga [1]
Gin Hariwake [1]
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koifishgirl
Koi Kichi

Nov 22, 2005, 1:24 AM

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Neet Mango'

Now you need to really get a big pond going if you are going to raise these fry they will require a lot of room

Judy
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koiguyoz
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Nov 24, 2005, 9:32 PM

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Those are the cutest faces I've ever seen Cool

Best of luck raising those koi Smile

My goldfish spawned today...so its all good news Cool

koifishgirl
Koi Kichi

Nov 26, 2005, 10:20 AM

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Hey Mango, get you a 1000 gallon kiddie pool and clean very good with mild soap and water and fill with water and put in a couple of scoops of micerical grow ferterlizer and let the water turn good and green and put the fry in that so they will grow better, the green water will supply them with some live foods and will give them a good start.
Judy

koiguyoz
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Nov 26, 2005, 3:00 PM

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On that point Judy, would you recommend:

(a)A water depth of no more than 30cms high (since the fry can't stand water pressure higher than that)?
(b)A gentle large sponge filter (already cycled), to reduce the effects of nitrate and ammonia.
(c) Aeration through the use of an air pump and air stone to reduce the effects of oxygen starvation as the algal bloom could produce carbon dioxide at night?

I'm still an amateur breeder Smile

and would appreciate the input of people with experience :D

koifishgirl
Koi Kichi

Nov 26, 2005, 10:49 PM

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Sounds good to me Wink

3 ft deep or 4 ft deep is good and as long as you have a algie bloom no worrys about ammonia build up. If you have establish filteration your doing good Sly

Judy

larz1
Koi Kichi

Nov 27, 2005, 11:30 PM

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A little trick I used to take care of oxygen and help with filtration without a pump. I put a small airstone in the bottom of a plastic flower pot (with holes in the bottom) and filled it with established biomedia. With the airstone bubbling it aerates the bio and water while creating a gentle water circulation through the media without having to worry about a pump sucking fry in by accident Unsure

. Works pretty good Wink

Forever-Mango
Koi Lover

Nov 28, 2005, 1:37 AM

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Thanks guys for the suggestions. Once the weather is stable, im going to build a 6m (long) X 4m (wide) X 2m (high) pond in my backyard. Once the try are a big larger in size, im going so cull the demented ones and place them in 4X2X2 tanks. Once they are bout I say 5-10cm, they are going in the pond. What do you guys think?
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!~KinGinRin Super Fan~!
Gin Shiro Muji [1]
Gin Showa [3]
Gin Sanke [1]
Gin Hi Sanke [1]
Gin Kohaku [3]
Gin Soragoi [1]
Gin Platnium Ogon [2]
Gin Yamabuki Ogon [3]
Gin Kigoi (black eye) [1]
Gin Ginga [1]
Gin Hariwake [1]
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koiguyoz
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Nov 28, 2005, 8:53 AM

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In Reply To

im going so cull the demented ones and place them in 4X2X2 tanks. Once they are bout I say 5-10cm, they are going in the pond.

(a) How deep will your proposed pond be? As you'll know by know, without a deep enough pond most of us koi keepers face the evil birds of prey who turn our friends into their lunch. I recommend one metre deeper or so for pond depth. As a keeper of a few yamabuki, they have a tendency to grow very very large in a short period of time (I've got one that went from 6 to 12 inches in over 1.5 years).
(b) I think you mean "deformed" koi, as 'demented' means 'crazy' Tongue

Forever-Mango
Koi Lover

Nov 28, 2005, 11:08 AM

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Opps, i mean deformed :P

The proposed pond im thinking atleast 1.5m deep, but if works out, im making it 2m deep. 1m underground and the other 1m above :D
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!~KinGinRin Super Fan~!
Gin Shiro Muji [1]
Gin Showa [3]
Gin Sanke [1]
Gin Hi Sanke [1]
Gin Kohaku [3]
Gin Soragoi [1]
Gin Platnium Ogon [2]
Gin Yamabuki Ogon [3]
Gin Kigoi (black eye) [1]
Gin Ginga [1]
Gin Hariwake [1]
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lilhelper
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Nov 30, 2005, 7:56 AM

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sounds good to me, about 6 feet(2m) is really good for koi.
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1 ochiba shigure 13"-14"
1 aka bekko 8"-9"
2 Matsunosuke kohaku.
1 9"-10" Shusui
1 Matsunosuke Showa
1 Matsunosuke Sanke
1 10"-12" Yamabuki ogon

DONE WITH MY POND, look at it in members pond, under MY NEW POND.

s_clan
Koi Addict

Dec 4, 2005, 3:16 PM

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I wish i had some of those. Cool

KSKoi
Koi Lover

Mar 19, 2006, 12:14 PM

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I do not mean to hijack this thread but I was wondering..How Far in advance to the spawn should one get the "green pool" ready to recieve the fry.

Thank you in advnace for your answer

Shawn

s_clan
Koi Addict

Mar 19, 2006, 3:51 PM

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Kskoi...

I don't think you need to be extra anxious....once you got the breeding tanks ready with plenty of air.....when ever the parent koi are ready........you can get the show going.... Wink

Don't forget the spawning material for the eggs.... I know a friend that used a used mop for the eggs to stick to!!
Very tragic that time, he made a bad choice..... Unsure

With regards, Jarvis

I LOVE THE COLOUR ORANGE
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1 Kohaku (male)
1 Doitsu Kohaku (female)
1 Taisho Sanke (male)
1 Asagi
1 Kujaku
1 Sakura Ogon
1 Tancho Sanke
1 Karasugoi
1 Ki Matsuba
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(This post was edited by s_clan on Mar 19, 2006, 3:52 PM)

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