xcathodex
Koi Lover
Jun 24, 2005, 7:57 AM
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the very small pond i am replacing and the young koi that will fill the new one
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 view of my house from pond location. new pond location will be behind the bench, the visible green area.
another view. here you can see how small and unnatural the pond looks. the area at left is where the new pond will go.
and here are my young butterfly koi. i'm not sure if i am identifying them correctly, but i suspect the white/orange one is a kohaku and the yellow one is an ogon. i have absolutely no idea what the weird mottled navy blue one is, he's some kind of freakish mutt (in an endearing way).
they were bought at a local shop and have no bloodline and aren't worth any money and probably aren't very attractive to koi afficianados. but they're my babies and i'm going to build them a pond 8x the size of their current one!
spencer. he/she (not sure about this one) is the youngest, maybe 6" long. he makes a loud smacking noise when he gobbles food pellets that the other koi do not make, and is the least shy of the 3.
spencer with the ogon (?), matilda. matilda has the most engaging facial structure and the biggest "mustache". she is also the most skittish and the most voracious eater. she has grown over 1.5" since i brought her home (she was the same size as the kohaku when i got her 6 weeks ago).
and here are a few shots of all 3 (the third unidentifiable one is a male named freddy):
they all seem healthy despite their small pond...maybe they know how hard i'm working to give them a proper home!
(This post was edited by xcathodex on Jun 24, 2005, 8:17 AM)
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looks more like a metallic doitsu. The third one I think is a Shiro Utsuri. Not 100% though, maybe with better pix
That will be a chellenge. I've noticed the leaves are changing colors, is it fall or spring??? 