Fry........

What are all you people doing with your excess koi fry? I'm out of options.
I've already traded or sold around 500 this spring and still have 3
yearlings and about 150 smaller fry (2 to 3" size). I can't bring myself
to destroy all these prefectly healthy pretty young fish.
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rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
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"Reel McKoi" <silver-> wrote in message
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> What are all you people doing with your excess koi fry? I'm out of
> options. I've already traded or sold around 500 this spring and still have
> 3 yearlings and about 150 smaller fry (2 to 3" size). I can't bring
> myself to destroy all these prefectly healthy pretty young fish.

Maybe there's some way to package and ship them? If so, maybe they could be
sent to interested people in the group, or you could set up a temp website
for selling them?

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In article <>,
"Gareee©" <gareee-> wrote:

> "Reel McKoi" <silver-> wrote in message
> news:f6bhe1$h73$...
> > What are all you people doing with your excess koi fry? I'm out of
> > options. I've already traded or sold around 500 this spring and still have
> > 3 yearlings and about 150 smaller fry (2 to 3" size). I can't bring
> > myself to destroy all these prefectly healthy pretty young fish.
>
> Maybe there's some way to package and ship them? If so, maybe they could be
> sent to interested people in the group, or you could set up a temp website
> for selling them?

I know that Barstow Koi (and others) FedEx the fish. Never have seen one
of their containers.

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"Gareee©" <gareee-> wrote in message
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> "Reel McKoi" <silver-> wrote in message
> news:f6bhe1$h73$...
>> What are all you people doing with your excess koi fry? I'm out of
>> options. I've already traded or sold around 500 this spring and still
>> have 3 yearlings and about 150 smaller fry (2 to 3" size). I can't
>> bring myself to destroy all these prefectly healthy pretty young fish.
>
> Maybe there's some way to package and ship them? If so, maybe they could
> be sent to interested people in the group, or you could set up a temp
> website for selling them?
==========================
Shipping is out of the question. I've already looked into it. I'm in the
Nashville TN area so anyone willing to pick them up are welcome to them.
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Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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On Jul 3, 12:01 am, "Reel McKoi" <silver-i...@nerdshack.com> wrote:
> "Gareee©" <gareee-nospa...@charter.net> wrote in message
>
> news: ...> "Reel McKoi" <silver-i...@nerdshack.com> wrote in message
> >news:f6bhe1$h73$...
> >> What are all you people doing with your excess koi fry? I'm out of
> >> options. I've already traded or sold around 500 this spring and still
> >> have 3 yearlings and about 150 smaller fry (2 to 3" size). I can't
> >> bring myself to destroy all these prefectly healthy pretty young fish.
>
> > Maybe there's some way to package and ship them? If so, maybe they could
> > be sent to interested people in the group, or you could set up a temp
> > website for selling them?
>
> ==========================
> Shipping is out of the question. I've already looked into it. I'm in the
> Nashville TN area so anyone willing to pick them up are welcome to them.
> --
> RM....
> Frugal ponding since 1995.
> rec.ponder since late 1996.
> My Pond & Aquarium Pages:http://tinyurl.com/9do58
> Zone 6. Middle TN USA
> ~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö>

Have you tried an ad in a local paper with atractive prices(maybe
ridiculous prices) for people who can't afford the more expensive
fish? You make a few dollars and a lot of people happy??? Nanzi\
Wish you were closer, I'd jump on a good deal.

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Olde Hippee <> wrote:

> On Jul 3, 12:01 am, "Reel McKoi" <silver-i...@nerdshack.com> wrote:
> > "Gareee©" <gareee-nospa...@charter.net> wrote in message
> >
> > news: ...> "Reel McKoi"
> > <silver-i...@nerdshack.com> wrote in message
> > >news:f6bhe1$h73$...
> > >> What are all you people doing with your excess koi fry? I'm out of
> > >> options. I've already traded or sold around 500 this spring and still
> > >> have 3 yearlings and about 150 smaller fry (2 to 3" size). I can't
> > >> bring myself to destroy all these prefectly healthy pretty young fish.
> >
> > > Maybe there's some way to package and ship them? If so, maybe they could
> > > be sent to interested people in the group, or you could set up a temp
> > > website for selling them?
> >
> > ==========================
> > Shipping is out of the question. I've already looked into it. I'm in the
> > Nashville TN area so anyone willing to pick them up are welcome to them.
> > --
> > RM....
> > Frugal ponding since 1995.
> > rec.ponder since late 1996.
> > My Pond & Aquarium Pages:http://tinyurl.com/9do58
> > Zone 6. Middle TN USA
> > ~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö>
>
> Have you tried an ad in a local paper with atractive prices(maybe
> ridiculous prices) for people who can't afford the more expensive
> fish? You make a few dollars and a lot of people happy??? Nanzi\
> Wish you were closer, I'd jump on a good deal.

Try Craigslist (if you live in an area it covers).

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"Kurt" <> wrote in message
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> Try Craigslist (if you live in an area it covers).
>
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Thanks,... I'll look into Craig's list. :-) I didn't think of that.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
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http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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"Kurt" <> wrote in message
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>
> I know that Barstow Koi (and others) FedEx the fish. Never have seen one
> of their containers.
========================
My great fear is they'll suffocate in the bags since I have no way to add
oxygen as do the professional shippers. We can't even drive them to
Nashville, an hour away without having to run aerators. Also, you have to
buy shipping bags and insulated boxes in large amounts. They don't sell say
25 at a time.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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In article <f6j5jm$emt$>,
"Reel McKoi" <silver-> wrote:

> "Kurt" <> wrote in message
> news:labolide-...
> >
> > I know that Barstow Koi (and others) FedEx the fish. Never have seen one
> > of their containers.
> ========================
> My great fear is they'll suffocate in the bags since I have no way to add
> oxygen as do the professional shippers. We can't even drive them to
> Nashville, an hour away without having to run aerators. Also, you have to
> buy shipping bags and insulated boxes in large amounts. They don't sell say
> 25 at a time.

I wasn't aware how they packed the fish for the long trip. I have a Koi
food manufacturer as a client, I'll ask about this.

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"Kurt" <> wrote in message
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> In article <f6j5jm$emt$>,
> "Reel McKoi" <silver-> wrote:
>
>> "Kurt" <> wrote in message
>> news:labolide-...
>> >
>> > I know that Barstow Koi (and others) FedEx the fish. Never have seen
>> > one
>> > of their containers.
>> ========================
>> My great fear is they'll suffocate in the bags since I have no way to add
>> oxygen as do the professional shippers. We can't even drive them to
>> Nashville, an hour away without having to run aerators. Also, you have
>> to
>> buy shipping bags and insulated boxes in large amounts. They don't sell
>> say
>> 25 at a time.
>
> I wasn't aware how they packed the fish for the long trip. I have a Koi
> food manufacturer as a client, I'll ask about this.
======================
Please let me know what they say. :-)
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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