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#1 stroppy

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Posted 02 July 2009 - 09:26 PM

thought i would show these pics i took of a public gardens near where i live .... as you can see filty water its meant for ducks and other birds .. but there is what looks like koi in there and apparently they have been there for at least 4 years .. are they koi ? and how do they manage to live in water like that ?

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Posted 02 July 2009 - 11:35 PM

Big water , mother nature , and food
they look like koi to me

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Posted 03 July 2009 - 04:10 AM

That is definetly a koi. Might be an Asagi...
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Posted 03 July 2009 - 10:48 AM

they looked well and were a good 14 ins long i would guess :icon_smile: