3rd Round

[rubyduby]

Here are pics of my shubies 3rd round of fry in six months!

 

[j.w]

Here are pics of my shubies 3rd round of fry in six months!

You have quite the herd! Whatcha gonna do w/them all?

 

[rubyduby]

Luckily the man who built my pond will take as many as I want for new clients, which makes me really happy since giving them back to the pet store would mean that they would go in tanks after having all of this freedom...Unfortunately the two that I think are the prettiest are the very females that are laying the eggs...Eventually I might have to part with them I was hoping a predator would get the fry when they were teeny but no luck...I did put in a few bullfrog tadpoles in hopes that they might cull future herds...We will see...My nitrates are still close to zero so I am not too worried yet....

 

[TheFishGuy]

just gotta make a bigger bog filter every time they spawn

 

[Dimelius]

Here are pics of my shubies 3rd round of fry in six months!

holy cow :O aahahahha good luck

 

[rubyduby]

holy cow :O aahahahha good luck

Thanks Dimelius...It's fun seeing the different patterns..That is why I love the shubies (of course I would love koi if I had the room for a big pond

 

[addy1]

Love my shubies also

 

[SarahT]

Luckily the man who built my pond will take as many as I want for new clients, which makes me really happy since giving them back to the pet store would mean that they would go in tanks after having all of this freedom...Unfortunately the two that I think are the prettiest are the very females that are laying the eggs...Eventually I might have to part with them I was hoping a predator would get the fry when they were teeny but no luck...I did put in a few bullfrog tadpoles in hopes that they might cull future herds...We will see...My nitrates are still close to zero so I am not too worried yet....

Wish I had the space to help you out, but so far, my pond is full of my own GF who are loving the Florida spring. Unless you go down to just one fish, you've got a good chance you'll have more shubies, so enjoy the ones you have, keep the two prettiest, and keep supplying the pond-building man with the babies.

 

[Dimelius]

Thanks Dimelius...It's fun seeing the different patterns..That is why I love the shubies (of course I would love koi if I had the room for a big pond

Yea, the patterns of shubies(and sarasas one too, i got some) are really cool...aren't nothing less that kois in some cases imo....i got a shuby with big red dot on the head like the "tosai" koi; and full growth they are over 10inches so aren't so small

Did they made so much babies w/o feedin em?

 

[rubyduby]

Yea, the patterns of shubies(and sarasas one too, i got some) are really cool...aren't nothing less that kois in some cases imo....i got a shuby with big red dot on the head like the "tosai" koi; and full growth they are over 10inches so aren't so small

Did they made so much babies w/o feedin em?

I tried cutting back on food but never stopped feeding because my pond is small (900 gallons) and still new (6 months) so I am not convinced that there is enough food for them (I also did not want them to totally decimate the roots on my plants which they already seem to find appetizing So I will be taking SarahT’s advice and keep a couple and send the rest off to new homes

 

[j.w]

Sounds good to me @rubyduby as long as you have places to send them to nice new homes w/your pond guy all will be fine

 

[SarahT]

I tried cutting back on food but never stopped feeding because my pond is small (900 gallons) and still new (6 months) so I am not convinced that there is enough food for them (I also did not want them to totally decimate the roots on my plants which they already seem to find appetizing So I will be taking SarahT’s advice and keep a couple and send the rest off to new homes

You can always get another one, or two ...