cas's pond

[cas]

they are wiggle buts and koi mix.

I bet they are different looking!

 

[TheFishGuy]

Great diy fix!

 

[cas]

I never did get good pictures of the goldfish/koi hybrids, but below are pictures taken in July. They are the yellow fish. By September the hybrids had doubled in size. I thought they were to be smaller than the parents. The rate they are growing, they would pass them in another year. My 16 and 13 year old koi are about 14". These are already 10". Found someone that would take them so was able to rehome them today.

 

[Tula]

Very pretty yellow color . I've read that hybrids are sterile, but then read a post somewhere and the OP said his spawned . Who knows, but at any rate they would add to the biological load, especially at that rate of growth....wonderful you were able to find a home for them.

I still can't believe how fortunate I was to find a good home for mine.

 

[Mgessert]

Very pretty!

 

[cas]

@Tula I liked the yellow too and was considering getting rid of one the older white koi and keeping one of the yellow hybrids, but that koi is only 10" and it is 13 years old. I decided it was best to keep the three older, small male koi instead of taking a chance that these hybrids are not sterile and will get bigger. Heck, one of them already was as big as the 13 year old and by my calculations is 3 years old! In fact the koi I am talking about is in the second picture above, on the top left hand side. You can see how small he is.

 

[Tula]

I think you made a wise decision sticking with your older smaller koi, especially if they're all male. I was tempted a couple times to keep some pretty fry, but felt I needed to "stand by" my original koi.

I never measured my koi, but knew they were pretty big. When the man who took them was here he said they were 28 inches, with one being a little smaller. I do miss them , it's weird looking in the pond and not seeing them. My sister hasn't been here in several years and is visiting and said she really misses watching them.

We recently had our pesticide man we've used for 18 years here and he came to the door to ask what had happened to the koi ! He was afraid they'd died and was so relieved to here they were alive and well. He used to bring his little boy with him and he loved our pond.

 

[addy1]

My fish come to me, the fan tails eat out of my fingers........................ you just need some replacement fish that stay small. Koi are beautiful, more eye catching but my babies are beautiful just smaller.

 

[cas]

I think @Tula should try some 'wiggle-butts'.

 

[silverman]

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This pond is so beatiful. Was it build by professional or DIY?

 

[cas]

Thank you @silverman. Built it myself. It's taken me 18 years to get it like this.
Below is a picture of the pond when it was just finished in 2004 and this summer.

 

[silverman]

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Thank you @silverman. Built it myself. It's taken me 18 years to get it like this.
Below is a picture of the pond when it was just finished in 2004 and this summer.

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You have artistic eyes and handy man. Love it.

 

[cas]

Started up the pump yesterday.
All the fish made it through another winter! Can't believe the 18 year old goldfish is still hanging in there.
I left the pond breather and 2x4 board holding up the net because I don't trust mother nature and expect I will see more snow.
View from upstairs window:

 

[addy1]

expect I will see more snow.

Our 1/2 inch of snow for the winter............... We expect nothing, but you never know.

 

[Tula]

Beautiful @cas and so happy to hear all the fish made it through the winter!