Got our second Koi - white butterfly koi!

[lindsayanng]

Sorry i dont have pictures.. we just got him and by the time we got home it was dark, so i couldnt get a good picture. Plus, our water is a tad murky so its kinda hard to see through it. I was told the murkiness is from barley pellets that we had put in.

Anyways.. I will get pictures tomorrow.. but in the mean time.. let me tell you.. HE IS BEAUTIFUL!!!

He is about 10-11" with lovely flowing fins and tail. He is pure white.. nothing else.

I am wondering though.. can you tell if a koi is a male or female??

Also, what is the average cost for a 10" pond grade butterfly koi?

 

[koiguy1969]

barley pellets are bad for turning your water brown.. but its only temporary you wont have that problem wit the extract instead. works better and faster too!!!

 

[lindsayanng]

i tried to get the extract but they didnt have it at TWO of the pond stores we went to

 

[koiguy1969]

yeah...its a good idea to start the barley treatments as soon as you open the pond..instead of waiting till its a problem.

 

[c2c7390]

nice i have a pinkish one that has some metalic scales. my girlfriend says it looks like a princess. that one was about $30 for a 6" one. but i usually dont get koi from the place i got it at. the cheapest around here is $14 but if i go at the right time i can get them for cheaper

 

[lindsayanng]

well.. then i guess $30 for a koi in my neck of the woods, where everything seems to be worth DOUBLE than it is anywhere else, seems to be a pretty good deal..

He is GORGEOUS, and I am trying to figure out if it is a male or female so I can name him, but i cant tell right now. I read that the females will have a rounder more blimp like body.. this one doesnt look round, but its not quite torpedo shaped either

 

[c2c7390]

Thats a really good deal for a big one. the place i went was in LA they sanitize everything before they do anything. not a drop of water changes from pond to pond. you should give it a unisex name...lol...jkjk

 

[lindsayanng]

That's kinda how this place is. Each pond has it's own set of tools and what not. It's not really ponds but large tubs.

Anyway, I got a pic that I will post soon. We have a polarizer filter for the camera so we can get pics of underwater without reflection. It was darkat the time of the pic though so it's not perfect