I'm weak!

[slakker]

I know I started out with all good intentions of not keeping koi and sticking with Shubbies so as to avoid feeding expensive fish to the herons... but I had a weak moment yesterday and got 2 shusui

They're so cool to watch. Sorry for the grainy pic..

 

[dieselplower]

I can't blame you. I wanted to stick w goldfish she to the huge size of Koi but they are just so cool looking.

 

[slakker]

I'm still amazed I can see the bottom of my pond now! It's been steadily getting clearer (knock on wood) since I turned it on...

 

[Jason]

It's ok, I fell for it too... Now I have 3 Koi and 6 Goldies (3 commons, 1 Sarrassa, 2 Shubbies)

 

[sissy]

yep your weak :cheerful: only agreeing with you

 

[DrCase]

Next step ! Get rid of the gold fish so you know you have koi fry

 

[Nepen]

Uh... I'm having the same weakness as you but I still haven't succumb to it...yet!!!

 

[addy1]

I have too many pretty shubbies and gf to be sucked into the koi vortex...............

 

[CometKeith]

Your weakness will be glaring when you have one or two 2 foot fish in your pond! So far I have been happy with shubunkins and comets. I work on my pond when I want to not when I have to

 

[slakker]

I'm a sucker for punishment... I also keep 3 reef tanks and have 2 high maintenance dogs... LOL!

Was at the local pond guys place where I got the kois and he has some really nice ones some at least 3 feet long, in his mud/clay pond. Just really liked watching these torpedoes glide through the water. I still like and probably keep the shubbies, they're fun to watch too.

 

[ididntdoit99]

That's my next step, keep thinking about it, but I have some nice looking goldfish too.
I'm thinking separate pond for them, but that's going to involve me doing a lot of convincing.

Next step ! Get rid of the gold fish so you know you have koi fry

 

[slakker]

I have too many pretty shubbies and gf to be sucked into the koi vortex...............

It doesn't help that my wife was egging me on... I was gonna start with one, then she said 2 is better to keep each other company!

 

[slakker]

Next step ! Get rid of the gold fish so you know you have koi fry

I'm so on the fence on this one... I like seeing the kois and shubbies together as the kois tend to be mid to bottom water fish and the shubbies are mid to higher water fish... Or I can separate them with shubbies in the smaller pond and the koi in the upper, larger pond.

 

[DrCase]

I had some nice looking GF at one time with my koi,
I never new what the fry were going to be so i fixed it and gave the goldies away
Bigger ponds is all i have to look forward too

 

[Fishylove]

I can't keep my Shubby in the big pond with the koi. They are just too aggressive for her. But I have two fancy goldfish and a couple comets in there and they do fine.