Koi eggs laid Monday April

[fishin4cars]

Matt they are coming along very nice! I didn't fair nearly as well. I still have about 12-15 in my old pond and they are growing the best, but several are a dark brown, onlt a few show much color and one is solid yellow, one is yellow head black body, and one is starting to show some orange and black. I still haven't gotten any pics but looking at yours after looking at mine this evening I would say your easily twice the size mine are (Even the very largest isn't as filled out as yours.) The ones we moved to my friends pond he has about 20 still doing really good in his pond and 8 in a inside tank.

 

[riparks]

I have really enjoyed this post. The transformation from little black dots on a rock to these beautiful little fish is amazing. I don't know how you determine a show koi, they are all beautiful to me.

 

[thematt311]

Some better quality pics so I finally got a real count and it's 96 koi total was 98 hatched the 2 died so 96 as of today

The yellow patches on this guy are very close together which should spread out as it grows bigger also he is slightly blue on top

Thanks for watching

 

[Tim Vader]

What a great read! I just signed up here today looking for info on building a raised pond and I found a local, awesome!

I am in Slidell, let me know if you ever head out this way. I would love pointers as I am building this pond

 

[j.w]

Matt I can see the patterns on the fish emerging more and more each time I see them. They are looking quite pretty!

Tim there are a few people from LA here that you will meet soon. fishin4cars is in Hammond and he's in a new place just building some new huge koi ponds. Check out his pond builds in his showcase thread: https://www.gardenpondforum.com/top...-at-the-log-cabin/page__p__102868#entry102868

 

[Tim Vader]

That was the greatest pond I have ever seen.....

Time to rethink my rectangle, lol

 

[thematt311]

Best advice is can say is I wish I put in a bottom drain but Larkin def has a sweet pond going on in Hammond Larkin is fishingforcars but I personal say do a dug pool your gonna want to get the most water volume u can afford and have space for honestly I just built my pond like 2 months ago just kinda lucked out on the koi but I say use a skippy style filter alotta great info on here and Larkin has an awesome pond I think he has videos of it to but yea did u make an Introduction they will def help check out mine it's hello from new Orleans if u have one shoot me a link also if u need koi I should have 12 inch koi in about 8-12 months maybe sooner well see I'll def keep posting I have ones I know will grow fast and big just because I know which one and what to look for kinda. And Larkin I'm probbly gonna go to the camp this weekend so if ur their I'll call u when I get out their.

 

[Tim Vader]

I will definitely need some koi in the near future. I was thinking of getting a big box of 2-3" from a website that I came across and then start selecting the ones I like from those to get the pond going for now and buying select larger ones as I know its well established. I did do an intro thread last night, I just added a ton of pictures of my yard rebuild. I haven't done anything towards the pond yet, but that will start next week. I think 30" above ground and 2 ft down is the way I am going to go. I am rethinking the basic rectangle design I originally wanted though. I may do a D or an L shape

 

[thematt311]

I'd try to keep your pond rounded it's safer for fish and what site and how many koi and how much each and what do the parents look like because the better lookin the parents the better the odds ima check out ur thread one piece of advice do alotta research before u even pick up a shovel because plans change quick when u find a better layout.

 

[thematt311]

One month olds

 

[callingcolleen1]

Love your babies matt, they sure are growing up nice!

 

[addy1]

beautiful little ones

 

[j.w]

Fantastic photos Matt!

 

[Tim Vader]

Awesome pics!

Turns out I have a phone line buried right where I want go dig. I need to see if everything is run the same way now. This sucks!

 

[j.w]

That really is a bummer Tim! Hope you can figure out away to either move the wire or ?