MY ADULTS...6/6/2012

[koiguy1969]

WELL I'M FINALLY GETTING AROUND TO DOING SOMETHING WITH THE POND....I KNOW.. "SHAME ON MY LAZY @$$!" but anyways, as long as i had them caught and in a smaller container, i thought i might snap a few pics to share. and i i didnt want to sift thru them to pick which ones so here they all are... just as easy to post them all as it is one with photobucket. so here goes. theyre in a 15 - 20 gal tote.

 

[JohnHuff]

Beautiful! Though I love my watergarden and plants, I really have to admit that it's the fish who are the main attractions.

 

[j.w]

Very pretty koi koiguy! Yippee they are all saying...........we get to go outside!

 

[koiguy1969]

thanks guys ...the first, third and fourth are females. second and fifth are the males....

 

[Shoestring Ponder]

BEAUTIFUL!! Simply gorgeous! I'll bet they will be happy to be released in their pond!

:goldfish:

 

[koiguy1969]

shoestring...thank you, and they were quite content in the basement pond. my guys are spoiled...they have a "winter home, down south" in my basement....a 800 gal wintering pond.

 

[don't ask]

great looking specimens

 

[koiguy1969]

don't ask...thanks... ive seen many much nicer fish on this forum. in fact ive sold lots of 'year olds' that looked much nicer than the parents. but i love em just the same. but this may very well be their last months with me tho. i am seriously considering selling them after this years spawning. it will give my plants a chance to recoop and me a choice of new parenting stock.

 

[j.w]

OH NO koiguy how can you bear to lose them? I hope you at least get visiting rights!

 

[addy1]

purty fish

 

[koiguy1969]

addy...PURTY, HUH....is that a reference to "DELIVERANCE"

 

[addy1]

laughing, could be! they are being delivered to the out door pond, finally

 

[pondlover]

Beautiful! I can't wait to see them all in your outdoor pond!

 

[koiguy1969]

thanx pondlover....theyve made themselves at home. already spawned 2 days in row..starting yesterday,the very next morning after going outside...once again i wasnt prepared this year. did manage to get some yarn annd make some spawn mops today tho. i did collect some eggs. but if years past are any indication..ive got a couple more spawns to go. i think i'll do a quick thread on the easy way to make mops...

 

[kougs]

WOW! Very nice.