my new koi stock

[koiguy1969]

added these 30 guys today...

 

[ZmanArt007]

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That one in the second picture looks like it could become a quality Tancho

How big is your pond? You have a ton of koi! You're selling these right? Where do you keep them?

 

[Dave 54]

Hey Mark, are you getting these off EBay? I am thinking of removing all goldfish from my pond and going with Koi only. It is sure hard to find nice ones at fish stores, know what I mean? I dont even want a show quality fish. I really just like the metallic ones, and I have seen some really cool orange and black ones. If they are the Ebay ones, are you happy with the variety they send?

Diesilplower if your buying off ebay your taking a huge risk especially if any are KHV it happened to a good friend here in Plymouth sometimes the sellers are genuine however some just flog the fish to punters and when it comes to comebacks they are gonethen pop up again with a new name IP address etc
In other words your taking a big leap of faith buying from Ebay sellers.
Here in the UK dealers have banded forming an association to eliminate KHV from the trade:-

http://www.pkda.co.uk/

Strangely its only ever been found at two dealerships that we know of
However if your a fisherman who likes fishing for Carp in the UK you'd find the lakes are rife with KHV blamed on who koi keepers but there has been no evidence of it .
Personally I think its bad practice not disinfecting nets and equipment plus not allowing them time to dry out it has to be that and the movement of large monster carp from Europe to UK lakes that is the cause
Some koi dealership do bulk buys you just need to surf the net to find them

Dave


Dave

 

[dieselplower]

Diesilplower if your buying off ebay your taking a huge risk especially if any are KHV it happened to a good friend here in Plymouth sometimes the sellers are genuine however some just flog the fish to punters and when it comes to comebacks they are gonethen pop up again with a new name IP address etc
In other words your taking a big leap of faith buying from Ebay sellers.
Here in the UK dealers have banded together to elininate KHV from the trade

I haven't bought any fish off of there. All my fish have come from PetCo. I found a landscaping store about an hour from my house that has some nice fish last week.

 

[koiguy1969]

The fish I am selling are NOT from ebay... as i said in one of my first posts on this thread, I have set up an account with a fishery. altho they may sell on ebay. and there are reputable ebay dealers.

 

[ZmanArt007]

Who do you primarily sell to, koiguy? Local people? Where do you house your fish stock?

 

[koiguy1969]

local sales only now...maybe i will ship starting next year. who knows? my sales stock is in my basement pond.

 

[Mucky_Waters]

originally, a spawn of course...but a purchase for me. i sold all of my spawned fish in 6 days (230) since then, i'm on my 6th order. thru my new wholesale account.

How much each did you sell your koi for?

 

[koiguy1969]

just a few more added to the mix.... feel free to citique. what one person likes isnt necessarily what another likes...nobody likes my camera skills!! lol

 

[j.w]

I know nothing about koi other than they are pretty fish but I am attracted to that light colored one in the top picture w/ the black splotches on it.

 

[koiguy1969]

these 4 beauties are all 12" ...they were made available today.[/ATTACH]

 

[ZmanArt007]

Wow very nice and good sized. In what ballpark would you sell a fish that sized? Just wondering. I really like the second and third ones. Do you know any of their genders?

 

[koiguy1969]

males....and both doitsu

How much each did you sell your koi for?

pretty much most are from $5.00 - $10.00 standard fin start at $5.00 butterfly start at $6.00. depends on size and look. and how much is spent....

 

[dieselplower]

How the heck do yoru fish grow so fast? Mine are out in a pond and I feed them twice a day. They are at least 2 years old and about 8" long, not including the tail.

 

[koiguy1969]

THESE GUYS BECAME AVAILABLE TODAY....