Round-up time!

[mrsclem]

My first attempt at filming the yearly capture so please forgive low quality filming -

 

[mrsclem]

Here are a few of the koi I managed to catch

 

[Priscilla]

They are GORGOEUS!!! So wish I lived near you!! The white with the large black scales is my favorite! <3

Are these koi that hatched in your pond?

 

[mrsclem]

Some of these were hatched out in my pond and some are ones that I purchased special order that haven't developed the colors I wanted. I am way over stocked and if I don't thin the herd I know I will have a major problem soon! I am even cutting my prices big time so hopefully I can find these guys new homes.

 

[mrsclem]

Caught the first of the gin rins. She is getting more orange coloring but I have 3 others that I like better-

 

[addy1]

Beautiful fish!

 

[ZmanArt007]

Wow I love them! Especially that last white and blue Doitsu. And the female Gin Rin. Mail them to me!!

 

[haver79]

Very pretty fish MC!

 

[j.w]

Nice ones!

 

[Mmathis]

Nice! And you've given me an idea for catching goldfish, too, LOL!

 

[mrsclem]

Well the round up went well but the sale is a bust! All my regular customers don't need any fish (bought too many before) and the new people aren't working out. I have been screening new customers. So far- 100gal. pond 250 gal., 500 gal. with 3 15" fish. Latest has 2500 and I'm thinking great! pond is 2 months old and he says he has fish problem, possibly parasites? Guessing he has no idea. Guess I will have to add more filtration and hope for a big sale next spring.
I did move PITA form the preform up front to a 100 gal. stock tank. He was 2 1/2" in june and solid orange. He is now 9" orange -white long fin!

 

[mrsclem]

Just recommended a customer with 2500 gal. 2 month old pond to the site. hopefully he will join. won't sell him fish.

 

[mrsclem]

Well, its been 3 years since I started this thread. I just held my last koi sale. Downsizing due to health issues with myself and hubby. A little over 2 years ago we had 3 dozen + koi in each pond and have had problems each year. Now, after finding homes for our excess, we have 7 adults in the one pond and 4 adults and about 10 1 year olds in the other. I dropped my prices but made sure that the people that got koi had nice ponds and knew what they were doing. Took all of 5 hours to sell over 35 fish. Still have to capture 4 large koi and deliver to new ponds. Still getting requests but not planning on doing this anymore. Hopefully the fish will cooperate and we will not have major babies in the future! Recommended the forum to my customers but have not seen anybody join yet.

 

[j.w]

Well done @mrsclem and hope they went to great ponds and would love to see the fish parents here.

 

[Tula]

I bet you're exhausted! It's a tough job rounding them all up. I find I enjoy my pond more now, with just my 4 koi...enjoyable, but not a lot of work. They do spawn each year and I'm hoping they eat all the eggs!