that was fast

[koiguy1969]

well after just going outside yesterday morning ...i woke this morning to a spawn going on.......unprepared...looks like a rough splatter coat on part of the liner...100s of 1000s of eggs glued on...got what i could, but man. i was gonna go get the yarn and make spawn mops today, they couldnt wait one day? ponds a mess....i think i may have a couple hundred eggs seperated...try for more we'll see!

 

[koiguy1969]

heres the pond that was crystal clear yesterday....i shot a couple spawn videos i'll see if any are worth posting!

 

[RSFish1]

Of course they are going to spawn when you're not ready. It's the call of nature. The change in environment was all they needed. Good luck on collecting. Let us know if they go for a double dip. May be more females that will be ready tonight.

 

[fishin4cars]

Murphy's law, when your ready they won't, when they're ready you aren't. LOL
I've been ready for a spawn since early spring and NOTHING! If they did is was small and virtually unnoticed. Nothing like that! Hope your able to save some and hopefully there's another to follow, get the mops in and see if they go at it again. Last year mine breed one day waited a day another one breed, and then a week later the last ones. But we were getting rain, So far this year since April 15th we have gotten a whopping 1/2" of rain total and that's what was the trigger point for me last year.

 

[koiguy1969]

tetraponds koi vital will help induce spawning...
http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/Additives/tetrapond_koivital.html

 

[RSFish1]

Koi Cialis. I have seen it all now. Should have a warning label. Not be used in ponds that are also used for swimming.

I can see it now. "DH, why have you climbed in the pond to clean it out every day this week? Is it really that dirty?"

 

[koiguy1969]

not the greatest footage but .... this is after sun up and they were beginning to calm...there was some good action before sun up but i couldnt get it. they all are now relaxing with a cigarette and a shot of jack!...lol
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[ame]

atleast my water is back to clean and clear...love my koiguy filter!

 

[Nova]

viagra for fish?

 

[DrDave]

What got them going was the water change. You just moved them outside. It is a trick that a major breeder here taught me. He has 80,000 Koi.

 

[koiguy1969]

Yeah, I know about the water change ...just wanted a day or 2 to get prepared!....and 75% of the water is from the basement pond..figured that should have bought me some time!...oh well, I was a month behind getting them outside..side note: she wasnt even that big, i wondered if she had any eggs at all,. I was just out there, theres still eggs everywhere..and the only real good part is they only unpotted one small lilly...aside of the eggs it now looks like nothing happened!

 

[addy1]

So you are now going to be a koidaddy instead of koiguy.............lol

 

[koiguy1969]

fixed my 4' ring today and notice theres quite a few eggs in my hyacinth roots... i need them in the pond for shade and filtration...i figure friday and saturday the eggs will start hatching...maybe if it cools down i can move them to the tub for a day or 2 to let them hatch there.

 

[koiguy1969]

well female #2 is spawning today and theres one more to go...3 females &2 males in the pond...i think i'll tend to what i pulled out already and leave the rest in Gods hands this year....wish them luck!!

 

[addy1]

Natural selection koiguy, you will be finding surprise lil ones over time.

 

[koiguy1969]

DAY 4 and ive seen a dozen or so free swimmers today...wasnt expecting that for a day or 2 more!!......GOOD SIGN! first batch of brine shrimp is brewing