Video of my pond

addy1

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nice clear water! pretty fishies
Like the stone bench
 

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nice clear water! pretty fishies
Like the stone bench
 

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Good job!
Your Koi appear to be of good stock.
Good example of how to hide the bio filter.
I would suggest some plants around it to make it more natural looking.
 

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Good job!
Your Koi appear to be of good stock.
Good example of how to hide the bio filter.
I would suggest some plants around it to make it more natural looking.
 
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Thanks! I got all the fish from local fish stores. Nothing too special, but they are happy and healthy...and breeding! It is fun to spot the tiniest little fish you have ever seen, and then realize there are 20-30 of them in there. It seems like only 1 or 2 fry make it from each spawn. The smallest goldfish in there is actually an offspring that survived the winter last year. I have one little guy that is about an inch now from the first spawn this year. I just noticed a bunch of tiny guys in there again today.

Is there any way to know if the fry are goldfish or koi?
 
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Thanks! I got all the fish from local fish stores. Nothing too special, but they are happy and healthy...and breeding! It is fun to spot the tiniest little fish you have ever seen, and then realize there are 20-30 of them in there. It seems like only 1 or 2 fry make it from each spawn. The smallest goldfish in there is actually an offspring that survived the winter last year. I have one little guy that is about an inch now from the first spawn this year. I just noticed a bunch of tiny guys in there again today.

Is there any way to know if the fry are goldfish or koi?
 

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You have to look close for the barbells, The really young will not be easy to see and may not have devloped yet.
 

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You have to look close for the barbells, The really young will not be easy to see and may not have devloped yet.
 

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