What do you all do with your baby koi fish?

[teeemkay]

We had about a dozen koi fry make it to a decent size last summer. Some of them are black and blend right in with the rocks, so it was difficult to get an exact count--the best we could do was try to count when they were feeding in one spot, but they move fast. Our pond is about 750 gallons, so I don't want the pond overcrowded. We gave about half of them to a friend of mine who has a pond too, and so far two have died this winter.

 

[sissy]

They are not only hard to see but harder to catch .I caught a couple of hiding ones in December and they are already spoken for .I may keep the ones still in the pond .I was at 13 fish and now have 16 unless aggie or bert get hungry before they start getting fed again

 

[cas]

What an awesome pond @sawlog ! If I lived closer I would come over and buy a baby fish even though I don't need one, just so I could see your pond!!!

 

[addy1]

Very nice pond! Love the layout.

 

[RobAmy]

Nice setup you have there

 

[Smaug]

How about minnow traps?

 

[sawlog]

Nice setup you have there

thanks, it started out small and we just kept adding on. I think we are done with that now, it gets too expensive to do over.
we have 9 adult koi, a albino channel cat and a large mouth bass in there. and of course last years babies.

 

[Lisak1]

A couple THOUSAND! Holy moly! How in the heck do you catch them?

Pretty pond!

 

[sawlog]

A couple THOUSAND! Holy moly! How in the heck do you catch them?

Pretty pond!

have to pump the pond out to get them

 

[Smaug]

How many adult koi do yiu have? I'm jealous as heck,I had in my mind a pond of that size when I dug mine but my lot is built on too much junky fill and I couldn't dig that deep. What a pain to have to empty it to get rid of babys. Maybe 5 or 6 cats and another half dozen bass would help!

 

[sawlog]

How many adult koi do yiu have? I'm jealous as heck,I had in my mind a pond of that size when I dug mine but my lot is built on too much junky fill and I couldn't dig that deep. What a pain to have to empty it to get rid of babys. Maybe 5 or 6 cats and another half dozen bass would help!

8 or 9 adult koi, they are 30-32in long. we have good black dirt here till 3ft down then clay. the deepest part is 6.5ft deep in our pond.
kids swim in it all summer.

 

[sawlog]

How about minnow traps?

yes we use minnow traps to get some of them. it works but doesn't make a dent

 

[sawlog]

i told you all we have a ton of baby koi, well the sun is out and the ice has melted. here is a couple pictures of some of the baby koi trying to get some sun.

 

[cas]

Oh my! You do have a lot.

I just remembered that last year I saw someone put a sign in their yard advertising koi for sale on a specific day - and to bring your own container. Maybe that would work for you.

 

[Smaug]

i told you all we have a ton of baby koi, well the sun is out and the ice has melted. here is a couple pictures of some of the baby koi trying to get some sun.

Holy hell! That's a heck of a bunch of babies. I know they can't stay but it must really sting to have to destroy so many.