Yes we figured 1500-1600 but close enough I know I have too many fish. So for the past three years I never did water changes during winter :-( My filters /pump...
Edgar, The difference between your releases and mine we're that mine were done into a privately owned lake (my brothers) with my brothers permission, while I...
Edgar, The first criteria I looked for during the first culling session after the fry were hatched, would be primarily to remove any fry that had noticable...
Having retrieved all my fish from outside I am now starting to plan for next summer. I am trying to decide whether to keep Koi in my Mud pond (which needs...
... From: Barbara Smith To: worldwidekoiclub@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [Worldwide Koi Club] question about amount of...
Lorraine, Adding up inches of koi is of course a flawed method of determining fish load for a pond. At best it will only give you a rough idea and can severely...
Don, How large were they when you first started culling? I missed that in the post. Thanks, Edgar ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Thanks everyone for your advice on my problem. I have caught my renegade Koi! Lorraine was right that the pond was too big to drain and it has a constantly...
Lorraine, I was surprised to read the followed from your post: "I make 1/3 water changes from the bottom of my pond every couple of weeks even during the...
Wow you basicly have the same issues one of my customers had years ago. There situation was they had a stream feeding a pond and it was constantly muddy with...
Jeanne, I'd stick with the natural mud pond since it seems to be working fine in that the koi grew up and were healthy. It will also save you a lot of work...
Don, I haven't had to cull many koi because I don't have that many new ones produced. I do have to do fairly heavy culls on my goldfish which reproduce ...
Hi Don, Didn't realize you were old enough to be retired. You could be right on the legal issues, or you could be wrong. In NJ where I live, all lakes are...
Don, Another question. Did you keep the separate varieties in separate ponds? And if not didn't they interbreed? You speak as if the varieties were all clearly...
Edgar, Back in the days when I was involved with he koi breeding, as long as the lake was entirely on private property, with no access to the public, and had...
Edgar, I didn't let the koi spawn in the main pond when they were all together. When the conditions were right for the koi to start breeding activities, I...
Hi Dave, I think her reply was to my post that's why I think I also asked where she lived. I am in central Texas and even today we go to 35-40*(for a...
Dave, If you are able to make occasional water changes during the winter, it's really a good idea to do so. It wouldn't require more than a 5-10% change as...
Edgar, Thank you. I really like your ideas and the place does have a lot of (unrealized) potential. The fish do come up for feeding if I sit quietly for a...
Hi Dennis, Thank you for responding and yes, that sounds a lot like my pond. The stream does bring in silt but it seems to settle out very quickly unless it is...
Don, Thanks, that answered my questions. Sounds like a very professional procedure. Did you use any artificial spawning medium or did they spawn naturally on...
I know exactly what you mean Dave but there are so many things that I've heard and seen in this hobby that gives me pause to think. I've been told the same...
Edgar, Please, mind your own business. If you want to answer Barbaras question with one of your own, that's fine but please, let someone else have their own...
Don, Well governments are gradually encroaching on personal and property rights everywhere. Some laws are of course necessary, but there is less and less...
Don I have a few questions for you. 1. how large are your spawning tanks? 2. How much room do you give your baby koi to grow out that first year? 3. What size...
Edgar, I used both plants and artificial spawning media in my spawning tanks. The plants I used exclusively were Water Hyacinth. I would set up one of the...
Dennis, I haven't bred koi for about twenty years now. When I was doing it, the spawning tanks were eight foot diameter by three feet deep above ground pools....
Thanks, Lorraine. Wow, there is so much great information to be gleaned here! Sounds like each option has its benifits. Its an exciting thought to think maybe...
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