Interested in Chagoi???

Marius Bezuidenhout · Subject: Interested in Chagoi??? Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:39 am

I just had an anti-matter brainwave today. Not trying to steal the Western Cape’s idea of grow out of Koi, but this is what I have in mind:

I am prepared to buy 20 Chagoi Koi from Jaco. All the same size and from the same offspring and offer it to 10 people on this forum. (Two fish per person) I will bag the fish and put numbers on each bag and then draw names out of a hat to random select the fish for each person. Who ever is interested in the Koi must pay for the transport of the fish to the new home. You must post photos of the fish every 3 months for a year. The fish with the greatest development after a year will be judges by the members and I am prepared to offer an airplane ticket for 2 people to Zanzibar as the prize. The spending money will be for your own account

The way you introduce the fish to the pond and the way you grow the fish will be up to you but I would like people to share the following info:

Average water temperature

Feeding habits

Water parameters, pH, NO2, NO3, salt and and….

Stocking densities

Pond size

Filter system in use

Health problems encountered

This should be a great way to share the different aspects of Koi keeping to everyone.

Who will win?? A sand filter system; Nexus, hair curlers, shading net, Bio Balls, Matala, zeolite, Bakki showers?

Anyone interested??

Bobby · Subject: Re: Interested in Chagoi??? Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:06 am

Should be an interesting exercise! I believe grow-out competitions is good for the hobby and should create positive interest and a all round Koi awareness. Just a suggestion, should you want peace, Jaco or a group of dealers/breeders should be the judges. The keepers get very passionate and hot about Koi in competitions and shows.

Het Jaco nie Wagoi Ochiba's nie?

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Koi- The Art of Waterkeeping

Jaco · Subject: Re: Interested in Chagoi??? Sat Oct 10, 2009 2:55 pm

Nee f@K, ek wil ook deelneem.
Ek wou nog altyd Zanzibar toe gaan, of wie okal wen moet my saamvat.

Ek gaan volgende naweek Ochiba spawn waar daar Chagoi en Ochiba sal uitkom.
En hulle sal volskub wees of Wagoi soos Bobby gevra het.

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Marius Bezuidenhout · Subject: Re: Interested in Chagoi??? Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:19 pm

Jaco, jy het mos reeds ‘n voorsprong aangesien niemand ander nog belangstel nie. Pak solank die swembroek en sonbrand olie.

Bobby, ek dink dit is ‘n baie goeie idée dat mense soos Paul, Collin en Jaco die ‘bevoordeelaars’ is aangesien hulle kennis ‘n groot bydra kan lewer. Kom ons hoor of hulle bereid is om die taak aan te pak. As die weer saamspeel is jou dam ook betyds klaar vir ‘n Vrystaat vis

angryant · Posts: 57 Join date: 2009-05-16 Age: 36 Location: Blouberg

Hi marius i am 100% in would love to do it please keep me posted im offshore at the moment but should be home early november awsome idea think it will help me learn so much more about this koi keeping that ive come to love so much in the past year

Collin · Posts: 160 Join date: 2008-04-27 Location: Pretoria

Hi Julle

Ek stem saam met Jaco ek wil ook deel neem ek het so 'n klein dametjie hier waar ek hulle kan in huisves en dalk so bietjie groei in 12 maande kry. Hulle kan dalk so 'n bitjie beknop voel maar ek sal maar probeer die beste doen onder die omstandighede.

As ek nou moet 'n Judge wees dan sal ek dit ook maar doen maar julle moet net onthou dat die Judges die hele kompetiesie moet judge so ons sal moet ook maar saam gaan Zanzibar toe om te gaan sien wie van die 2 die beste doen op die vakansie.

Ons Ochiba spawning is al op die 17de September gespawn en het die 21st September gehatch. Hulle is nou al 19dae in die modderdamme en is al 3cm in lengte.

Marius Bezuidenhout · Subject: Re: Interested in Chagoi??? Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:53 pm

angryant wrote:

Hi marius i am 100% in would love to do it please keep me posted im offshore at the moment but should be home early november awsome idea think it will help me learn so much more about this koi keeping that ive come to love so much in the past year

Yes, I agree. Should be interesting to see the development of the Koi and the different methods people use. Hope it is good fun and that people from around the country will take part

Marius Bezuidenhout · Subject: Re: Interested in Chagoi??? Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:58 pm

Collin

Waar is die bottom drains? Dink ook die geel ‘submersible’ pomp is dalk bietjie klein

Bly ek hoef nie vir die water changes te betaal nie

angryant · Posts: 57 Join date: 2009-05-16 Age: 36 Location: Blouberg

Im sure you will have a massive response how will you chose the 10 people and when do you think this might all kick off im so exited now,

Marius Bezuidenhout · Subject: Re: Interested in Chagoi??? Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:50 pm

I think the first 10 people showing interest will be the people taking part. You are the first so far. Jaco will spawn the Koi next weekend and I will be home mid December. Hopefully they will be ready at the time and this will also give me time to ship them. He indicated that he is prepared to take them up to GP for people in that area to collect. The rest I will ship from Bloem

Jaco · Subject: Re: Interested in Chagoi??? Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:18 pm

Collin dis kroek. Twisted Evil

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Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

Jan · Subject: Re: Interested in Chagoi??? Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:28 am

Marius
Hierdie is 'n baie interesante idee. Sit voorlopig solank my naam in die hoed.
Jy sal seker self ook deelneem om die vakansie vir jou en jou ander helfte te wen.

Chris Maritz · Posts: 24 Join date: 2009-10-06

Marius, dit klink na 'n brilliante idee!

Marius Bezuidenhout · Subject: Re: Interested in Chagoi??? Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:43 am

Ek is bly om te sien dat mense belangstel en dit behoort pret te wees vir al die mense met Koi. Dit behoort veral dom beginners soos myself baie te leer. Daar is baie verskillende aspekte wat Koi kan beinvloed en sal goed wees om te sien hoe mense verskillende tegnieke toepas.

Jan, ek sal ook graag 2 in my dam wil he maar sal nie deel neem nie. Al gatvol vir Tanzania na amper 3jaar, en hoewel Zanzibar baie lekker is dink ek dat iemand anders die keer daarheen kan gaan. In noorde van die eiland is dit pragtig asook helfde goedkoper as die res van die plek. Nungwi is die naam

Collin · Posts: 160 Join date: 2008-04-27 Location: Pretoria

Marius Bezuidenhout wrote:

Collin

Waar is die bottom drains? Dink ook die geel ‘submersible’ pomp is dalk bietjie klein

Bly ek hoef nie vir die water changes te betaal nie

Marius 'n 10% water ruiling is net 210 000L.

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Collin dis kroek. Twisted Evil

Jaco

Maruis het nie gese wat se soort dam mag gebruik word nie jy het selgs
gese wat se inligting hy soek van die dam. Maar ons is mos maatiejies so jy kan maar jou 2 ook in sit dan weet ons dat ons 2 Zanzibar toe sal gaan.

Aangesien ons nog die judges ook is, is ons verseker ons sal wen. As ons terug kom kan ons ook verkies word tot die parliment soos jy kan sien is dit 'n wen wen ding die.