2009 Beeding Season

Jaco · Subject: Re: 2009 Beeding Season Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:48 pm

Marius,

Belowe ek gee jou eerste keuse aan die einde van die seisoen.

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Marius Bezuidenhout · Subject: Re: 2009 Beeding Season Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:50 pm

Sal nooit spyt wees nie, Lyk baie goed

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

Im sure they will be even happier in the cape so will be looking forward to the message saying my koi are ready for collection

Jaco · Subject: Re: 2009 Beeding Season Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:16 am

This is going to be a properous season for me. lol!

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Marius Bezuidenhout · Subject: Re: 2009 Beeding Season Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:43 pm

Chris Maritz wrote:

Hi there.... I've only be keeping Koi for a couple of months but it's going well to date. I was wondering if anyone knows any breeders in the Port Elizabeth area. Every time I want to buy Koi I have to go to East-London or Knysna. I'm convinced there has to be someone in this area that breed good quality Koi. Any help would be appreciated...

Chris you can try to phone this person:

http://easterncape.gumtree.co.za/c-Pets-other-pets-Beautiful-Koi-for-sale-W0QQAdIdZ155792855

LJO42 · Posts: 61 Join date: 2009-06-17

Wow those look amazing Jaco, love the zip on the first one and third one. cant wait to see the new little guys grow.

How do you manage tobies in the mud pond if you normal get any??

How is it going with the Shusui and Doitsu Ochiba ?

Cheers
Lee

Jaco · Subject: Re: 2009 Beeding Season Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:37 pm

Hi Lee,

The Shusui and Ochiba will only bee spawned next weekend.
I do get a few tobies in the mud pond. I just leave them untill the first cull.

How is that for a tobi ?

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LJO42 · Posts: 61 Join date: 2009-06-17

Wow thats unbelievable that guy is huge in comparison affraid

Marius Bezuidenhout · Subject: Re: 2009 Beeding Season Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:39 pm

Will mister Tobi present problems besides eating most of the food, or do you get good quality Tobies as well? About 15 years ago I had tropical fish and the biggest fish from spawning was my best fish. They laid eggs every 3 weeks and sold them in Junkmail. A guy from Krugersdorp took about 10 to put in his tank which use to be his dinning room and the one sold by mistake became his favourite

Marius Bezuidenhout · Subject: Re: 2009 Beeding Season Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:40 pm

Marius Bezuidenhout wrote:

Will mister Tobi present problems besides eating most of the food, or do you get good quality Tobies as well? About 15 years ago I had tropical fish and the biggest fish from spawning was my best fish. They laid eggs every 3 weeks and sold them in Junkmail. A guy from Krugersdorp took about 10 to put in his tank which use to be his dinning room and the one sold by mistake became his favourite

Jaco · Subject: Re: 2009 Beeding Season Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:42 pm

Very seldom they will be good quality.
But I do have a soft spot for them, they are like me BIG, lol
Here are some pics of the same tobi, it's siblings did catch up eventually.

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albie · Subject: Re: 2009 Beeding Season Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:48 pm

I visited Jaco this afternoon, and after seeing what he has, I'm really just starting!!

An incredible set-up. Congratulations!

Perhaps at the end of the season you must post what you have and we can place orders and organise transport to wherever?

Marius Bezuidenhout · Subject: Re: 2009 Beeding Season Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:14 pm

I agree. Some amazing Koi

Jaco · Subject: Re: 2009 Beeding Season Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:08 pm

Hi Albie,
Baie dankie vir die mooi woorde.
Ek is bly ons kon ontmoet al was die tyd so kort.
Het die klein koitjies toe veilig by die huis aangekom.

Dankie Marius my ou maat.

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albie · Subject: Re: 2009 Beeding Season Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:16 am

Dankie Jaco, hulle is almal hier- duisende!

My koi keeping suddenly took on a new dimension. Got a huge gift from Jaco, a bag full of metallic fry, to the utter amazement of my two colleagues- one mentioned that I should not put all the fish in one basket!

Some photos:

I suppose they will soon outgrow the container- if they survive. I put one of those triangular filters with charcoal and wool in each, but some got stuck. I will wrap it with net and put it back today. An air stone in each.

Just some questions:
1. When should I start feeding?I've read that one should feed 4-5 times a day. For the amount that you gave me, how much per feed, Jaco. I teaspoon of crushed flakes??
2. What about some water changes? I used water from the portapool and after 24h it dies not look as if I have lost anyone.