Met my visse?

Hi there guys well Bobby I would have loved to have been there on the 4th but Im offshore trying to make some money as Jan says I can only have 3 big fish in my 11400lt pond (thats just crazzzzzzzzzzzy) So what now think i need to buy a new plot of land so i can build a pond first and in the corner of the yard a house just big enough for the wife and kids, well guys you must all have a blast at pauls farm on the 4th wish i could be there.

Hi Angry
Then I am in serious trouble as I have 10 in my 10000lt pond, biggest 71 and smallest about 40cm. I have a major space problem and you will see under pond build how I am battling to fit a 28000lt pond.

The WCKC will have more social events shortly, I am sure you will be able to join us later on a pond Safari once you have returned with bags full of money to spend on Koi.

Shawn don’t panic!
I agree three fish only is crazy. But on the positive side; they will each be 5 meters long! You will have some seriously valuable and dangerous Koi!!! I need some of these for protection against he-who-will-not-be-named.

I have read somewhere that roughly 80 cm is the norm for a big Koi with few growing bigger. In your case that will mean a capacity of 19 big babies. A fish of this size will weigh roughly 10 kg a whopping 190 kilos of fish meat! Now hold on to your hat; this fleet of whales will consume in the region of 1,5 to 2 kg Koi food per day.

At the price I recently paid for Saki Hikari growth this translate to a cost of between R 5 400 and R 7 200 per month. I envy the brave Koi keeper who can afford that!

Picking up from Bobby post; 19 fish will be over the top. You should be able to keep up to eleven 80 cm. monsters. Costing you between R 3 100 and R 4 200 per month of Saki Hikari growth!

Now, while typing this, I have decided to buy the cheapest food available; my Koi will then not grow so fast or big, saving me a fortune to spend on my new pond!

Please, will somebody tell me what the cheapest food is and where to buy?

Jannie,

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Met my visse?

Bring net vir elkeen sy eie stoel!

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Please, will somebody tell me what the cheapest food is and where to buy?

Ek gebruik AquaNurto( dis nou daai met die Rooibos in) dit meng ook goed met die "garlic" wat ek by voeg.
Dit kos so in die omgewing van R 220-00 per 6kg sak, maar jy kan dit by Paul kry vir baie goedkoper.

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Pieter J de Villiers
http://southafricankoi.11.forumer.com
"I am KoiMad...........but garlic wise!"
FEED GARLIC, NO PARASITES!!

Hi Jan

I do not want to debate the pro's and con's of Koi food, but feeding at 1 to 1.5% of body weight in the height of summer, you will find that with a good food, you will feed less, better water quality due less waist, faster filter recovery, improved skin quality and better growth.

Have to run before SF catches me here. LG

The Economy food is R345 for 4kg and staple R850 for 10kg. Not to bad. Then again, the Maki- Saki should waist less around the filter and your pocket at R1795 for 15kg.

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Waist, a definition: The part of the human trunk between the rib cage and the hips, usually narrower than the rest of the trunk

LG het nie so iets nie, hy eet te lekker!!!!!

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Pieter J de Villiers
http://southafricankoi.11.forumer.com
"I am KoiMad...........but garlic wise!"
FEED GARLIC, NO PARASITES!!

Now Im lost who is SF????? and also i need to come see some of you guys when i get back to cape town early November as i really am a lost soul when its comes to Koi keeping, but whoever SF is stay away

well then it is all to late as I have a Mr SF but am looking at anothere system the way i have my setup i cant have much else what do you know about the nexus also what i need to keep in mind is, im away for long periods of time (4 to 5 weeks) so have to pay someone to look after my pond when im gone, as my wife is to busy with kids and there is no way she is sticking her hand intoo that sand filter. but must say my water is clear and everything seems ok at the moment well was 4 days ago when i left.

I bought Chris Neaves' (Shogun) food this past weekend cos my fish weren't crazy about my previous choice in food for them. So far my fish are enjoying the shogun food.

Chris is an expert with regards to koi nutrition so you can be guarateed that it's of top quality . The food is also excellently priced and it works out to around R500 for a 20kg bag of food.....and it's locally made.

Does anyone knows who sells Shogun in my area (Kempton Park)?

Albie

I am sure there are many places in your area that will sell it but you can contact the following place:

Jungle Aquatics
Little Falls Garden Centre
c/o Hendrik Potgieter and Cascades road
Roodepoort

http://www.aquaria.co.za/contact.html

The guy is called Bryan and very helpful. Cell: 083 314 0342