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.

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?

I agree. Some amazing Koi

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.

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.

Hi Albie,
Marius se raad is goed. Maar passop vit te veel voer, ek sal minder as 'n knippie flakes voer slegs tweemaal per dag. Maakfyn tussen jou vingers.
Ruil water so gereeld moontlik, baie belangrik.

Hi guys

Can I ask you to please reply to my below post about Shiro Utsuri? I would love to get your input...

https://koionline.forumotion.com/discussion-of-varieties-f41/shiro-utsuri-t606.htm

By the way.....Jaco, dit lyk of jy al 'n meester is met Koi teel.

Jaco,

plaas bietjie fotos van die "broei pare"

Albie

Hoe vorder die nuwe babies???

Jy weet mos hoe dit is as mens nie by die huis is nie, maar elkeen het sy/haar job en dit klink of hulle darem nog oorleef. Ek is in Thaba Nchu en gaan eers Vrydag terug, dan is ek darem 4 weke by die huis om die ander visse uiteindelik uit die Portapool the haal.

Sal weer 'n paar fotos neem om te wys of hulle darem groei!

Ry versigtig op die Botshabela pad. Sterkte met vis en onderhoud op damme - ja, dit is moeilik as ander die damme moet onderhou

I think/hope they are growing, but at least surviving:



I think if you compare them against the seam in the net, they are bigger.

Any advice on cleaning the bottom, or should I leave it. If I scoop some of the rubbish out, I end of with numerous tiny fish.

I have been feeding them with the crushed flakes and used a yolk of an egg once.

The melalics so far about 15mm long.

Albie, het jy die skadunet met vis in dam geplaas, of is hulle in aparte bak? Sien hulle begin mooi groei

No, mine are very slow developers!!! (but still alive)

They are still in the 2 containers and the net is just the fishing net. Jaco has the touch, feed them all kind of stuff!!! and my ones are just at 8 mm. (perhaps I interfere too much when I'm at home)

I emptied the infamous Portapool today, found a Showa hidden somewhere and then, with Ernest's help, created a small pond, that can be useful in future. Measurements: Height-80cm, diameter 130cm. Thought I might use it in future for a quarantine pond.

It does not look good, still dirty!!



So, why I'm posting this- wouldn't it be better to get the small ones in there? I could use the airpump, but perhaps no filter. Just regular water changes.

The water that I can use is tap water, but I can add sodium thiosulphate and koi clay- what about a scoop of soil, since they grow up in a mud pond??

what do the parents look like of the mettalics that you have Albie\Jaco?

Cliff,

Here is the female.



She stayed with me for the last 5 years and only went back to Jaco a few months ago.

beautiful......wonder whats its going to take to get 1 or 2 of these from Albie??....lol

Any time- if they can grow beyond the 10mm mark...

That water looks really clear in the mud pond Jaco, the fry must be loving it.

Albie, what i used to do when breeding my Angel Fish and Blue Rams is took a small sponge and cut a circle in it and put it around the bottom of a hob filter to stop fry from getting sucked in.

Also try feed freeze dried bloodworms and daphnia etc, the crushed flakes and powdered food worked but but never had the same effect as the live food, fish grew quicker and their colors where much more vibrant.

Cheers
Lee

LJO42 wrote:

Albie, what i used to do when breeding my Angel Fish and Blue Rams is took a small sponge and cut a circle in it and put it around the bottom of a hob filter to stop fry from getting sucked in.

Cheers
Lee

I often use a 110 mm PVC pipe x 1 meter which I drilled full of holes, put a 2000 liter/hour pump inside and cover the whole pipe with a pair of stockings. It works great.

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Also try feed freeze dried bloodworms and daphnia etc, the crushed flakes and powdered food worked but but never had the same effect as the live food, fish grew quicker and their colors where much more vibrant.

Hi Lee

Where do you get them?

I got mine from VIP Pets in Northgate but im sure most pet shops should stock it, just make sure its the dried and not frozen so you can crush it finer if need be.

Jaco

Hoe vorder die nuwe Koi wat jy laaste gespawn het?