Started second selection on the kohaku
Been preparing for over a week and I finally reached the point where I could actually start selecting.
The prep has been:
- change the bottom drain on the tank to a flat, flush drain cover instead of the vertical pipe
- jet wash one of my large cage nets, to get the eggs off from the last spawning.; then set it up in one of the fry tanks
- seine net the pond several times to collect all the fish and move them into the cage net. There must be well over a thousand moved, and I counted around 10 that I'm quite excited about. Just need to find them again when I do the selections.
- then.... divide the cage net into two sections. the unselected portion, and another portion to take the discards.
Here are a few of the ones from that first batch that I'm growing on - these were moved back into the pond they came from.
I found one particularly unusual koi - it's red all over, with a large black spot on its head; basically a black tancho spot. I couldnt get a picture of it with light fading... but I'm holding on to it, and it one to keep an eye out for at the next selection.
The prep has been:
- change the bottom drain on the tank to a flat, flush drain cover instead of the vertical pipe
- jet wash one of my large cage nets, to get the eggs off from the last spawning.; then set it up in one of the fry tanks
- seine net the pond several times to collect all the fish and move them into the cage net. There must be well over a thousand moved, and I counted around 10 that I'm quite excited about. Just need to find them again when I do the selections.
- then.... divide the cage net into two sections. the unselected portion, and another portion to take the discards.
Just so you know, the pipe hides my six pack. Getting in was the quickest way to change the drains - and the water was a balmy 25 degrees when I took the plunge |
Moving the fish from the seine net (on the left) and into a cage net (on the right) |
Here are a few of the ones from that first batch that I'm growing on - these were moved back into the pond they came from.
A bit small, , but it has a white nose and potentially a reasonable pattern. Selection decision - hand on to this one until 3rd selection |
I found one particularly unusual koi - it's red all over, with a large black spot on its head; basically a black tancho spot. I couldnt get a picture of it with light fading... but I'm holding on to it, and it one to keep an eye out for at the next selection.