Happy holidays!
The last couple of months have been without issue. Both brood fish tanks are looking good and fish behavior is normal. Temps are holding a...Read More
Preparing for next year
Over the last month, things have been much quieter on the koi front. The brood fish tanks are ticking along nicely, and they're sitting...Read More
A difficult month
It’s been a while since my last post and, straight up – it’s not been a good month. Two significant problems has meant I’ve lost all of...Read More
First selections completed, on later summer spawnings
Got through the selections, and found it interesting to have a go at shusui and showa for the first time. There were just enough to give me...Read More
Koi Keeping - It's a funny old game
Ok, so you've read that in my large fry pond I harvested just 1k kohaku fry from a 27m x 12m pond- a big disappointment, and probably du...Read More
Loch Ness Shiros Caught (and fry ponds harvested)
We harvested the fry ponds today, and overall - ok on the size of the fry harvested considering the time of year and the number of weeks sin...Read More
2nd selection completed this evening
Just finished second selection and have a few pictures to share. It's been good fun - Amanda and I had a go with our new seine net and ...Read More
Loch Ness Shiro spotted in Horseshoe Pond!
A friend spotted two 5 inch shiro's in Horseshoe pond, which is where I recently introduced the showa and kohaku fry. At first, I ...Read More
Fry Update
I've done a few jobs on my project today. Spent some time observing the fish, and mending the banks on both fry ponds. The heavy rainf...Read More
Reflections - Future focus on Kohaku. Going to stop Sanke, and possibly Shiro.
I did a count up, and I can't believe it. I've done 11 spawnings this year! Here's a summary: 3 x kohaku 1 x kohaku female,...Read More
I've decided to focus more on Kohaku. Shusui out into chestnut pond, plus some more general thoughts.
I bought a 50m, 1 inch diameter hose to speed up siphoning the hatchlings into chestnut pond; and it worked a treat. I do hope the extra sp...Read More
Showa out, Shusui ready to go
Hi, Got the Showa fry out into horseshoe pond today. there are pitifully few of them, but I'm almost out of other spawning options ...Read More
Preparing for 2nd selections
Hi, here's a general update. The showa and shusui fry are doing ok. The yamabuki didnt spawn - such a shame, and I'll need to rej...Read More
A complex spawning
I found a third female to spawn from on Saturday morning, and kicked off the three spawnings on Saturday afternoon. I'll talk more abo...Read More
Setting up to spawn my remaining females
The shiro's didnt spawn; gave them two days, but nothing. It was a long shot, but worth a go and it's useful intel for next year. ...Read More
Kujaku eggs dissapointment. Plus, some footage of the kohaku's
I looked at the Kujaku eggs this morning and I can't see one that has been fertilised. It's such a disappointment. The issue is ei...Read More
Kujaku spawning this morning! And, repairing the fry ponds
Kujaku's went off just like I hoped they would, and it was possibly my best spawning to date. Very few dead eggs, and I'll see tomo...Read More
Selections. And a general update
The last couple of weeks has been rather hectic; finding time for selections has been difficult. I put another hour or two into it this eve...Read More
Pond harvest, and preparing for selections
The last 24 hours have been rather hectic. Starting on Friday night, and through to this evening we've harvested both fry ponds, and ar...Read More
The kohaku fry; their 4th week in the fry pond
And here's how they are looking: the haze around the fry is a cloud of daphnia Read More
a couple more spawnings this weekend
Adjusting my approach to spawning slightly to see if I can make the process more efficient and cheaper too. Basically, using spare silage l...Read More
pond life ahoy
Been incredibly busy the last few weeks with the day job and everything else has had to take a back seat. On brief visits to the fry ponds...Read More
Shiro's now in "horseshoe" fry pond
..., and lets hope the name bodes well and I harvest some decent koi in a few weeks time. Both fry ponds now in use, and got the last batc...Read More
Shiro fry, ready for the fry pond
Much greater success with the shiro spawning and fry compared to the kohaku spawning. With the kohaku, the big decision was whether I had e...Read More
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