The last couple of months has been very busy on the work front, and with a recent deadline met I was able to take a day off which I spent in the polytunnel selecting through fish.
The green vortex tank delivered once again, and selections on the late summer kohaku spawning are imminent - prep done today so i can select them tomorrow. We caught them up and moved them into a cage net where they'll stay overnight. And I'll start selections tomorrow.
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| This was the catch from the first netting, and we pulled up a similar load on the second netting. Light stopped play after than - but it looks like we have most of them now. Working against the clock, there was not time for dawdling; but there are a few that really stood out and caught our attention despite the rush. These snippets are such a tease - because as you well know - selecting through these fish is my first chance to get two year's experience in the same year from my star performing female kohaku. |
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| Earlier in the day, before seine netting |
The green vortex was holding more fish than I remembered putting in. It's like a tardis that thing. I pulled out two bowls worth of koi to go through - this is the first one.
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I don't have a picture of the second one, but here are some pics of the fish I am keeping - these guys went back into the vortex tank for further growing.
