BIG NEWS!!!

[karenskoipond]

We went out this morning to do our Sunday "thing" coffee and feeding  when Frank saw a lil  swimming around near the bottom.  Upon closer inspection it's a baby 3/4 inch long koi baby.  So out came the nets and a I ran in the house to set up a nursery aquarium. 2 hours later and 3 exciting live catches we've added 3 new babies to our nursery tank.  I've also removed some hornwort that had several lil egg sacs attached to them.  I'll post pics.... We're both so very excited.

Karen and Frank

[Mikey]

 

[mcp]

Karen, Congrats! Never been able to get any baby koi. Thanks for sharing.

[tranquility]

Where are the pics 
Lawanna

[Ky Kim]

Yeah, where's the pics   

Kim

[lorraine1960]

congrads grandma and grandad ................thats wonderful...i have a bunch of youngens that have come to join the school and some r blk and i have no blk goldfish so we'll see.....i have tons of hornswort so they have alot of room to hide.................................................lorraine

[Rick40]

Congratulations! I can't wait to see the pics.

  Rick

[cc]

Congrat! I have a friend that raise koi for a very long time and he told me if I want my gold fish to make babies just put some ice in the water to lower the temp before I go to bed, and it worked. They also lay eggs just before dawn when temp is cool.

[Celia]

Congratulations.....that is such an exciting feeling when you find those babies....

[miguynmkoi]

  So I'm not alone!!  I get my trusty little green net out and fish for babies too!!  Congrats!

[Julles]

Even when you know you're overcrowded, it's EXCITING to raise babies.

I have my first-ever babies this year, too, and I think one is a goldfish; don't know how he got mixed in with the koi spawn.  I also recently saw a baby koi in the main pond, and I hope he continues to hide himself until he's larger. 

[jax]

These fish of mine have been hogs this year.  They have eaten everything in this pond, including babies faster than I can get a net too them.  I only have 3 live babies from last year.  One of those is black,dark brown.  I've seen the fish apparently laying eggs numerous times but I also see the others cleaning off the roots of the plants just about as fast as she's done.  I'll be lucky if I get one baby this year.

[karenskoipond]

Baby koi day 2... they're doing wonderful and eating a nice diet of boiled egg yolk and ground meal.  I tried pics but they're still to small.  Will keep everyone posted 

[bunny56lbc]

WOW , How cool is that !

bonnie

[karenskoipond]

More big news.... we've netted another 30 baby    most are no bigger then the size of  a sharp pencil tip.  So now the nursery is up in full swing, I saw more babies out in the pond this morning but I'll leave that to Frankie to catch them he seems to have lightening fast reflexes.   I'll post pics as soon as they're big enough to actually look like baby 
 
Enjoy your thursday
Karen