Well, since she's not even 5" long yet, the lover is wasting his time. But they were all very excited about the newly cleaned pond and the wonderfully flowing waterfalls. They spend hours just playing around in the moving water under the falls.
I've spent hours out looking at them and for them . . . the male shubunkin is still romancing the poor little baby koi . . . . wish I could get a better shot of her because she looks a LOT like Gene's Babe - who I have always wanted since I first saw her . . . .