Mango4Jade Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Recently I attended the Annual Meeting of the Australian Koi Association in Bankstown and I must say, a very fun and exciting nice. I'm in the process of joining it, and might be in the Web Committee for their Web Site and a new forum. The current web master, also quite a good bloke to talk to, invited me to his place today and I witnessed some of the greatess Show Quality Koi in Australia. One of his Koi won the 1994 Grand Champion of the AKA show. That Koi along with a male gave a big spawn of about 1million eggs. I was happen to be given about 100 or so fry and my friend got about 400 or so since he has large room and ponds. I was so drooling around his ponds and his fish. Best I've seen in Australia! Anyways, now im careing for Baby Koi, im in need of food cultures. I setting up BBS cultures now, and hopefully I can feed them soon, Im also using powdered food for now and I might be getting a culture of Daphnia of JL. Guess I should get a pack of frozen bbs tomorrow from my lfs since it better than nothing. Anyways, nice to share my wonderful experience with you guys Mango :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Sounds like you had a good time mango, 100 fry! got room for them all, thats a big pond you will need lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Geez dude, you must have been a spruker in a past life Stick a link in the library. Any piccies of your mate's ponds? I'd love to see I'm thinking of doing a smallish pond in my backyard, but it wouldn't be able to fit koi unfortunately would love to have a looksee at other people's ponds though! Any pics of the fry? how small are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Wish we could have Koi here. I love the looks of them, pity they're illegal in SA :rant: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango4Jade Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 His show pond is 50,000litres Most of his fish in the pond he bred himself. Anyways, some pics are below: The big gold/yellow koi is his grand champion koi, also the mother of the fry I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Mango, did you have to show the Samoyeds to That is one massive pond, with alot of very nice looking koi Your fry should turn out quite stunning :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango4Jade Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Calla, The Koi fry are less than a week old, so they are quite tiny. Most are about 12mm but still got some at about 8mm. The fry are yellowish because they have been munching on bbs The fry outcome should be 90% Platnium Ogon (a.k.a Platnium White) and only 10% Yamabuki Ogon (a.k.a Yellow Gold). Since Ogons (metallic pure colours) are my favourite, I wouldnt mind a pond full of them The Father is a similar looking Platnium Ogon: And the G/Champ Mother a similar looking and much bigger (21 years old and about 80cm): The fry are feeding mostly of live newly hatched bbs and the smaller fry on powder foods. When live bbs isnt being served they get the frozen bbs But, they preferr the live bbs In a few days time of hardcore feeding, they should atleast double its size. Hopefully I dont have to cull too many Time for some pics. Close-up of a fry... A bunch of fry More...? Mango :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishy Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Wish we could have koi here in Vic.. They're one of the friendliest fish around and the ones that my uncle has in Malaysia actually come up for a pat. Are you looking into the marbled kois? I love the ones with lovely orange and black through a white body... *sigh* Nice Samoyeds there too :rant: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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