Little ones off to a new home.

[G-man]

Started raising  koi a few years ago. The unseasonable weather allowed me to do some netting today. Woman wanted some lst uear and i was sold  out so got thes 5 to 7  inchers for her this afternoon. 

[mowin]

About 15 yrs ago, one of my clients payed stupid money for some koy.  Their " pond" wasn't adequate and they died.  

[G-man]

7 hours ago, mowin said:

About 15 yrs ago, one of my clients payed stupid money for some koy.  Their " pond" wasn't adequate and they died.  

Yeah i dont ask  stupid money some of these fish sell for 10s of thousands.  My biggest koi  are 25 years old and nearly 30 in .  I have a few that would fetch big  money and have turned down offers. These are just some of the off spring that  i can catch when born and let grow a bit  in another pond with no other fish.

[crappyice]

3 hours ago, G-man said:

Yeah i dont ask  stupid money some of these fish sell for 10s of thousands.  My biggest koi  are 25 years old and nearly 30 in .  I have a few that would fetch big  money and have turned down offers. These are just some of the off spring that  i can catch when born and let grow a bit  in another pond with no other fish.

So why not fetch the big money? Are they like pets or the older 10k ones keep the pond better? 

[grampy]

10 k for a pet fish???? What am I missing here?

[G-man]

9 hours ago, crappyice said:

So why not fetch the big money? Are they like pets or the older 10k ones keep the pond better? 

Certain color combinations ( all have names  in Japanese)  are rare or desired.  It takes a lot to be a certified  breeder.   I just sell to people who want a couple  for their ponds,And dont want to pay 100 bucks for a 10 to 12  in fish.  Let alone  getting  into fancy koi.

I only save a few that hatch  out of  my  big pond before the walleye,bass,perch, crappie and catfish get em.   Maybe  if  im lucky 20 or so a year. I then  transfer them to one  of my bait  ponds  and  let em grow for a year or so. to 5 to 10 inches.. . 

Some. Of  my big  koiand  last uears  babies now 4 to y in 

And last years babies  now 4 to 7 inches

[Upstate Nerdneck]

You are a man of many projects, sir.  I am jelly.

[crappyice]

High fence bow fishing?!?

[Spysar]

Wow, cool koi pond!

[G-man]

42 minutes ago, Spysar said:

Wow, cool koi pond!

Not really a koi pond  jist a large pond with koi in it.. its an acre 20 ft deep i put koi in it 20 uears ago so nephews/ niece could see some fish...  they just keep  growing . But the young  usualy are eaten quickly by the bass perch çrappie walleye and catfish..  i just started rescuing some when insee them and transer to a bait pond to let em.grow a bit. 

Edited April 17, 2023 by G-man