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    Quote Originally Posted by greengrass View Post
    dave ive got a nice 66cm richdon kohaku would like to meet your girls he is called kevin and hes got a fiesta with big wheels if your interested lol
    Lol, Thanks

    Rear spoiler, loud stereo?

    Kohaku in the shed tank is right on the cusp, no eggs released just yet but the odour is there...

    Whilst Hot Lips (strange name for a male Koi) is being attentive he could do better - so dropped in some competition.. Within minutes this had refocussed him on the need for body contact.

    Dave

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    Interesting stuff this Dave.

    So will you hopefully just get kohaku's or can their be a throw back and potential sanke or Showa ?

    How long does it take for the fish to hatch from the eggs ?

    Ryan

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tinca Tinca View Post
    Interesting stuff this Dave.

    So will you hopefully just get kohaku's or can their be a throw back and potential sanke or Showa ?

    How long does it take for the fish to hatch from the eggs ?

    Ryan
    Kohaku is the target, got to hatch the eggs first though...

    There will be throwbacks, there always are but these will not make the 1st cut..

    couple of days and I will get an idea of what may be fertile , 3-4 days and it should be hatch time..

    Dave

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    Half eight this morning.. Just starting to warm up...

    [youtube]R87UDI5GxAM&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]

    Dave

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    Nice Dave.

    How long will they carry on spawning ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tinca Tinca View Post
    Nice Dave.

    How long will they carry on spawning ?
    It does vary, by 1pm she was finished so the fish were returned to the main pond.

    Dave

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    Any news on the hatching yet ?

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    Hi Dave any news on weather the eggs are fertile, must be hatching soon if they are fertile with your water temps.

    jason

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    No chance with the eggs from the Tancho spawn. They went sour on me Monday.. It may simply have been down to pure weight of numbers...

    Kohaku eggs , will see in a day or so but frankly there are a lot of unfertile eggs in there.

    Dave

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    Lets hope you get some hatch after all the work you put into it, does the water temp affect weather you get more females or males ?
    jason

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAY76 View Post
    Lets hope you get some hatch after all the work you put into it, does the water temp affect weather you get more females or males ?
    jason
    End of the day Jason the Tancho needed to drop her eggs for her own good and getting her through this with no damage is worth all the effort .. Eggs shed she looks absolutely majestic both body and skin wise...

    Pretty sure that the Kohaku spawn is also a flop.. But not crying about it these things happen..

    All a bit tight with a few commitments that are coming up to get things all cleaned up and squeeze in another set or two but will have to see.

    Dave

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    Good luck with it all Dave you sound busy :-)

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    enjoyed the read dave cheers!

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    The most frustrating part was that I left the vat in which the tancho spawned running and recirculating from the main pond after removing the brushes as there were a load and I mean a load of brushes on the sides and base.

    These eggs were looking fine and dandy, clear and fertilised....Until day three when they didn't quite look right.

    Examined some under the scope....Rather scary Tetrahymenia in big numbers, chilo and some costia...Plus lots of other real weird critters and stuff...

    So disconnected the feed / return from the main pond.

    12 hours later what a mess in the vat...turned into white sludge.

    Main pond fish all behaving OK but there is need to get some MG&F in there over the weekend just to be safe..

    Dave

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    That is a sickener, Dave. After all that!!! I hope everything turns out right for you, Sounds like your weekends sorted !!!! x

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    Thanks Guys

    Had a peek in the tanks with the ropes in this afternoon and to my total amazement there are fry in there..

    Not in any great numbers but they are there..

    Dave

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    well done mate. but i so felt like i was at a peep show with that video lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vince View Post
    well done mate. but i so felt like i was at a peep show with that video lol.
    Lol - The initial "getting to know" each other stage is interesting to watch when they don't have the support of their pals and have to go it alone...

    Dave

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    now you see that would be me lol i am very shy you know lmao

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    Small number of fry is a bonus.

 

 
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