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    What would you do with them?

    Found 5 brown colored koi in my 100 gal filter, 3 are about 3 inches long and 2 are about 2 inches, Also spotted 4 in my main pond about the same size, 3 are brown and the other one is a lovely little Kohaku.



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    I don’t understand the question bud?


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    Righto Bud.

    Would you keep them or euthanase them.

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    I suppose if you have room for them to grow then why not. If not you could offer them on here as pond fillers / filter starters?


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    Depends on the capacity of your pond - for me space is at a premium - I might keep the kohaku and offer the rest free on here or at last resort on gumtree. I'm too much of a softie to euthanize which is why I would never try breading.
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    Thanks for the replies. I do intend to keep the Kohaku. The problem with keeping the brownies is that I currently have 8 koi between 30cms and 75cms in 2000 gallons, So keeping them would mean the pond may eventually become overcrowded, though I am over filtered. I'm reluctant to euthanase the brownies. So I may decide to keep them for a while and monitor the water params which at the moment are perfect.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anto View Post
    Thanks for the replies. I do intend to keep the Kohaku. The problem with keeping the brownies is that I currently have 8 koi between 30cms and 75cms in 2000 gallons, So keeping them would mean the pond may eventually become overcrowded, though I am over filtered. I'm reluctant to euthanase the brownies. So I may decide to keep them for a while and monitor the water params which at the moment are perfect.
    Sounds a good plan, you could always give them away when they get a bit bigger...

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    Also you may have more luck moving them on in the spring
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    JBR boichamber->Blue eco 500 pump ->below surface return.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anto View Post
    Thanks for the replies. I do intend to keep the Kohaku. The problem with keeping the brownies is that I currently have 8 koi between 30cms and 75cms in 2000 gallons, So keeping them would mean the pond may eventually become overcrowded, though I am over filtered. I'm reluctant to euthanase the brownies. So I may decide to keep them for a while and monitor the water params which at the moment are perfect.
    Prize Chagoi's

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roy V View Post
    Prize Chagoi's
    Yes I thought that, the 3 larger of the brownies are a lighter brown and have Chagoi scales and are friendly, they come to the surface of the filter for food when I look in.

    It'll be interesting to see how they develop.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anto View Post
    Yes I thought that, the 3 larger of the brownies are a lighter brown and have Chagoi scales and are friendly, they come to the surface of the filter for food when I look in.

    It'll be interesting to see how they develop.

    Reticulation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roy V View Post
    Reticulation.
    Reticulation indeed

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    Just put them back in the pond for now...they shouldn't be in the filters !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fishplanetkoi View Post
    Just put them back in the pond for now...they shouldn't be in the filters !
    You're right about one thing - 'they shouldn't be in the filters!'

    However it's an anoxic filter filled with baskets so it's impossible to catch them until I'm due to clean it out in the spring. In the meantime there is plenty of room for 5 tiny koi.

 

 

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