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    Was just thinking of other causes Rs,thought maybe chlorine.

    Mine are ok and not really flashing just the odd one now and again so not bothered now.
    Growing well thanks except for a few tiddlers which I dont think will make it,so let nature take its course.
    I have a jug with a strong sedative which I put any abnormal ones in,knocks them out in seconds.
    Hope you get it sorted mate.
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
    Was just thinking of other causes Rs,thought maybe chlorine.

    Mine are ok and not really flashing just the odd one now and again so not bothered now.
    Growing well thanks except for a few tiddlers which I dont think will make it,so let nature take its course.
    I have a jug with a strong sedative which I put any abnormal ones in,knocks them out in seconds.
    Hope you get it sorted mate.
    What do you do with ones that are healthy but don't make the grade?

    I.e if you move them on how do you advertise etc?

    I used to sell mine to local pet shops but that avenue doesn't really exist anymore as there's no pet shops left and the big centres are all tied to suppliers.

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    They will all stay in the tank till spring then sort what I want if any.

    There are some strange colours in there and I would like a Shiro utsuri so maybe only keep two.
    The others I put on Gumtree or Ebay or here if anyone wants some.
    John

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    Scraped 3 Koi.

    Couldn't get hardly any mucus off the big Sanke, impossible, managed about 1mm2.

    Got tiny amounts of mucus off one, and a good chunk of mucus off the Kirin but it was all collected from the top half of the fish between gill and dorsal fin which I don't think is the best place. How on earth people manage to get it from underneath or near the pectoral fins I don't know! As soon as I tilt the fish slightly they start thrashing about.

    I'm the world's worst koi scraper... so scared of the fish jumping, a nervous wreck.

    Anyway, all the scrapes were clean, nothing found on any.

    Just wish I could take a proper decent scrape every time. With my faffing about I put the Koi through more stress than if I just grabbed them tight and got on with it.

    Happily all 3 still came and hand fed afterwards.... treated them with some mussels, they never turn mussels down no matter how much I've pissed them off.
    Have you tried using one of these to help control the fish.
    They help keep them in check.
    Net head first then place fish on some towels.
    You can then peel the net back to get to where you need while keeping the head covered so they stay calm.

    https://www.koi-zone.co.uk/Kockney-Koi-Yamitsu-Koi-Sock

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    Quote Originally Posted by Solvent Cement View Post
    Have you tried using one of these to help control the fish.
    They help keep them in check.
    Net head first then place fish on some towels.
    You can then peel the net back to get to where you need while keeping the head covered so they stay calm.

    https://www.koi-zone.co.uk/Kockney-Koi-Yamitsu-Koi-Sock
    I have one of those, but never considered using it in this way, definitely worth a try.

    In the end I never treated the pond with anything as the flashing suddenly stopped by itself.
    Last edited by RS2OOO; 10-09-2019 at 09:14 PM.

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    Transferred the fingerlings to the conservatory (Lean to) where temps don't drop below 10C without heat but also there's a radiator although the thermostat is based on front room temp so it will only come on when front room drops below a certain level.

    I could not believe how hard they were to catch. One jumped out the pond and landed on the side of the pond and seems ok.

    Then I got them into the QT tank which is below the kitchen window. Standing at the sink and looked out the window to see one of the Koi in the air at eye-level.

    That is jump of about 6 foot, I couldn't believe it and went running to the shed to get a net and cover the QT.

    They've been in there since last Thursday and constantly hide under the filter pipe, de ja vu from when I first put them outside. Fortunately they are still feeding well but will only feed after I've gone away.... I spy on them through the Kitchen window and literally the second I'm out of sight they come out from their cover.

    Will try and get more photos over the next couple of days, but I'd say the biggest one is now knocking on 6", maybe 14-15cm. Smallest one is still quite small.

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    All sounding good now mate

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    Quote Originally Posted by RS2OOO View Post
    Transferred the fingerlings to the conservatory (Lean to) where temps don't drop below 10C without heat but also there's a radiator although the thermostat is based on front room temp so it will only come on when front room drops below a certain level.

    I could not believe how hard they were to catch. One jumped out the pond and landed on the side of the pond and seems ok.

    Then I got them into the QT tank which is below the kitchen window. Standing at the sink and looked out the window to see one of the Koi in the air at eye-level.

    That is jump of about 6 foot, I couldn't believe it and went running to the shed to get a net and cover the QT.

    They've been in there since last Thursday and constantly hide under the filter pipe, de ja vu from when I first put them outside. Fortunately they are still feeding well but will only feed after I've gone away.... I spy on them through the Kitchen window and literally the second I'm out of sight they come out from their cover.

    Will try and get more photos over the next couple of days, but I'd say the biggest one is now knocking on 6", maybe 14-15cm. Smallest one is still quite small.
    When I net mine in the qt. I drop the water to about 6 to 8 inch. Piece of cake then to net them.
    Try when full they turn into flying fish. Haha
    Nightmare.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RS2OOO View Post
    Transferred the fingerlings to the conservatory (Lean to) where temps don't drop below 10C without heat but also there's a radiator although the thermostat is based on front room temp so it will only come on when front room drops below a certain level.

    I could not believe how hard they were to catch. One jumped out the pond and landed on the side of the pond and seems ok.

    Then I got them into the QT tank which is below the kitchen window. Standing at the sink and looked out the window to see one of the Koi in the air at eye-level.

    That is jump of about 6 foot, I couldn't believe it and went running to the shed to get a net and cover the QT.

    They've been in there since last Thursday and constantly hide under the filter pipe, de ja vu from when I first put them outside. Fortunately they are still feeding well but will only feed after I've gone away.... I spy on them through the Kitchen window and literally the second I'm out of sight they come out from their cover.

    Will try and get more photos over the next couple of days, but I'd say the biggest one is now knocking on 6", maybe 14-15cm. Smallest one is still quite small.
    Thought you would know Rs,koi are shy in small numbers but better in large numbers,they will get there.
    John

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    17 Weeks old.

    Sorry for picture quality, reflections are impossible to avoid in this vat night or day....


    Largest is thereabouts 15cm / 6"

    MVIMG_20190913_164759.jpg

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    Big changes there mate

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    Looking good RS...……………….

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    Coming on great Rs, my biggest is about 6ins same as yours and have a few of them and the same age !!!
    John

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    let me know when you have some show winners good luck to you and the fry, sounds challenging but ultimately very rewarding guys, well done...… Steve.

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    18 weeks old.

    First pic is the white one, grey one (Tancho) and small one (which is still the smallest).

    Second pic is the brown one which seems to be turning into a Shiro but has a small splash of red on the side which I hope will get covered by Sumi.

    Hard to tell size but guessing the biggest is about 17cm, smallest is about 13cm.

    They're growing rapidly since coming indoors and I'm going to struggle with the 100 gallon tank which I'm already changing 60% water twice per week.

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    Last edited by RS2OOO; 26-10-2019 at 02:18 PM.

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    Looking good Rs and like the Shiro,keep meaning to put some pics of mine up.
    John

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    Looking good RS. There growing nicely.

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    20 weeks old.

    Not much change except a small amount of growth and signs of Sumi coming through on the Tancho. Hoping this could become a nice koi, all depends how well balanced the black and white ends up.

    The Tancho also has what looks to me as almost perfect Motoguru on the pecs.

    Last edited by RS2OOO; 26-10-2019 at 02:18 PM.

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    Fingerlings are 23 weeks old now.

    Been away for 17 days and they were only fed a handful of times in that period yet they've all grown.... Can't figure that out!

    A bit of Sumi development but not enough to warrant posting updated pics just yet.

    Size wise the biggest is now 20cm and smallest around 15cm. This is on par with the standard Tosai coming out of Japan right now so can't complain at that. Shame I lost those 3-4 weeks growth after moving them outdoors in the summer.

    Quality wise:

    Big orange one is still a mutt, albeit a mutt with big growth potential.

    Grey one (tancho) is 100% dependent on where the Sumi (black) develops and I fear its going to cover most of the Tancho spot.

    Brown one could be a nice Shiro Utsuri as long as the black develops over the small red blotch on his side, but it's definitely no Showa even though it looked really promising as a fry.

    The little one is lacking in beni (red) but has a pretty face and could turn out nice if I'm exceptionally lucky with where the Sumi develops....Very unlikely I'd say but at least there's no Sumi developing over the Beni.

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    Coming along nicely Rs and loads of time for change.
    John

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