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    Quote Originally Posted by dustykoi View Post
    there looking great mate , how many did you grow on ,
    Well they are like children, how do you choose? lol.
    I only really need 20 ish in my garden pond but I am lucky to be able to offload the rest into a mud pond out in the field.
    If you look at RS2000 thread Raising Koi Fry you will see I have just posted photos of the pond i am going to put the excess in.
    They may end up as heron food, but hopefully some will make it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
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    not so many dieting either.
    Was that the females John always on a diet...……''cant eat this cant eat that''

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    totally agree that its bloody difficult to choose between them , and i just cant bring myself to kill any except when they deformed or ?
    i like you am lucky to have a pond or two to put them in , my mates 100000 gallon pond and another friend who has a natural spring fed mud pond , did you see much change in colour once they were put out in pond or ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by anne View Post
    Was that the females John always on a diet...……''cant eat this cant eat that''
    Dont remember that post Anne, maybe I dont want to remember as I am on a healthy eating thing ( suppose you call it a diet ) cant shift it after the last hols round the middle thing.
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by dustykoi View Post
    totally agree that its bloody difficult to choose between them , and i just cant bring myself to kill any except when they deformed or ?
    i like you am lucky to have a pond or two to put them in , my mates 100000 gallon pond and another friend who has a natural spring fed mud pond , did you see much change in colour once they were put out in pond or ?
    Cant do it myself,have some with bent tails one with what looks like two heads and the ones that are dieing are perfect looking.
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dudley View Post
    Well they are like children, how do you choose? lol.
    I only really need 20 ish in my garden pond but I am lucky to be able to offload the rest into a mud pond out in the field.
    If you look at RS2000 thread Raising Koi Fry you will see I have just posted photos of the pond i am going to put the excess in.
    They may end up as heron food, but hopefully some will make it.
    what sort of floating plants plants did you mange to put in the ibc tanks , i have about a dozen moss balls in each tank , few plants would definately help out if there are any the teens wont destroy

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
    Cant do it myself,have some with bent tails one with what looks like two heads and the ones that are dieing are perfect looking.
    i not losing any at minute for past week or so , i thought i might a few casualties when the nitrites started peeking but fingers crossed i have got through that stage , when you have floaters are there lots of chunks taken out , just wondering if maybe you have a couple blood thirsty ones in there mate , i am doing another thin out next weekend and those ones are going to my friends natural pond , the water board have something to do with it due to it being spring fed but he was over the moon to have some to grow on in there so i pretty lucky to say the least , looks like i will be making the selection from the tadpoles at this rate but hey ho i did only do this to grow some on for my friends pond so cant complain hmmmmm much . i know the culling is the right thing to do but like you i find it difficult , you more so if u still having daily deaths ,
    Last edited by dustykoi; 28-07-2019 at 09:51 AM.

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    Dead ones look ok but a bit thin so maybe not getting their share of the grub and no chunks out.
    I have seen some having a go at taking a bite though.
    Dont seem to be losing many now as it is settling down a bit and there are still loads in there.
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
    Dead ones look ok but a bit thin so maybe not getting their share of the grub and no chunks out.
    I have seen some having a go at taking a bite though.
    Dont seem to be losing many now as it is settling down a bit and there are still loads in there.
    thats good the dead ones are slowing down mate , when i was losing some they looked a bit skinny , thats when i started putting spirrulina powder and frozen food in , i dont know if it helped but ? hmmmm there definately loads in there lol

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    Thanks Dusty,yes they definitely seem on the up and go mad for cooked mussel from Asda.
    You can see them hovering round the feeding area waiting for me to put some in and it keeps them busy for the rest of the day.
    A lot of grey and black some with a bit of yellow on and ogons,interesting to see them develop.
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
    Thanks Dusty,yes they definitely seem on the up and go mad for cooked mussel from Asda.
    You can see them hovering round the feeding area waiting for me to put some in and it keeps them busy for the rest of the day.
    A lot of grey and black some with a bit of yellow on and ogons,interesting to see them develop.
    i definately going to try the cooked mussel john , having something they can nibble at for a good while and making them work for there food seams a cracking idea

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    I get a piece of garden wire wrap one end round the mussel twice and finish back up the wire,hang it just beneath the water and watch them go for it.
    It gives you a chance to see the colours close up as well.
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
    I get a piece of garden wire wrap one end round the mussel twice and finish back up the wire,hang it just beneath the water and watch them go for it.
    It gives you a chance to see the colours close up as well.
    i getting some tomorrow lol , the orange is good for the vitamin c and takes them a while to nibble on but i sure a mussel has far more goodness for them so will give that a go cheers mate , they get mysys and blood worm blcks 3 times a week as well so get good chance to see colours but hmmmmm to be honest i have not got a clue what i am looking for lol

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    Tried mine with orange and they wernt very interested,seem to have grown since the mussel though.
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
    Tried mine with orange and they wernt very interested,seem to have grown since the mussel though.
    I couldn't get mine interested in oranges, they still don't really take to them. I end up removing the half round after a few days and it looks untouched.

    Lettuce on the other hand they do like.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dudley View Post
    I couldn't get mine interested in oranges, they still don't really take to them. I end up removing the half round after a few days and it looks untouched.

    Lettuce on the other hand they do like.
    hmmmm seems we do have some picky eaters lol , mine dont hardly touch the lettuce but the orange slices are gone within the hour lol

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    Maybe you have different oranges to us Dusty.
    John

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    Maybe you have different oranges to us Dusty.
    could be bruv

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    tried the cooked mussels on sting , ty for heads up mate they bloody loved it hmmmm the little rascals eat better than me lol

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    I defrost and cut them up with scissors.

    You don't get the benefits of a close up view of the fry, but its quicker to do when you have lots of hungry mouths.

    Also Silkworm Pupae through the garlic crusher.

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