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How do you fight back the temptation to buy new koi
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Well, I do have to admit, I'd love to have an ochiba.......some day - LOL !
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same problem with me but im picky , i haven't bought any koi since last 2 years thats called patience , what we can do is rehome the older koi which are very similar or not our favorite as they grow some develop not in a way we wanted so we can replace them and buy new ones of different variety . i have 2 very similar sanke butterfly i can giveaway one of them , ihve pair of similar yellow ones , i can giveaway one of them later on and so on .
, what we can do is rehome the older koi which are very similar or not our favorite as they grow some develop not in a way we wanted so we can replace them and buy new ones of different variety . i have 2 very similar sanke butterfly i can giveaway one of them , ihve pair of similar yellow ones , i can giveaway one of them later on and so on .
I'm picky too, but I believe you look for for the quality of the fish, where I just like colors and patterns!same problem with me but im picky , i haven't bought any koi since last 2 years thats called patience
I know nothing about "desired qualities"and when I see videos on show champions I often think I wouldn't want any of them in my pond!
Re-homing is not an easy thing for me, I get attached to my koi and right now I don't have a single one I could part from easily....not to mention I wouldn't know how to catch it!
Fortunally I might have to pass on the Benigoi, cause I read it would probably lose the red in my high ph level pond (like my Sanke did), and an orange Benigoi just wouldn't do.....I still want the Kikokuryu and a GionRin Platinum Ogon I would name "Angel"!
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same problem with me but im picky , i haven't bought any koi since last 2 years thats called patience
I've rehomed several koi I purchased and all the koi spawned in my pond I'm down to one I purchased ( ginrin chagoi ) and my three original koi. The three originals are pond mutts, but I'm quite attached to them after 12 years......so it'll be very tough if I purchase a new fish and have to rehome one of my originals....which is probably why I don't have any new fish !
I love a loyal fish owner! I know there are people who want a certain look in their pond, but I just want happy, healthy fish. I'm sure they look at me and think "We've seen better looking humans, but she's ours so I guess we'll keep her!"
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The best way to stop yourself from not buying more fish is not to go look.
if it was that easy for me, I wouldn't have started this KA group
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whats the best way not to go look
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lol dsnt matter may b next owner is better and loyal to it anyway fish is happy healthy until some one takes care of it and gives food , u can add new flavor to it too .
true i think all animals deserve same treatment no mater what , so if ur getting a new pet , it deserves ur love same way as an old one
ummmm you're not helping!
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The best way not to buy any more fish is try to remember the last time you had too many fish and what problems it caused. For that reason I set a strict number that is acceptable. Once I hit that number I can't buy any new ones unless I lose a fish. Just keep thinking of the number and that will stop you from buying more. My last pond my strict number was 8. I couldn't buy a fish unless it went under that number. The only thing that changed is they had a lot of babies but I did not buy any more fish!