Koi eggs laid Monday April

[j.w]

Very cool that they are still all living and love seeing the pics! I can see the growth in them each time you post! Good job Matt!

 

[thematt311]

Let's see day 10 since hatch everybody was alive when I woke up always a good day in my opinion nobody is going crazy for frozen Rotifers of any pulverized food be it flakes pellets or pond food so I just try to keep a good amount of fresh brine swimming around at all times so they can eat at their own pace here's some pics all getting very close to being Half an inch long temp is usually around 72-76 I hear of ppl using higher temps even up to 84 and it speeds them up anybody know anything about this please chime in I'd love to hear about success with doing this or if it doesn't help tht also works for me even opinions if no personal experience ad as always good pics by Amanda

And the money shot brine shrimp bait ball with koi hitting them like tiny sharks

Great full body shot

Enjoy 84 degrees to speed up fry growth anybodys thoughts

 

[thematt311]

Can somebody put tht fullbody shot on google as 10 day old koi fry thanks

 

[CountryEscape]

Wow, great shots, and now I realize that in all the other pics, the tiny specks of things I would see in the water column were the brine shrimp swimming around. That is a HUGE amount of brine shrimp you put in there. Do they eat the majority of it when you first put it in there, or do the shrimp live for quite a long time, so it's fine to leave them swimming around for future meals for the babies? Very nice pics again, Amanda!
Oh, Matt, why do the babies now have red on their undersides? I assume that is totally normal, just wondering since most of the close ups show that now. Maybe new innards developing? Thanks for sharing more pics!

 

[thematt311]

I keep a ammonia meter and feed generously often they brine do fine for a couple hours swimming near the light so I just dump them in but I also vacuums the entire bottom and the rocks and plants like 3-5 times a day about 4 gallons a day and I always have another 7 gallon water tank with conditer in it aging I call it marinating but justetting the chem work the red I bealiv it to be intestinal track tummy to but basically all seem pretty normal looking as far as no deformed ones most are now highliter yellow only a few still pale or pinkish

 

[j.w]

Their little tummies look full

 

[thematt311]

Went ahead and got a 150 watt heater gonna up my average temp from 72-76 it drops at night because all the lights go off n my room is about 67 degrees at night so when I wake up n the am it's always n the low 70 Down to 68 and I know temp swings are bad for adult fish just trying to fix problems before thru occur it's easier that way.

 

[j.w]

You are so protective of those little one's! I bet you can't wait to get up in the morning and see that they are all doing well............can you sleep at night,lol? I would be the same way if they were my babies!

 

[thematt311]

I'm a can't help it it just part of who I'm I keep the light on when I wake up and leave it on till 1 sometimes 2 in the morning they grow so fast it's very rewarding zlotys work but def worth it I'll be more ready next time I could keep 350 in my 55 for probably a month so I'll be putting this guys up in a 110 gallon stock pond if they are strong enuf

 

[pondlover]

Awesome pics

 

[CountryEscape]

Those group pics really show the numbers you are raising, and doing a fantastic job of raising, I might add. Keep up the good work.

 

[addy1]

Beautiful pictures, love that last one!

 

[thematt311]

Day 13 as of just now midnight full organs average size almost half inch big surprise for their 2 week birth day I'll show y'all 2 marrow def starting to cost but still cheaper then buying 80 full 1 year old koi here's the pics
Best pic I've ever seen anywhere google 13 day old koi u won't get a pic with organs I promise

Black tail spots black shows up first fingers crossed for showa

Group shot

Eating from the surface while another dudes chilling in focus

Tonight at 945 makes two weeks alive with only one confirmed loss and all now it freeze dried food

 

[addy1]

Your a good fish daddy. Those are wonderful pictures. Great job. (post one in the picture of the month contest area)

 

[mountaindew]

so is this the time for spawning.I have been trying for years with no luck