Koi Spawn in Southern California

[DrCase]

Durring the week every time i come back to the house i feed them more.
Thats every few hours

 

[DrCase]

I culled out about 50 fry today,,took out bad swimmers ,and some that didnt look right..

 

[DrDave]

What method did you use to sort them? They are so small, it is hard to net, then find them in the mix.

 

[DrCase]

I just sit there with the net and when they come by i net them off the top of the water ,,it took a while

 

[DrDave]

Gives new meaning to "patience butterfly, patience".

I just showed my fry to a new ponder that has a lot to learn and anxious to do so. I think he and his wife will be joining us soon. They were going to buy Koi but I talked them into going after feeders to get thier pond established first.

 

[DrCase]

I went ahead and put a light over the fry pond today ,like you got DrDave .
If they can eat 24 hr a day ,,that should & would be good.

 

[DrCase]

I made a divider for my 100 gal stock tank..I made it with 3/8 copper tube so i could bend it to fit the walls ,,This will keep big fry away from the small fry.
Then i make a cover for the whole tank out of 1" pvc pipe ,i put it in front of a heater and bent it to shape..this will keep unwanted guest away from a easy meal...
The wife has to go to walmart and get me some thread ,so i can sew the screen to the frames.. Then i will post a few pics when im done

 

[DrDave]

Copper in the water might cause copper sulphate poisoning. Not sure, you might want to investigate this before leaving it in place for any length of time. I think a few days to a week would be fine however.

 

[DrCase]

Hmmm never thought about that..all my drinking water comes out of copper pipes...

 

[DrDave]

Running water that is consummed but not allowed to concentrate, I would not be too concerned about.

In a pond, it can accumulate. Just a thought. I think that copper sulphate has been used to control allgae.

 

[DrCase]

I have heard if you put a piece of copper pipe in your bird bath, it will help with green water..

 

[DrCase]

I have a few pics of the fry,,,,Some are 39 days old and some are 45 days old.
It is hard to get a good pic of them,,but here they are

 

[DrCase]

here are the last 2 a little bigger

 

[stroppy]

you have a lot of fish there !! :icon_smile: i see koi get there colour much younger than goldies

 

[c2c7390]

I have heard if you put a piece of copper pipe in your bird bath, it will help with green water..

lol i would imagine
its probably the copper that kills the algae