Thanks Tula. At one time I was worried about getting fish with too much black that I couldn’t see them because of the clarity of my water. Now I love my jumbo Tosai Shiro Utsuri. It’s black and white and so beautiful. I got that and a Showa this spring and they are both doing really well. Hmmmm.... I’m thinking of giving away some goldfish. Am I a sell out? I’ll have to change the name of my thread!
Yep sell out! I can change the name of the thread to goldfish/koi if you want me to or whatever you want.
Thanks Addy. I still like comets so I’ll keep the name.. Oh I added one more fish to the order! A Shusui KoI. It has red coloration. I always wanted a Shusui and wanted one more metallic fish that was a little different from all the others. It’s only 6 inches so it will take a little time before it grows. Hopefully by then I’ll have given away some goldfish to reduce the bioload. I did a little reading about the Ki Utsusri like the one I bought. It’s black and yellow. The yellow is a recessive gene so it’s really had to breed them. I thought people didn’t like them but it’s not a demand issue it a supply problem that there are so few on the market. I’m looking forward to my three new Koi. I bought a really cool showa too. Well I’m done buying fish for a long time....
Didn't you say that a bit ago? Neat about the fish!
I think someone needs addiction / intervention therapy!
Yes Addy you are so right! I guess I can blame it on covid and how boring my life is right now! Lets see. Buy fish. Now figure out how to clean the water in the pond better. Job done! Now buy more fish and try to clean better the water again. Repeat steps 1 and 2 over and over...
Hey Tula. The Fantail Sanke is gorgeous . The little Showa has great potential. That’s the one I originally wanted but didn’t want to order by itself because of the shipping charge.....and it 5 Koi later!Keith, you are just so nice...you could open a home for wayward koi....ones sent "by accident" - LOL All three of these koi are quite beautiful ! I think this is a good time to add them, so they can become acclimated before winter !! Can't wait to see the other on it's way
Yeah... The last batch of fish I bought I chalked up to the fact that no one has yet invented one of those 'breathalyzer' things that can hook up to a home computer. I don't see why the technology that disables a car can't also work to disable my computer/internet and stop me from ordering fish after I've had a couple glasses of wine...
That’s so funny. Lucky they don’t sell Koi on Home Shopping Network! So I was totally sober when I ordered my fish so I’m worse than you! Even took time from work to think over the purchases. So I thought I was so smart. I came home in the middle of the day to release the two new fish on my pond. I carefully did it and recycled the box and everything so as to not put it in my wife’s face I was getting more fish.... She was home but upstairs so didn’t see me...well I left a piece of cardboard on our outdoor table and under it was the receipt for the Sanke. Oh no what a screw up! First question when I got home tonight was why did I pay x amount for a fish! My saving grace is my birthday is in about a week and a half and I told her it was my birthday present. Also I mentioned to her yesterday they sent the wrong fish so maybe I am safe. She didn’t seem mad about anything. I don’t see her sneaking new shoes in the house. Maybe I’m more cautious than I need to be! Fortunately it’s not a money issue as we have spent very little the past 5 months staying home all the time and I’m still busy at work.Yeah... The last batch of fish I bought I chalked up to the fact that no one has yet invented one of those 'breathalyzer' things that can hook up to a home computer. I don't see why the technology that disables a car can't also work to disable my computer/internet and stop me from ordering fish after I've had a couple glasses of wine...