Join us today as we continue our new forest Koi challenge , and we go through a second selection process to drastically reduced numbers. #koi #japanesekoifish #newforest #ponds #competition
Nice work Dave, they are coming along ‘very’ well… 👍🏼 And you are hilarious…😂 😂 Didn’t realise you were quite the comedian… 🤣👍🏼 When you said…. “ I’m not planning on buying anymore koi this year….😂🤣 “ Just brilliant mate……. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 🤣
🤣🤣🤣 cheers Andy, this is now evidence if I later rely on it. You sound like the Mrs 🤣🤣 but no I'm not. Seriously. Unless there's a VHQ bargain to be had. Or something Gin rin 😂
@@OrchardKoi “but no I’m not. Seriously“ Dave, this is gettin better, you crack me up, you really do…. 😂🤣😂🤣😂 No, sorry mate, I should be more supportive of your battle against your addiction. I know you can do it, you will NOT purchase even ONE more Koi this year….. 😉👍🏼
Cheers Paul - My first Koi fry experience but I have raised tropical fry , so I have that in the knowledge bank. But the way these guys develop so quick is mad the changes, can't keep up🤣 shows how important the experience is on this front. But agree really enjoyed it, would recommend any fish/koi keeper give this a ago. I shall be doing it again, hopefully with my own 😊
This is the reason I never buy Koi that are much less than 25-30cm! Even though my pond is a reasonable size at over 4000 gallons, I don’t want it full of “Heinz 57” Koi, and once a Koi enters my pond it’s there for life. No “trading on or euthanising of healthy fish I’m afraid! My oldest Koi is over 30 years old and purchased when I knew nothing about them! It’s a Yellow Matsuba of sorts, almost certainly not Japanese and of very low quality! But that fish and one or two other ill judged purchases will live out their days, or possibly out live me in that pond!
Can understand that. I wont ethinise any of these, shall give them away to other good homes. They do love a long time my dad's pond is the same he got 40 year old fish in there.😊👍
Loved them all, would not have been able to separate my young ones, would have wanted to keep them all. Omg all looked great to me!
@@micheler3011 yeah it isn't easy. But I have kept them all, just not as much focus on the non keepers.🤣
Nice selection Dave. That's one of the reasons I've never done fry, I wouldn't have the heart to grade them 😂👍🏼👌🏼
Lucky some people don't mind or we wouldn't have a hobby 🤣 cheers dude 👌😊
Nice update Dave 👍
Looking 👀 fantastic
Cheers Cesca. I'm certain yours are on a par at least 🤣😊
Nice Dave. All looking good.
Cheers dude. Making Good progress 👌
Nice work Dave, they are coming along ‘very’ well… 👍🏼
And you are hilarious…😂 😂
Didn’t realise you were quite the comedian… 🤣👍🏼
When you said…. “ I’m not planning on buying anymore koi this year….😂🤣 “
Just brilliant mate……. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 🤣
🤣🤣🤣 cheers Andy, this is now evidence if I later rely on it. You sound like the Mrs 🤣🤣 but no I'm not. Seriously. Unless there's a VHQ bargain to be had. Or something Gin rin 😂
@@OrchardKoi “but no I’m not. Seriously“
Dave, this is gettin better, you crack me up, you really do…. 😂🤣😂🤣😂
No, sorry mate, I should be more supportive of your battle against your addiction.
I know you can do it, you will NOT purchase even ONE more Koi this year….. 😉👍🏼
@@AndysKoiPuddle that's it. be a believer!!! 🤣
@@OrchardKoi 🤔 🤭 😂🤣
Looking absolutely fecking awesome Dave bruva 💯👌🧁👍👍👍
Cheers Dude, tell that breeder watch his coat tails 🤣🤣🤣
@@OrchardKoi 🤣🤣🤣🤣💯🧁👍👍👍
Looking great mate 👌🏻
Cheers dude 😎😊👍
looking good mate
Cheers dude 😊👍😎 winning good?🤣
Well done on the choice I know it’s hard I’m hoping to go through mine soon 😂
Cheers Kevin.It really is! Now just to find a home for the rest , feel like the next selection will be even harder. All good fun tho.
Hi Dave,
A great update on the fry project that you are doing mate did you get your fry from new forest koi mate.
Steve
Cheers Steve. Yes these are new Forrest fry and part of the the Grow and Show with a difference competition. 👍😊
Great update Dave, you are well ahead of me I think, first timer here so steep learning curve but already thinking about doing this again 👍
Cheers Paul - My first Koi fry experience but I have raised tropical fry , so I have that in the knowledge bank. But the way these guys develop so quick is mad the changes, can't keep up🤣 shows how important the experience is on this front. But agree really enjoyed it, would recommend any fish/koi keeper give this a ago. I shall be doing it again, hopefully with my own 😊
I just couldn't bin any, I don't think I would make a good koi farmer 😅
Yeah it's hard. And that's exactly why I'm now in trouble for having 2 ibcs full of fry 🤣🤣
Same 😂
Me too 😅
This is the reason I never buy Koi that are much less than 25-30cm!
Even though my pond is a reasonable size at over 4000 gallons, I don’t want it full of “Heinz 57” Koi, and once a Koi enters my pond it’s there for life. No “trading on or euthanising of healthy fish I’m afraid!
My oldest Koi is over 30 years old and purchased when I knew nothing about them!
It’s a Yellow Matsuba of sorts, almost certainly not Japanese and of very low quality!
But that fish and one or two other ill judged purchases will live out their days, or possibly out live me in that pond!
Can understand that. I wont ethinise any of these, shall give them away to other good homes. They do love a long time my dad's pond is the same he got 40 year old fish in there.😊👍