thinking maybe about getting into koi
thinking maybe about getting into koi
...and if I do, what is YOUR favorite variety?
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I leaned into koi just to have the red and black striped versions of fish, so it would be Hi Utsuri in my case. But, as you can probably tell; I lIKE 'EM ALL! Mostly!!
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You are probably already aware of koiphen.com but in case you are not, there is a wealth of knowledge on their forum if you are thinking of getting into koi...
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Love the Butterfly Koi, all of them!
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If I were able to have koi I would definitely have butterfly koi..their movement in the water is hypnotizing...
900 gallons, 30" deep, BioFalls and skimmer, 25 Shubunkin Goldfish
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I'm partial to the shusui pattern, especially the yellow and blue ones.
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I prefer metallic bright colored, either standard or butterfly don't matter
6,500gl Hybrid koi Pond
https://www.swordofshakespeare.com/viewtopic.php?t=104&start=48
https://www.swordofshakespeare.com/viewtopic.php?t=104&start=48
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yeah, when they STAY yellow and blue! My first lost the zipper and now, just a lot of huge scales on top (though, color is blue, I guess) and the latest, younger, seems to be heading the same way as the zipper is less obvious and looks to be merging with itself. At least the color is still the same.
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they DO show up in the pond, don't they? But I like when the darker ones mix with such as then, the metallics pop even more. The orange goldfish are great for this, too.
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My Ochiba is totally black with a white underside and a bit of orange where the fin are attached to the body.It's weird cause she was ginrin and the black is like velvet, no ginrin is visible....and we named her "Glitter" so what now?brokensword wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:09 pmthey DO show up in the pond, don't they? But I like when the darker ones mix with such as then, the metallics pop even more. The orange goldfish are great for this, too.
Here's what she looked like when we bought her
6,500gl Hybrid koi Pond
https://www.swordofshakespeare.com/viewtopic.php?t=104&start=48
https://www.swordofshakespeare.com/viewtopic.php?t=104&start=48
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HEY! The photo standards peeps are gonna be callin' on ya; ah, where's the AFTER pic, hey?????Gemma wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:30 pmMy Ochiba is totally black with a white underside and a bit of orange where the fin are attached to the body.It's weird cause she was ginrin and the black is like velvet, no ginrin is visible....and we named her "Glitter" so what now?brokensword wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:09 pmthey DO show up in the pond, don't they? But I like when the darker ones mix with such as then, the metallics pop even more. The orange goldfish are great for this, too.
Here's what she looked like when we bought her
Yeah, I have a gin rin ochiba too and it's not much like a NON-gin rin version. Sorta like your before pic (but is a butterfly) and the 'pattern' is mottled amongst all the 'glitter'. I'm actually HOPING it loses that gin rin and goes toward the gray/brown it's supposed to be...
[edit] including some pics of MY gin rin Ochiba;
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