Koi Kichi

are your 30+ kois from japan?

IMO if from thai, not worth time ,effort, water, food...

culls those which are not growing or the colour is fading... or ifother colours are popping out of the skin

[CoolPix]

Originally Posted by arorules

are your 30+ kois from japan?

IMO if from thai, not worth time ,effort, water, food...

culls those which are not growing or the colour is fading... or ifother colours are popping out of the skin

Mine are all from Japanese farms like Momo, Daninishi, Maruyama. Konishi, etc. So far they are growing well. Just that every visit to the koi farms, I will end up getting new ones. Prefer to keep the female ones though the male ones are usually brighter in color. Heart pain to cull.

Originally Posted by CoolPix

Mine are all from Japanese farms like Momo, Daninishi, Maruyama. Konishi, etc. So far they are growing well. Just that every visit to the koi farms, I will end up getting new ones. Prefer to keep the female ones though the male ones are usually brighter in color. Heart pain to cull.

Omgosh!... japan koi and u keep adding new ones and CULL!?!?

woah..burn a big pocket leh.... must control la brudder.... Where u cull to may i ask? a japan koi like these can cost $200+

[Aroboy II]

Originally Posted by CoolPix

Mine are all from Japanese farms like Momo, Daninishi, Maruyama. Konishi, etc. So far they are growing well. Just that every visit to the koi farms, I will end up getting new ones. Prefer to keep the female ones though the male ones are usually brighter in color. Heart pain to cull.

Walau, pocket must be deep deep.

[CoolPix]

Originally Posted by arorules

Omgosh!... japan koi and u keep adding new ones and CULL!?!?

woah..burn a big pocket leh.... must control la brudder.... Where u cull to may i ask? a japan koi like these can cost $200+

Brudder,
No la... usually bought them when young (less than 20cm) or those tategoi, keep them till certain size and cull some of them if I have to give create for the newer ones. Either give them to friends or sell them at less than half the price through the farms. Still keep those with sentimental values.

Dun mistaken. I have no deep pocket la....... Still learning but expensive lesson when I started this hobby cos ended up kanna con few times. Paying high price for the koi does not mean one will sure get the quality ones. Many times also have to 'tikum'. Lots of factors like bloodline, quality, water condition, feed, etc also count. But those kois brought in by the local farms may not necessarily be the high quality ones. Now that I know the farmers better, I have better discount. Need to be selective now cos also running out of space.

[Dragon Fish]

Originally Posted by CoolPix

Brudder,
No la... usually bought them when young (less than 20cm) or those tategoi, keep them till certain size and cull some of them if I have to give create for the newer ones. Either give them to friends or sell them at less than half the price through the farms. Still keep those with sentimental values.

Dun mistaken. I have no deep pocket la....... Still learning but expensive lesson when I started this hobby cos ended up kanna con few times. Paying high price for the koi does not mean one will sure get the quality ones. Many times also have to 'tikum'. Lots of factors like bloodline, quality, water condition, feed, etc also count. But those kois brought in by the local farms may not necessarily be the high quality ones. Now that I know the farmers better, I have better discount. Need to be selective now cos also running out of space.

it's always a big risk when a very small koi is purchased. the recommend size for a guaranteed koi is 35 to 45 cm.

i have a koi videa showing how breeder culled koi even at 6cm. they've very sharp eyes for potential koi and those small ones that u've purchased are the ones that may have been culled.

Just my 2 cents

[ydolphin]

Originally Posted by Dragon Fish

it's always a big risk when a very small koi is purchased. the recommend size for a guaranteed koi is 35 to 45 cm.

i have a koi videa showing how breeder culled koi even at 6cm. they've very sharp eyes for potential koi and those small ones that u've purchased are the ones that may have been culled.

Just my 2 cents

saw one such video before... and the culled fry are all thrown into rivers and streams.. which means in Japan, one can still find quality koi swimming in nature!

Hi Everyone,

I was asked by jason to come & support this thread.... of course i am very happy to come & say hi to fellow koi lovers here! Will dig out some pics to share when i go hme to my PC...

Currently i only have a handful of koi left... 50+ - 70+cm still in Nippon Koi Farm.

Cheers!

Originally Posted by terence28

Hi Everyone,

I was asked by jason to come & support this thread.... of course i am very happy to come & say hi to fellow koi lovers here! Will dig out some pics to share when i go hme to my PC...

Currently i only have a handful of koi left... 50+ - 70+cm still in Nippon Koi Farm.

Cheers!

Bro u mean,u rent a pond and rear it there?

[Dragon Fish]

Originally Posted by terence28

Hi Everyone,

I was asked by jason to come & support this thread.... of course i am very happy to come & say hi to fellow koi lovers here! Will dig out some pics to share when i go hme to my PC...

Currently i only have a handful of koi left... 50+ - 70+cm still in Nippon Koi Farm.

Cheers!

Thanks Terence for your kind support.

Cheers,
Jason