Thorny

Hello all back in june My Daughters bought Me this Showa for Fathersday. It measured 15cm then. I thought I would bowl Her up a few weeks ago to have a close look at Her progress. She has grown to 34cm and her Sumi is developeing well. What do You think
Justin

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brettkoi

love this one it has kage sumi , if you think your ponds overstocked ,i,ll take it off your hands....please ....lol..i like it better than the sanke wihich has developed very well too,you have good eyes for koi but your daughter has the upper hand ;D

john sarge

Cracking koi Justin you like showing this one off dont you

John

Thorny

Thanks for the comments, Yes John I do love this Koi.
Thanks brett its just a shame all tosai dont go this way as they develope.
I will always remember to take my little girls along in the future when makeing new purchases.
Justin

essexkoi

Hi ya!

just wondering what gallonage your pond is?

and filtering system?

and what are your stock levels like?

cheers, all the best

Mark

Thorny

This Koi is in a 1700 gallon pond. It is filtered by 100 litres of K1, 5 sheets of Jap Mat and I have a homemade Shower fitted to the system, filled with BHM. I also pump 150 liters of air into the system a minute. This Koi shares the pond with 18 other Koi ranging from 12 inches to 20 inches. I feed very heavily about 10 times a day. With a4koi Growth this stuff is the kiddie If You want to grow koi.
I hope I`ve answered everything for you.
Justin

Thorny

Just thought I would show the sumi development this Koi has had since I dropped My pond temperature by a few degrees. It looks as if there is some truth in that cooler water helps to bring sumi out. Sorry about the pic it was just a snap shot of the Showa in the pond. I think You will agree She looks cracking know.
Justin

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JONO

Hi Justin

Excellent develpoment, like it very much, what temp did you drop it down to and was this over the winter period or only for a short while?



Jono ;D ;D

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Thorny

Hi Jono, I dropped down to 12 degrees from 19. I held it there for a four week period. It just goes to show how quick things can change. I am risisng the temps again now, so I can get through this unstable weather with out to many problems.
Justin

Thorny

The Kindai Showa in the picture with it, is from Ogata. This Koi had next to no sumi at all at higher temps, apart from a little in its pecks and a small amount around its mouth. It has also developed Sumi in cooler water, but no where near as Much as the Ogawa fish. Different things for different bloodlines I suppose.
Justin