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All kidding aside, if you never saw koi breeding you are really missing something special. I've been keeping fish for more than 40yrs & nothing compares with the noise,enthusiasm,splashing,(water thrown 20ft.) & length of time(12-14 hrs.) they carry on.
Unfortunately they eat the eggs every...
I have 4 koi in my puddle that are just shy of 2ft. & have survived & flourished with my arrangement. I tried to add another pic, but it would'nt load for some reason. Oh well.......Rich
Just 4, it's a very small puddle. Just 3ft. deep by 81/2 ft. long by 41/2 ft. wide. It's been up for 4yrs now, what a pleasure it's been, much less up-keep than my tanks. It's like i can take the summer off.....Rich
I'll post another pic without the snow & you can see how i do gas exchange during the winter with just a small air-pump instead of those EXPENSIVE TO RUN heaters. I'm retired & very cheap.....Rich
I'm retired & everything you hear about us sr. citizens is absolutely true. WE ARE CHEAP. I've always found the best bargains are found at our local aquarium club meetings auction that usually comes at the end of the meeting. Someone (me included) is always bringing in locally bred fish, used...