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Koi Fry
Aug 19, 2015 23:11:33 GMT -5
Post by mmfed01 on Aug 19, 2015 23:11:33 GMT -5
My parents have a 1 acre koi pond that I used to manage when I lived with them. I was never able catch eggs/fry during open season however this year my father was successful. The fry are in a 55 gallon tank with air stones in the back corners. I was curious if any users in the group have been successful in keeping them alive? I sent them a Wonder Shell and was considering sending them a small bio sponge filter. Water changes are being done every other day with Prime treated water that sits over night before use.
Mike
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Koi Fry
Aug 20, 2015 11:01:58 GMT -5
Post by devonjohnsgard on Aug 20, 2015 11:01:58 GMT -5
My parents have a 1 acre koi pond that I used to manage when I lived with them. I was never able catch eggs/fry during open season however this year my father was successful. The fry are in a 55 gallon tank with air stones in the back corners. I was curious if any users in the group have been successful in keeping them alive? I sent them a Wonder Shell and was considering sending them a small bio sponge filter. Water changes are being done every other day with Prime treated water that sits over night before use. Mike Here's what Carl has written about them. From the pond article. www.americanaquariumproducts.com/ClearPond.html#pond_fishI also know you want to feed them a quality food. www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Proper_goldfish_feeding.htmlHaven't kept them personally. That's great you have fry!
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Post by mmfed01 on Aug 20, 2015 17:06:42 GMT -5
Thanks Devon. I sent my parents a bag of Aqua Master food and some Paradigm that I previously bought. I'm excited for them...I hope the little guys pull through and can make it back to the pond...
Mike
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Post by parker002 on Aug 21, 2015 9:39:25 GMT -5
We've saved several over the last couple of years. The first year we put them in a 5G with a sponge filter until they got about 2 inches long and then we sold them. This past year, we left them in the pond and gave them plenty of plants to hide in. We had 7 survive. I sold 5. The two that remain are now well over a foot long!
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Post by mmfed01 on Sept 5, 2015 9:37:40 GMT -5
My father is fighting a secret war with the local heron.....I'm trying to convince him to run power down to the pond so we can move things to a different level. No bullets....just water. Lots of water...
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Post by Carl on Sept 5, 2015 10:52:33 GMT -5
I dealt with heron raidinng clients fish all the time during my pond service days. I used nets (ugly & impractical), pleated coverings, heron decoys, and heron motion detector sprinkler. As well I of placed cinder blocks on the bottom of the pond to provide a hiding place for the koi or goldfish. For me the decoys worked reasonable. One type was a heron itself that worked part of the time based on herons not being all that social when feeding. But this was far from 100%, especially during breeding season. Other decoys included a lifelike alligator, but this was so-so (maybe because in So. CA, the herons had no idea what an alligator was?). Another was a large great horned owl. The motion detector scarecrow was the most effective, but even it worked best as part of a multi-pronged plan that included other before mentioned elements to stop the herons (including the cinder blocks). I have more information here: www.americanaquariumproducts.com/ClearPond.html#predatorsHere is a video watergarden.com/movies/ScareCrow2/ScareCrow.swfCarl
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Post by mmfed01 on Sept 7, 2015 17:58:03 GMT -5
Carl, that Scarecrow video is awesome. The Koi farm that I'd get my fish from had a homebrew version that used air horns. It would get annoying real fast. I prefer that water method lol. I'll have to lean on my dad to get a hose down to the pond and try that out. I've seen them sold locally....
Mike
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