Winter Grow On???????

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Post by James Pond »

Good stuff, i'm a little disadvantaged at the moment as I haven't got a growing on tank yet. I will have a brick shed with plenty of space in when I clean it out this week though!

Looking forward to getting it done and getting some small fish from cuttlebrook, will give me something to do over the winter. :D
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Post by Gazza »

Now thats the spirit James go for it sounds like you can make yourself a nice little growing on?QT tank in there.

The beauty of doing this is you can have new small fish in you system for nearly a year (depending on when you get them) before they tough the main pool so a nice long QT :!:
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Post by James Pond »

I've been walking round my delivery today (i'm a postie) daydreaming about quarantine tanks, home made showers, bottm drains, pumps, food, heating, and how to turn those little mr muscles in Arnold schwarzeneggers in 6 months.....it'll be a wonder if anyone has got the right post today :lol:
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Post by Gazza »

Thats the way James the more you think and plan about it the better it will be and some inside information keep you eye on the site as you may see a new QT/growing on system build coming up very shortly :wink:
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Post by Bob Hart »

A slow grower purchased on 7th May @ Cuttlebrook for the princely sum of £5. Was 12cm then and is now 24cm. It may get grown on over the Winter months, depends on the amount of others I have to choose from after the 15th October!

[img]http://www.koipix.com/gallery/albums/userpi ... CN3275.JPG[/img]
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Post by macaws fly »

ok folks heres my grownshow for this winter.
it comes from Duncans 2006 spawning and is aprox on and a half inches long.
the picture may be a bit big but hey youve got to make it look big aint you...LOL :oops:
[img]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/vippy ... wngrow.jpg[/img]
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Post by sharpy30 »

here's mine.


and a showa
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/sharpy/30429_showa.JPG[/img]



size they are the first one is 3 inch and the showa is 4 inch ans they are from the breeder konishi.

they are from late last season.


sorry... :cry: had to delete pic1 cos it gone must have made a jump for freedom and i cant find it any where.
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Post by macaws fly »

come on you have to give a size and an age of the koi!!!
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Post by Dave T »

Heres my pond filler entries ...2 fry from this years June spawn,
although they are of no pedigree It will be interesting to see what can be achieved.
Note the 1euro coin to give you an idea of size
now at 8-9cm and were brought indoors about 2 weeks ago.


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[img]http://www.koipix.com/gallery/albums/userpi ... _fry_1.JPG[/img]


[img]http://www.koipix.com/gallery/albums/userpi ... _fry_2.JPG[/img]

camera phone pics hence poor quality pics
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Post by GERRY5 »

here we go then....here's mine all 3 are 5 inches long at the mo and have just been moved indoors for the winter ,

[img]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h75/sadler5/sales023.jpg[/img]
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Post by SADLER »

here are my two little ones both are at 5 inches i bet they turn out butt ugly they are again both indoors out of the rain arrrrr





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ok, here's my effort: ai goromo - (sakai isawa), & kohaku - (shintro) both 11".


[img]http://www.koipix.com/gallery/albums/userpi ... ku%202.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.koipix.com/gallery/albums/userpi ... goromo.JPG[/img]
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Post by SADLER »

hi swansea jack welcome to koi quest........................nice fish
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Post by GERRY5 »

gazza ...you getting the beech and zebs out like bob :?: :?: :wink:

watching for more soon ...also watch this space :wink: :wink:
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Post by fatherted »

Only just seen this and really want to join in but have nothing that small and my QT is now semi - dismantled! Decisive action needed!
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