my Zen Water Garden and Koi Pond

[kien]

Very cool!!! That's a huge spawn. Such a beautiful pond you have any updated "fps" (full pond shots). Never get tired of looking at your pics. Best of luck with the eggs you pulled!

yes :-) Here ya go !

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af144/muzanji/koi%20pond/IMG_4533_zps4fd9a920.jpg

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[kien]

Our eggs hatched ! As usual most of the fry in the pond have been eaten but this year we did grab a bunch to put in a hatchery where there are no predators. We'll see how far these guys get.

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af144/muzanji/koi%20pond/IMG_4574_zps8da92010.jpg

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[eli@fijireefrock.com]

I love your pond.Always nice to check out this thread even though I never posted.:biggrin:

[Trevor W]

Wow!

This is stunning, very well done and so well put together. Thank you for sharing.

[kien]

Pond is up and running today! Yay for early spring.
(I just like to copy whatever Dez does).

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af144/muzanji/IMG_0151_zpsd4efhb1j.jpg

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af144/muzanji/IMG_0152_zpsw9j1jl69.jpg

Did a 50% water change, turned on the waterfall and cleaned debris (leaves, pine cones, etc) out of the pond.

[Dez]

Awesome Kien. At least you have no snow around your pond. I still have a ton of snow. Can't wait for the buds to start on AL the plants and the lilies to come up.

[kien]

My daughter hand feeding and petting our koi.

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af144/muzanji/koi%20pond/E5D3F942-5D05-454C-9837-01EBFB3952CE_zpszodravfb.jpg

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I need to turn on our filters this weekend and do a water change and repot some overgrown water plants.

[FishyFishy!]

Lookin good kiener!

[Doug]

Nice pics. Just love looking at them.

[kien]

Thanks :-)

Breakfast time!

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[tptram]

Hi Kien

I saw this and immediately think of your pond

http://i.imgur.com/w0YrQZF.webm

tptram

[kien]

Hi Kien

I saw this and immediately think of your pond

http://i.imgur.com/w0YrQZF.webm

tptram

My pond doesn't have anything remotely resembling that contraption. You must be thinking of someone else's pond? :-)

[jazzywashbuckler]

Beautiful garden, but dude what do you do in the winter??? Do the fish just stay out there?

[kien]

Beautiful garden, but dude what do you do in the winter??? Do the fish just stay out there?

Yes.

[lastlight]

Can I have your babies?

[jazzywashbuckler]

How do they survive? How do they eat when it's frozen?

[lastlight]

Can I have your babies?

bump. did any of the koi babies survive. please respond in a timely matter.

[kien]

Oh! You were referring to the koi babies! No they all died or got eaten.

[kien]

bump. did any of the koi babies survive. please respond in a timely matter.

I woke up the pond this week. Although, it probably woke itself up a few weeks ago; Thanks global warming !! :neutral: Did a 50% water change and started to feed the fish pre-season/spring food (Wheat Germ). The filter and water feature aren't online yet, that's this weekend's chore. It looks as though quite a few babies made it from last year. I have tiny little koi/comets swimming around this spring. Sadly there are way too many so I will have to cull them.

[soapy]

A visit from a cormorant would solve your problem..

[WarDog]

A visit from a cormorant would solve your problem..

Got one lying around?

Sadly there are way too many so I will have to cull them.

You're a monster!

[soapy]

Got one lying around?

It doesn't work like that sadly. They just magically appear and your fish disappear.

However I have another solution for you Kien, open your own urban fishing place:
http://www.unmissablejapan.com/etcetera/urban-fishing

[kien]

Heron works too! Trust me, I know! :lol: (it's actually not that funny :sad:).

Spring feeding.

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[gregzz4]

Can't you sell the excess babies to a LFS ?

If not, what about freezing them and making some fish food mash/cubes ?
After all, you're the guy I learned from to make my own SW food :wink:

[kien]

Can't you sell the excess babies to a LFS ?

If not, what about freezing them and making some fish food mash/cubes ?
After all, you're the guy I learned from to make my own SW food :wink:

That's actually maybe not a bad idea..

[gregzz4]

That's actually maybe not a bad idea..

Glad I could help :biggrin:

[scilover]

Beautiful and relaxing hobby mate !