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umairejaz
10-14-2008, 08:14 PM
The pictures suck horriblly but I've been working on this pond for the past 8 months... the water recently has cleared up a lot more. Majority of these fish are japanese Koi and goldfish/shubunkins.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/umairejaz/KOI/IMG00170.jpg

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8 Months Later!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/umairejaz/KOI/DSC02407.jpg

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Z33_kid
10-14-2008, 08:17 PM
nice i had some in my pond.. but this big ass bird that looks like a flamingo but is black ate them
fawk_you
10-14-2008, 08:19 PM
very very cool, love to see these.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/umairejaz/KOI/DSC02427.jpg
Little fish dude to the left looks annnnngury. haha
Benefit
10-14-2008, 08:29 PM
can you eat them? are they tasty?
Tracy
10-14-2008, 08:34 PM
very very cool, love to see these.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/umairejaz/KOI/DSC02427.jpg
Little fish dude to the left looks annnnngury. haha

That's exactly what I thought. Mean Muggin'
umairejaz
10-14-2008, 08:57 PM
^haha, naa hes about to swallow that food!
Tracy
10-14-2008, 08:58 PM
^haha, naa hes about to swallow that food!Quit fibbin'. That's a pit bull fish!
umairejaz
10-14-2008, 09:00 PM
nice i had some in my pond.. but this big ass bird that looks like a flamingo but is black ate them

A heron?
Nittanys1
10-14-2008, 09:01 PM
nice work, make sure those rocks don't all in and hurt one of the fish! I have no clue but isn't that a lot of fish for that size of a pond?
stephanie
10-14-2008, 09:06 PM
i have always wanted a koi pond. that looks nice.
MR2DR
10-14-2008, 09:10 PM
yea... direct sunlight would spawn algae and do that to your pond.
i'm surprise your koi coexist with the other species like that.

We have koi out in the back and i remember introducing fantails to the pond and the koi would rip all of their tails/dorsal fins.
umairejaz
10-14-2008, 09:59 PM
can you eat them? are they tasty?

You actually can but they are quite expensive and don't taste any good! Not that I know from experience but I would NEVER!
umairejaz
10-14-2008, 10:02 PM
nice work, make sure those rocks don't all in and hurt one of the fish! I have no clue but isn't that a lot of fish for that size of a pond?

The rocks have been there for some time now and I step over them all the time, one has yet to fall in. (crosses fingers)

Also the pond is almost 1,700 gallons and 4 ft deep, the fish like to come together when its feeding them so it looks more crowded then it really is.
Z33_kid
10-14-2008, 10:05 PM
A heron?

yea thats the name for it ... :( now i have only big ass gold fish look alikes because i dont feel like buyin any more koi lol
EJ25RUN
10-14-2008, 10:08 PM
How much are KOI btw?
Benefit
10-14-2008, 10:17 PM
more than you can afford, PAL....koi...
MR2DR
10-14-2008, 10:19 PM
How much are KOI btw?

prices vary depending on domestic or japanese.. size... regular or butterfly... color scheme.. even pedigree.. etc..
umairejaz
10-14-2008, 10:21 PM
more than you can afford, PAL....koi...

^lol, how come everyone is using that line today, i've seen it posted alteast three times.

Koi depend on their specialty and how rare they are, mine are more common then anything. The big one would run around for about $450.
LiL PaKi
10-14-2008, 10:52 PM
very neat!! good job Umair! got a write up and how you put it together?
umairejaz
10-14-2008, 11:01 PM
^Just call me, i got all the research under the belt! I want to go ahead and redo the entire thing, i've learned so much in the past months.
ChnkyLao
10-14-2008, 11:07 PM
nice pond i use to have one,

how do you keep the mosquito larva out? i had these little fish that swam around and ate them
SouthrnStyle
10-14-2008, 11:11 PM
Damn thats really nice
umairejaz
10-14-2008, 11:18 PM
nice pond i use to have one,

how do you keep the mosquito larva out? i had these little fish that swam around and ate them


Really havn't had any problems with that.
Random Hero
10-15-2008, 01:02 AM
Yes! My dad had one of these when I was too little to really appreciate it.

Looks like some really good work you did...many props man.
YoshiFD3S
10-15-2008, 08:26 PM
very very cool, love to see these.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/umairejaz/KOI/DSC02427.jpg
Little fish dude to the left looks annnnngury. haha

ROFLMAO

This picture had me going "hahaha, wtf..that fish looks pissed!!!"

hahahahahaha
umairejaz
10-15-2008, 10:10 PM
Yes! My dad had one of these when I was too little to really appreciate it.

Looks like some really good work you did...many props man.


:goodjob: thanks bro.