For some odd reason UA-cam cut over a minute off of the end of the video with the beautiful guppies. Stay tuned for more of them as we re design the tank and scale it with plants! Will add link for it soon.
I love your Tancho Sanke! Koi are so expensive I can't imagine what I would do if a Great Blue Heron ate a $1,000 or $2,000 fish! I am convinced the only solution to protect them is a net. Thank you for posting this.
Thanks so much! It’s definitely scary knowing these herons fly around and their ability to cause huge damage to the pond. I know a few who have lost fish from a heron this winter. It’s pretty sad
Thanks Ray! Last winter was so mild we didn’t net, but with the cold arriving a little earlier and see in the birds, we could take our chances. We also had a heron stop by me snag 2 tosai last spring, so we’re extra paranoid!!
Ha. They probably did. Many will go further south for winter. I hope the 4 I saw were doing just that. We were in the 70’s 2 days ago and the 60’s today, but your cold Canada air is headed this way for a week in a few days. Luckily not quite enough to freeze though! Luckily still warm enough to work around the pond and not lose any fingers.
@@CapeFearKoi Bahaha.. Its about -8 F here right now. Not too bad if the wind isnt blowing.. Hope all is well. Wishing you guys a great Christmas. All the best buddy
Thank you! I’m actually pretty excited about them. My buddy has outfitted me with his entire colony of these specific ones he created and will be creating more colors such as blue ones. Just added 2 bristle nose plecos from him tonight. It’s like being a kid all over again. The office is a great place to have a simple aquarium to re set the mind.
@@CapeFearKoi I know what you mean. I just uploaded my fish room for cold water species.. I just finished building my mini tropical fish room.. I think I will put livebearers shrimp etc.. It does bring back memories.. All the best Norm
@@stubbsaquatics6080 that sounds awesome. I will also be putting some shrimp in. I’m just waiting for some more vegetation and for the shrimp to gain a little more size. Hopefully within the next 10 days.
Thanks KoiRun! The Tancho is probably the Sanke and yes, the Ochiba is a fan favorite and very friendly. Ochiba continues to develop brown and curious to see what it will look like next year. Thanks for stopping by!
Hey Sharon! We have an odd leaf drop here. We have a Gall and Spring leaf drop, so the nets definitely help for that. Luckily the skimmer gets lost unless they are saturated from the rain. Had a heron make an appearance last year. It wasn’t good. They wipe many local ponds out before people get out of bed.
That’s great! We live between the ocean and a river, and it seems only the net works here since we have so many. Glad to hear they are working so well for you!
Hey there, today I spotted one of my long fin/ butterfly koi had something sticking out it’s mouth, idk if it’s a tongue or if it’s a disease. I tried pulling it gently cause i thought It looked like it was choking on some kind of worm and it’s hanging out of its mouth. it’s gill movement is also different from usual.
@@Vanix_MM2 fungal would be similar to a cotton ball. Just keep monitoring the fish and make sure the water parameters are good in case it’s something else. It’s difficult to say without seeing a photo. Any redness?
@@CapeFearKoi no redness, I looked into it’s mouth a couple of hours later and it was gone 🤷♂️ pretty strange, but I got a good look holding it with both my hands while looking down it’s mouth as it was opening and closing. So I have no clue what it was🤷♂️🤷♂️
For some odd reason UA-cam cut over a minute off of the end of the video with the beautiful guppies. Stay tuned for more of them as we re design the tank and scale it with plants! Will add link for it soon.
This is the tank getting scaped with new plants and a few new fish: ua-cam.com/video/7_eKHHJD2is/v-deo.html
That footage of the fish is super clear!! Pond is looking great!
Thanks! This time of year is always nice for viewing.
I love your Tancho Sanke! Koi are so expensive I can't imagine what I would do if a Great Blue Heron ate a $1,000 or $2,000 fish! I am convinced the only solution to protect them is a net. Thank you for posting this.
Thanks so much! It’s definitely scary knowing these herons fly around and their ability to cause huge damage to the pond. I know a few who have lost fish from a heron this winter. It’s pretty sad
Nice video. We neeted our ponds already too. Those Ki Utsuris are my favorites. We did not have a heron issue this year at our ponds Thank God.
Thanks Ray!
Last winter was so mild we didn’t net, but with the cold arriving a little earlier and see in the birds, we could take our chances. We also had a heron stop by me snag 2 tosai last spring, so we’re extra paranoid!!
The Ki Utsuri is always a fan favorite. I’m definitely happy how she’s continuing to develop.
They left here and went your way.. Lol.
I wish we had your weather..
Fish look great. Place looks wonderful
Ha. They probably did. Many will go further south for winter. I hope the 4 I saw were doing just that. We were in the 70’s 2 days ago and the 60’s today, but your cold Canada air is headed this way for a week in a few days. Luckily not quite enough to freeze though! Luckily still warm enough to work around the pond and not lose any fingers.
@@CapeFearKoi
Bahaha..
Its about -8 F here right now.
Not too bad if the wind isnt blowing..
Hope all is well.
Wishing you guys a great Christmas. All the best buddy
Definitely fortunate for the weather here. Hope you are well too!
Clear water has them looking great!
For sure!
Nice guppies.. All the best to you guys my friend
Thank you! I’m actually pretty excited about them. My buddy has outfitted me with his entire colony of these specific ones he created and will be creating more colors such as blue ones. Just added 2 bristle nose plecos from him tonight. It’s like being a kid all over again. The office is a great place to have a simple aquarium to re set the mind.
@@CapeFearKoi
I know what you mean. I just uploaded my fish room for cold water species..
I just finished building my mini tropical fish room.. I think I will put livebearers shrimp etc..
It does bring back memories.. All the best Norm
@@stubbsaquatics6080 that sounds awesome. I will also be putting some shrimp in. I’m just waiting for some more vegetation and for the shrimp to gain a little more size. Hopefully within the next 10 days.
I like the tancho bekko and the big ochiba (I hope I called that right) but they are all nice. I like looking at your pond.
Thanks KoiRun!
The Tancho is probably the Sanke and yes, the Ochiba is a fan favorite and very friendly. Ochiba continues to develop brown and curious to see what it will look like next year.
Thanks for stopping by!
whats my favorite...still the yellow and black
Awesome! She’s 2 years old and holding colors nicely. I’m looking forward to seeing how she does this coming Spring and Summer.
Thanks for commenting!
Hi guys we have to do this more for the leaves than the herons we’re really lucky in that way it’s just to cold that’s the problem 😊 stay safe guys
Hey Sharon!
We have an odd leaf drop here. We have a Gall and Spring leaf drop, so the nets definitely help for that. Luckily the skimmer gets lost unless they are saturated from the rain. Had a heron make an appearance last year. It wasn’t good. They wipe many local ponds out before people get out of bed.
@@CapeFearKoi we actually have 2 fake herons one either side of our pond and it seems to help a lot
@@sharonpaterson1281 that’s good to hear. I’ve heard many stories where they didn’t work. Maybe yours are larger and more intimidating to the birds.
@@CapeFearKoi yes there about 3 feet tall so that could be why they work
That’s great! We live between the ocean and a river, and it seems only the net works here since we have so many. Glad to hear they are working so well for you!
Do you have a link of where I could get the net that you have? Thanks!
Hey there, today I spotted one of my long fin/ butterfly koi had something sticking out it’s mouth, idk if it’s a tongue or if it’s a disease. I tried pulling it gently cause i thought It looked like it was choking on some kind of worm and it’s hanging out of its mouth. it’s gill movement is also different from usual.
Try and catch to get a better look. Could have something lodged in there. Make sure it’s not a fungal growth.
@@CapeFearKoi i got a good look and it kinda looks like an earthworm. I don’t know what fungal growth looks like
@@CapeFearKoi I also tried pulling it and it didn’t come out that easily? I’m quite confused and scared
@@Vanix_MM2 fungal would be similar to a cotton ball. Just keep monitoring the fish and make sure the water parameters are good in case it’s something else. It’s difficult to say without seeing a photo. Any redness?
@@CapeFearKoi no redness, I looked into it’s mouth a couple of hours later and it was gone 🤷♂️ pretty strange, but I got a good look holding it with both my hands while looking down it’s mouth as it was opening and closing. So I have no clue what it was🤷♂️🤷♂️
Thats all your koi's sir?
Yes my friend. The main netted pond is my “show pond “ and the others are ones I have to sell to help fund this wonderful hobby!
@@CapeFearKoi wow how amazing you are. Sana all😊
@@mr.lexter-lee1994 I’m just lucky at times!
@@CapeFearKoi yeah true😊