Here are some photos of some of my koi I took on the 22nd Feb 06. They are all around 10cm and are bred by a breeder in Sydney, Australia. They are currently in a 1,500ltr pond right now and will be in a 10,000ltr pond soon. They are many changes from the day I brought them back, Im overall impressed :) Further changes have developed and I will post updated photos soon.

Showa


Something...this observing this specimen


Kohaku


More Kohaku


Kohaku...very interesting IMHO...me like it :D


Please comment on these specimens please!
MAngo @ [aN-tix]

These guys have great coloring. Very healthy looking too.

these things keep getting better and better how big do they get?

Bout 100cm+ but that takes ages.

My friend (also the breeder of these koi) has a 81cm Yamabuki Ogon and its currently just older than me by a few months...! Its 21 years old so far!

How long for them to reach that size, Forever-Mango? (100cm)
How long do they live for? I've heard 200 years. :o

Beautiful fish. The orange on them is so vibrant.

I think over 25 years in a huge pond. They live for along time...longer than humans, so guess they guys will be my best buddies at my place :D

Updated pics can be found here (http://aquatopiaforum.com/index.php?showtopic=517)

wow that is a committment and a half

i jsut saw that the oldest one ever lived 226 years

Amazing, no wonder large ones cost so much...

Do you think the orange spots on them will turn red, or stay orange?

The bloodlines on my Kohaku are when they are small they are orane, but the older they get the more red :D

Compare...this was bout a month ago, or maybe less...

Before


After


See the difference in colour? Cant wait for them to be Blood Red *drools*

I think i prefer the orange but then again whatever floats your boat

This looks like mine :P

Cant wait until mine is this red :D

After seeing that they probably will look better darker. By the way you had me fooled for a second. :)

Beautiful fish. I love the deep red.

awww...those are cute!! :wub:

Cat Lover you do realise the last one he just used paint to draw on it. lol

its not man...i show you...





Check these red!

Actually that's how koi really look when they are grown up... it's just a pic of an already grown koi, rather than those fry that are being raised.

I knew they looked like that but I figured he was showing us by colouring in his own fish with paint. That is what I get for talking about a fish I know nothing about. lol