Regular Member Ranchugirl Posted July 11, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2005 It is too funny - I have my shubunkin fry from February in a tub on the patio, including 3 sarasa babies from the pet store. Have been talking with my hubby about adding them to the "big comet" pond outside, but since he feeds them koi food, they have to grow first for them to be able to swallow those bigger pellets. Anyway, today my hubby asks me if I had added my fry to "his" comet pond, although we said its too early. Very surprised I denied it, and pointed at mine out in the patio. Well, he says there are small fish swimming in with the big guns! And really - about 20 we counted so far! Anything from red, red/white, white to calico! Those devils must have spawned without us noticing, and the fry hid in the water lettuce and papyrus plants! They range from 1 inch to about 2 1/2 inch in size. And this time I really was innocent! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Fishmerised Posted July 11, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2005 That is a nice surprise Andrea, they sound beautiful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Wynkin Posted July 11, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2005 That is really neat and at first your husband must have been wondering why you said you hadn't add your fry to the big pond. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fishrpets Posted July 11, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2005 That's a great surprise, esp since you didn't have to worry over them and now they are just there! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chishower Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Cute! Hope there is still plenty of room for the planned arrivels. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yabbie Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 How do they compare in size to the ones you raised? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Marco Posted July 11, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2005 wowo nice suprise you got there Andrea 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tinkerbell Posted July 11, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 11, 2005 wow! congrats Andrea!!! they sound lovely!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ranchugirl Posted July 12, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 12, 2005 How do they compare in size to the ones you raised? 359781[/snapback] Yabbie, thats the other strange thing - my fry from February are smaller than the ones we just found! Although we are not sure when they hatched, but I only can think that the pond they are in is so much bigger than my fry tub. A 110 gl tub compared to a 3800 gl pond, well, I can assume that the just discovered fry had plenty more food to eat in form of algae and other small critters that fall into the pond all the time. Not to mention more space. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lozbug Posted July 12, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 12, 2005 how wonderful! i too now know the happiness of mother-hood!1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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