Regular Member highspeedturtle Posted November 13, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 13, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKvOUNJnnZ0 Video stinks, but I will post a pic of him in the bag too. Straight from Japan to the North East Florida Koi show today. I noticed that this particular group of fish in a tub for sale were extremely eye catching for thier size. I kept going back to the tub and the feller say's, would you like one? I said they are different than everybody elses. They look like they were colored with crayons and had perfect bodies. He says, "these are straight in from Japan". I ventured to ask, HOW MUCH would those cost then? He said they start at $35 and they are only 3" fish. The other 2 tubs were out of my range "Shiro Utsuri's" $$$$ . I said, I'll be back later, let me look around at the show fish. I watched the Judging show for a while and enjoyed that. I went back to the Japan Koi feller and said " when do you guys leave"? Hoping I could come back later and get one cheaper cuase I'm a cheapo. He says "we leave tommorrow and these fish have to sell cause we dont want to haul them all over the place". I said, I have $20 ? He said , well which one are you lookin at? I says I am looking at the Kohaku?. He says I cant do $20 for those. I says, I am also interested in the GinRin Orange ones. He points acouple out and said pick one! I says yahoo, I never thought I would buy a true Japanese Koi! I was bursting with joy. The Koi has the Armoured scales on the top and one row of LARGE armoured scales down each side, all perfectly symetrical. He's in his new home and seems happy, criusing the edges and lookin around everywhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member highspeedturtle Posted November 13, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 13, 2010 Here he is in the bag. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hidr Posted November 13, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 13, 2010 Some can go for 10000 when full grown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blackteles Posted November 14, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2010 Great job! He's a beaut and you got a great deal too! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CatfishSoup Posted November 14, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2010 i find it amazing how expensive these koi fish can get. the fish hobby in general becomes expensive.. its like an addiction... but safe, and only bad for the wallet XD nice story 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Rebecca Hampshire Posted November 14, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2010 (edited) I really enjoyed your video! Thanks for introducing us to some of your fish, they are stunning! Lovely pond I like the bridge so you can literally stand in the middle of your pond! Great idea. Some of your fish are HUGE! Edited November 14, 2010 by U.K. Becs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member highspeedturtle Posted November 14, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2010 Here is a vid of the entire pond. Thank You for the generous replies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14KQSeLQ1hY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14KQSeLQ1hY 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member number20121 Posted November 14, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2010 Beautiful fish! Too bad the second video you just posted isn't working yet, it says it is still being processed. How big is your pond? I'd love to have something like that in the future 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member highspeedturtle Posted November 14, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2010 pond water is 9ft x 17ft x 3ft deep and outer edge construction is 11ft x 20ft wood and fence barrier. the film is up n working now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Wendy Posted November 14, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2010 Did I see a fancy goldfish in there? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted November 14, 2010 Admin Share Posted November 14, 2010 i seen a triple Rose step koi sell for 5k once... was amazed... you have an awesome pond hun 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member highspeedturtle Posted November 14, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2010 Thank you.............. I have some fancy goldfish in there. From what I heard, last years Koi winner sold for 50k after the show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member amynmitchell Posted November 14, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 14, 2010 I love your pond...and very cute doggie as well! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Trinket Posted November 15, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 15, 2010 Very lovely koi you got and its great he has gone to such a nice home-pond 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member highspeedturtle Posted November 17, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 17, 2010 He's missing already I cant find him. I hope he just found a good hiding spot. Something told me to get him out of the pond and put him in an aquarium, I was gonna buy an aquarium today too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baseball123 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Aww man I'm so jealous. Sometimes I wish I lived somewhere south with warm weather and cheap land. My dad doesn't want to make a huge pond because we have a bunch of flowers that grow around our small pond. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member highspeedturtle Posted November 26, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 26, 2010 Cant find the Japanese Koi to date. I picked up a sort-of Tancho today. He's about 4" maybe 5". Has a Black dot first, then a perfect Red triangle behind the dot, all symetrical. Those are the only colors on the fish. This is one of those strange fish that will stick out as special. I will get pics as soon as I can for ya's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Migaloo Posted November 27, 2010 Regular Member Share Posted November 27, 2010 What? Oh no.... What could have happened to him? Could he be wedged under a rock somewhere in the pond? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member highspeedturtle Posted November 27, 2010 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 27, 2010 I think a Snake got him. He wouldnt stay with the other fish, he just stayed up high in one corner all the time. We had a heavy rain and I seen a lot of Snakes getting thier last catches for winter after that rain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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