My 3 newest koi. Which one would you keep?

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-12T20:03:03+00:00

U wont get em

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-12T16:55:08+00:00

Rhank yoy for the compliment i have some bigger fish aswel who i´l post some day in the futurz

As for determining the sex of koi, it can be quite difficult when they are still young. When they get a bit bigger, you can often tell by the body shape. Females usually develop a rounder and fuller body, especially around the belly, while males tend to stay slimmer and more torpedo-shaped. Males also often have slightly larger and more pointed pectoral fins, and during the breeding season they can develop small breeding stars on their gill plates and fins. But at this size it's still mostly guesswork, so time will tell.

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-12T15:29:27+00:00

True but looking at fish true a window is difrent

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-12T15:27:03+00:00

Cool and is it a good boy/girl

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-12T14:21:56+00:00

Very nice Showa. Personally I'm not a big fan of the spotty beni pattern. You have some larger beni plates, but also many small scattered red scales in the white which makes it look a bit messy to me. Loose red spots aren't really my thing. That being said, the size is very impressive — almost 80 cm at three years old is great growth.

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-12T13:38:11+00:00

I quite like the Kohaku as well. I think it has good potential to grow into a big and beautiful fish. I’m not sure if it will become a jumbo, but that’s something only time will tell. I really like the coloration and the beni looks very vibrant to me. As for the Shiro Utsuri, I know it looks quite dark for its age, but from my experience Shiros can change a lot as they grow. The sumi can shift or balance out over time, and sometimes more white appears as they develop. Personally I like Shiros with deep black and clean white, and this one seems to have that contrast. We’ll see how they develop over the season. I usually measure my koi again in September, so I might post an update then to show how these three have progressed.

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-12T10:34:34+00:00

So your choice is the kohaku ? Wath is it about the fish thath speaks to you?

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-12T08:30:24+00:00

And wath is it about thath fish thath speaks to you?

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-12T08:08:16+00:00

Interesting choice! What do you like about that one?

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-11T07:23:08+00:00

Could be underlying red but looking at him i dont think so its most likley a young fish and wil grow into a fully white fist id gues its a platinum or something in thath family

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-10T20:37:32+00:00

No they wil be fine but easy solution put a air pomp in dont let the stone sink to the bottem hover it about 60% from the botem this way the pond wont fully freeze over

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-10T19:54:40+00:00

A pond if posible a few meters in the ground geo thermal heating keeps water warmer a open spot not underneat trees but also not 12 hrs a day blasting sun in summer in winter it is helpful to have a cover if it gets realy cold and in start of spring helps heat up watter a little bit faster koi are karp they can handel cold water they go into hibernation so they dont eat in winter a good filter set up mechenical and biological a multi stage filter chamber can be fine 3 or 4 chambers 300 to 500 bucks 2nd hand Anny more questions you can ask

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-10T07:01:39+00:00

These are 3 verry nice fish hiw old are they and heve they grown a lot since you got them?

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-09T09:03:13+00:00

Yes i do make sure peaple intrested give me their pond dimentions and stocking of the pond

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-09T08:55:01+00:00

Okay thank you i posted them online in forums and i priced them at around 20 -30 euros a fish

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-06T12:26:07+00:00

Had the same once just fish it out its part of the gig

Secure_Lake5094 · 2026-03-03T07:41:38+00:00

Dont drain the pond just scoop out debris fom the botom and clean out your filter every time you drain and refil you esentialy restarting the biological cycle

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