Koi Growth Speed?

[Benign Vanilla]

The CFO and I were checking out Shareholders Pond this afternoon, and I
noted how big one of the Koi was. She corrected me and said they are ALL at
least double in size from when we bought them a month or so ago. Does this
sound right?

BV.

[Lee Brouillet]

Yup. They have lots of water and are not crowded. Of course, if memory
serves me correctly, you haven't been feeding them yet, either . . . imagine
what they would look like if you *had*! One of my fish - spawned in the pond
last July - is at least 14" long, maybe more. I have 2 little "crows" I
added to the pond at the end of March that were a little less than 3" at the
time; they're both about 6" or more now (when I can SEE them! They look like
shadows that move where there shouldn't be any <G>). Koi grow rapidly, which
is why you need to build big ponds for them. Isn't it a great feeling to see
something thrive under your care like that???

Lee

"Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
...
> The CFO and I were checking out Shareholders Pond this afternoon, and I
> noted how big one of the Koi was. She corrected me and said they are ALL
at
> least double in size from when we bought them a month or so ago. Does this
> sound right?
>
> BV.
>
>

[BenignVanilla]

"Lee Brouillet" > wrote in message
...
> Yup. They have lots of water and are not crowded. Of course, if memory
> serves me correctly, you haven't been feeding them yet, either . . .
imagine
> what they would look like if you *had*! One of my fish - spawned in the
pond
> last July - is at least 14" long, maybe more. I have 2 little "crows" I
> added to the pond at the end of March that were a little less than 3" at
the
> time; they're both about 6" or more now (when I can SEE them! They look
like
> shadows that move where there shouldn't be any <G>). Koi grow rapidly,
which
> is why you need to build big ponds for them. Isn't it a great feeling to
see
> something thrive under your care like that???
<snip>

I agree, very awesome.

Oh, and you are right. I had not fed them up until yesterday. Last night I
decided to experiment with the dog food idea, to see how they like it. I'll
keep the group posted. For now, I know Nilla is not happy with sharing her
food with the pond pigs.

BV.