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Benign Vanilla
April 16th 04, 02:14 PM
We've decided to name one of our Koi, J.Lo. (S)he seems to have a bottom
that is wider then most in the pond. My question is, could this be a female,
rich with eggs?

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BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

pmwebdesigns
April 16th 04, 05:10 PM
Hahahahahahaha
Too funny. hahahaha
I'll be interested in the answers you get.
It might be Albert as well. hahahaha
Priss


"Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
...
> We've decided to name one of our Koi, J.Lo. (S)he seems to have a bottom
> that is wider then most in the pond. My question is, could this be a
female,
> rich with eggs?
>
> --
> BV.
> www.iheartmypond.com
>
>
>

pmwebdesigns
April 16th 04, 05:10 PM
Hahahahahahaha
Too funny. hahahaha
I'll be interested in the answers you get.
It might be Albert as well. hahahaha
Priss


"Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
...
> We've decided to name one of our Koi, J.Lo. (S)he seems to have a bottom
> that is wider then most in the pond. My question is, could this be a
female,
> rich with eggs?
>
> --
> BV.
> www.iheartmypond.com
>
>
>

RichToyBox
April 17th 04, 02:25 AM
BV,

Sounds like a female to me. I have always heard the females are wider in
the beam, and males are wider in the shoulders. Of course with male koi
they also tend to have more pointy heads too. This is the time of year for
the females to be full of eggs and very broad. When the spawn comes, she
will look pitiful due to the loss of the weight in eggs. You will also need
to have some amquel on hand to detox the ammonia, and salt ready for the
nitrites that follow. I am usually not really fast enough to catch the high
ammonia, but I have had nitrites that were in the 60+ppm, with a test kit
that only reads to 6ppm. My filter will catch up faily quickly but I will
have toxic numbers for up to 3 weeks.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
"Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
...
> We've decided to name one of our Koi, J.Lo. (S)he seems to have a bottom
> that is wider then most in the pond. My question is, could this be a
female,
> rich with eggs?
>
> --
> BV.
> www.iheartmypond.com
>
>
>

RichToyBox
April 17th 04, 02:25 AM
BV,

Sounds like a female to me. I have always heard the females are wider in
the beam, and males are wider in the shoulders. Of course with male koi
they also tend to have more pointy heads too. This is the time of year for
the females to be full of eggs and very broad. When the spawn comes, she
will look pitiful due to the loss of the weight in eggs. You will also need
to have some amquel on hand to detox the ammonia, and salt ready for the
nitrites that follow. I am usually not really fast enough to catch the high
ammonia, but I have had nitrites that were in the 60+ppm, with a test kit
that only reads to 6ppm. My filter will catch up faily quickly but I will
have toxic numbers for up to 3 weeks.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
"Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
...
> We've decided to name one of our Koi, J.Lo. (S)he seems to have a bottom
> that is wider then most in the pond. My question is, could this be a
female,
> rich with eggs?
>
> --
> BV.
> www.iheartmypond.com
>
>
>

pmwebdesigns
April 17th 04, 12:40 PM
Rich I love that black n white butterfly Koi. We just don't have that
quality of Koi here.
What is amquel btw?
Priss


"RichToyBox" > wrote in message
news:_H%fc.157740$JO3.94004@attbi_s04...
> BV,
>
> Sounds like a female to me. I have always heard the females are wider in
> the beam, and males are wider in the shoulders. Of course with male koi
> they also tend to have more pointy heads too. This is the time of year
for
> the females to be full of eggs and very broad. When the spawn comes, she
> will look pitiful due to the loss of the weight in eggs. You will also
need
> to have some amquel on hand to detox the ammonia, and salt ready for the
> nitrites that follow. I am usually not really fast enough to catch the
high
> ammonia, but I have had nitrites that were in the 60+ppm, with a test kit
> that only reads to 6ppm. My filter will catch up faily quickly but I will
> have toxic numbers for up to 3 weeks.
> --
> RichToyBox
> http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
> "Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
> ...
> > We've decided to name one of our Koi, J.Lo. (S)he seems to have a bottom
> > that is wider then most in the pond. My question is, could this be a
> female,
> > rich with eggs?
> >
> > --
> > BV.
> > www.iheartmypond.com
> >
> >
> >
>
>

pmwebdesigns
April 17th 04, 12:40 PM
Rich I love that black n white butterfly Koi. We just don't have that
quality of Koi here.
What is amquel btw?
Priss


"RichToyBox" > wrote in message
news:_H%fc.157740$JO3.94004@attbi_s04...
> BV,
>
> Sounds like a female to me. I have always heard the females are wider in
> the beam, and males are wider in the shoulders. Of course with male koi
> they also tend to have more pointy heads too. This is the time of year
for
> the females to be full of eggs and very broad. When the spawn comes, she
> will look pitiful due to the loss of the weight in eggs. You will also
need
> to have some amquel on hand to detox the ammonia, and salt ready for the
> nitrites that follow. I am usually not really fast enough to catch the
high
> ammonia, but I have had nitrites that were in the 60+ppm, with a test kit
> that only reads to 6ppm. My filter will catch up faily quickly but I will
> have toxic numbers for up to 3 weeks.
> --
> RichToyBox
> http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
> "Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
> ...
> > We've decided to name one of our Koi, J.Lo. (S)he seems to have a bottom
> > that is wider then most in the pond. My question is, could this be a
> female,
> > rich with eggs?
> >
> > --
> > BV.
> > www.iheartmypond.com
> >
> >
> >
>
>

RichToyBox
April 18th 04, 02:03 AM
Amquel is the best ??? water conditioner for removal, or binding of ammonia.
It is used at the koi shows where the fish are in display tanks for several
days without filtration to keep the water safe for the fish. See
http://www.novalek.com/kpd51.htm
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
"pmwebdesigns" > wrote in message
...
> Rich I love that black n white butterfly Koi. We just don't have that
> quality of Koi here.
> What is amquel btw?
> Priss
>
>
> "RichToyBox" > wrote in message
> news:_H%fc.157740$JO3.94004@attbi_s04...
> > BV,
> >
> > Sounds like a female to me. I have always heard the females are wider
in
> > the beam, and males are wider in the shoulders. Of course with male koi
> > they also tend to have more pointy heads too. This is the time of year
> for
> > the females to be full of eggs and very broad. When the spawn comes,
she
> > will look pitiful due to the loss of the weight in eggs. You will also
> need
> > to have some amquel on hand to detox the ammonia, and salt ready for the
> > nitrites that follow. I am usually not really fast enough to catch the
> high
> > ammonia, but I have had nitrites that were in the 60+ppm, with a test
kit
> > that only reads to 6ppm. My filter will catch up faily quickly but I
will
> > have toxic numbers for up to 3 weeks.
> > --
> > RichToyBox
> > http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
> > "Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > We've decided to name one of our Koi, J.Lo. (S)he seems to have a
bottom
> > > that is wider then most in the pond. My question is, could this be a
> > female,
> > > rich with eggs?
> > >
> > > --
> > > BV.
> > > www.iheartmypond.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

RichToyBox
April 18th 04, 02:03 AM
Amquel is the best ??? water conditioner for removal, or binding of ammonia.
It is used at the koi shows where the fish are in display tanks for several
days without filtration to keep the water safe for the fish. See
http://www.novalek.com/kpd51.htm
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
"pmwebdesigns" > wrote in message
...
> Rich I love that black n white butterfly Koi. We just don't have that
> quality of Koi here.
> What is amquel btw?
> Priss
>
>
> "RichToyBox" > wrote in message
> news:_H%fc.157740$JO3.94004@attbi_s04...
> > BV,
> >
> > Sounds like a female to me. I have always heard the females are wider
in
> > the beam, and males are wider in the shoulders. Of course with male koi
> > they also tend to have more pointy heads too. This is the time of year
> for
> > the females to be full of eggs and very broad. When the spawn comes,
she
> > will look pitiful due to the loss of the weight in eggs. You will also
> need
> > to have some amquel on hand to detox the ammonia, and salt ready for the
> > nitrites that follow. I am usually not really fast enough to catch the
> high
> > ammonia, but I have had nitrites that were in the 60+ppm, with a test
kit
> > that only reads to 6ppm. My filter will catch up faily quickly but I
will
> > have toxic numbers for up to 3 weeks.
> > --
> > RichToyBox
> > http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
> > "Benign Vanilla" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > We've decided to name one of our Koi, J.Lo. (S)he seems to have a
bottom
> > > that is wider then most in the pond. My question is, could this be a
> > female,
> > > rich with eggs?
> > >
> > > --
> > > BV.
> > > www.iheartmypond.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>