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Hi Guys ... Gonna jump in here. I have no plants in my koi
pond (they ate them!) But boy-oh-boy did they ever spawn!
Had the foam and the odor too. I haven't seen any signs of fry
so I suspect they ate those too!

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Bonnie" wrote in message
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Benign Vanilla wrote:
"RichToyBox" wrote in message
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The eggs are hard to seee unless you really look for them. An easier
way

to

tell is the pond will be covered with white foam, and there will be a
decidedly different aroma downwind of the pond. Watch for ammonia,
those
eggs are very high protein food. The ammonia in my system goes down
quickly, but the nitrites stay high for a week or two.

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I noticed some foam here and there, but never a complete coverage, nor
an
aroma. Of course, I currently have the stream running, and a smaller
pump
agitating the water to help cut down on that "pollen haze" of still
water.
So it's possible I knocked the foam out. As for the aroma, I live in
breezy
area...sort of a small valley, so I guess it's possible the stink was
wafted
away.

I definately have hundreds of fry in the pond right now. So far ammonia
is
0.

BV.



I didn't notice the odor this year (we had a constant
breeze) but the foam was almost like a bubble bath in the
lower pond.

--
Bonnie
NJ

What? You mean all those swell water hyacinth I sent you are koi salad?

Joe

On 5/21/04 4:29 PM, "Nedra" wrote:

Hi Guys ... Gonna jump in here. I have no plants in my koi
pond (they ate them!) But boy-oh-boy did they ever spawn!
Had the foam and the odor too. I haven't seen any signs of fry
so I suspect they ate those too!






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Oh No, Joe ... the ones you sent are thriving in the Veggie Filter!
Once in awhile one will ease into the pond and be scarfed up
in a trice by the pond piggies

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"joe" wrote in message
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What? You mean all those swell water hyacinth I sent you are koi salad?

Joe

On 5/21/04 4:29 PM, "Nedra" wrote:

Hi Guys ... Gonna jump in here. I have no plants in my koi
pond (they ate them!) But boy-oh-boy did they ever spawn!
Had the foam and the odor too. I haven't seen any signs of fry
so I suspect they ate those too!






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Nedra wrote:
Hi Guys ... Gonna jump in here. I have no plants in my koi
pond (they ate them!) But boy-oh-boy did they ever spawn!
Had the foam and the odor too. I haven't seen any signs of fry
so I suspect they ate those too!

Nedra


I hope they ate all the eggs in my pond also! Going to have
to do some thinning of the two year olds again.

--
Bonnie
NJ

Hi Bonnie,

Happy to say that I have had no baby koi for 3 or 4 years.
I don't know what I'd do if they ever show up -unannounced

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Bonnie" wrote in message
...
Nedra wrote:
Hi Guys ... Gonna jump in here. I have no plants in my koi
pond (they ate them!) But boy-oh-boy did they ever spawn!
Had the foam and the odor too. I haven't seen any signs of fry
so I suspect they ate those too!

Nedra


I hope they ate all the eggs in my pond also! Going to have
to do some thinning of the two year olds again.

--
Bonnie
NJ