Forum: Breeder's, Bloodlines & More!

I feel like this could be a good learning experience and a fun thread idea. Please post your favorite breeder and possibly a picture of a fish bred by their farm that illustrates the traits that are produced there. My personal favorite is Sakai for the rose bloodline of kohaku. Alexandria and...

I thought this might be a fun little subject being there are so many breeds... I don't know how to post pictures so I'll just say Butterfly Kin Kikokuryu... Let the games begin :yahoo:

1. How big should fish be before breeding them? 2. What combination of parent fish should I use to breed different varieties? Because I know that list could go on and on, I'm most interested in eventually breeding Chagoi, Asagi, Kohaku, Ochiba, Soragoi and Ogon. I know that that is already a long...

I have a dealer offered me this Shusui. He said it was a normal Shusui but it did mutated and loss its coloration. I like its current state right now. I would like to know if it will keep this colour. And if it could keep its colour how will the offspring be?

Hello!! I live in Norway. Here in europe long fin koi is not very common. I have just received a long fin koi from Japan, that my koi dealer arranged for me. :yes: The breader is Yamazaki. I think they look beutyfull!

I've searched and searched but cant find any info... I looked here http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21944 but it does not say what is desirable? I picked up my Ochiba about 2 years ago,.. at 6", it is now at 16-18", The pattern is supposed to be "autumn leaves falling on water" ...

What little I have read about koi genetics, there does not seem to be much knowledge about it. I read an article in one of my koi books about a simple study that was done. It suggested white koi bred to white will produce white offspring. White to yellow- the yellow will be the dominate color....

Hi All, Our pond isn't finished yet, but we have a batch of babies living in the garage! Here are some pics from a couple of days ago - let us know what you think of the babies. The biggest one in the pics is Oreo - he's about 9", so that gives you some perspective on the size of the rest of...

Whats the deal with completly black koi ?? I mean jet black with no markings or grays. Out of all the fry I've been growing I only have one all jet black ??? He stands out even though he's only black. Very rarely if ever do you see them for sale and I'm just wondering why ??? I have a real nice...

Hi Everyone, What do you all think of this guy? Is this a Kikokuryu? Ugly or kinda cool? He/she is about a year old, ~7". Thanks, Sarah

I would like to spawn long fins ( next spring ) and wondered about their genetics. If I spawn a regular finned koi to a long fin koi, should I expect to get long fin in the first generation or will I have to wait for the second generation ? Also, is it best to spawn longfin to longfin ? I'm...

Hi, Here is something i got via this site a long while back. It serves as a good starting point in trying to identify different types.I use it alot. Hope it helps somebody.

" A ladder koi is a Doitsu carring the scaled gene ,in the form of a lateral zipline on both sides of the fish this is important to have this as it stops the death gene in your doitsu fish !." copied from Wayne1 in his thread about last years spawn that included ladder koi. Wayne, what are you...

Hi All, This is Sheldon, aka Shelly. We got him/her in Sept, at the WA Koi & Water Garden Society annual show. Ian caught Shelly using a rice paper net (no joke - rice paper nets! Its a kids game Ian looks forward to every year. He also caught a standard fin Chagoi this year, too!). Shelly...

I paid attention to your koi poll and the #1 demand was ochiba, soragoi, asagi. So on that note success with ochiba x soragoi spawning, should see half and half.:yahoo: Its not over until the fat lady sings, cause other things can go wrong, however have thousands of eggs that are fertile ( can see...

hi all, i have always been curious of what type of koi my fish are. i have done some research but to no avail. if anyone can help me out of 5 of my fish that would be wonderful. thanks everyone. (p.s.) sorry for the images, tried to combine them together.

Hi All, What do you fellow long fin fans think of this one, and what variety is this guy/girl? About a year old, ~7". Thanks, Sarah

Well, I bought this house a year ago. The pond in the back had some gold fish in it but the pump was not running, water was black, dead leaves throughout, and algae was everywhere. I did my homework, got it going and have added some koi fish. Can anyone give me some input on the quality of my...

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Last year, I emptied the basket in my skimmer and saw a small fish move within the junk in the basket. The fish was only an inch or so. I placed the fish back in the pond and today I was able to bowl the fish and get some pics. Please don't laugh at the color of the bowl. It was the only...

Recent purchase of a future potential oyagoi female kohaku from Mr. Seiji Hiroi at Kokugyokan Koi Farm. Kokugyokan Nishikigoi farm is one of the top Kohaku breeders in Niigata, Japan with their top specimens wining numerous major koi shows." His bloodline is unique.. Dainich x Sensuke bloodline...

Hi I have read and learned a lot here on koiphen, but this is my first post. We will arrange our first growing competition in Norway, and has ordered Shiro utsuri from Kaneko. We find little information about Kaneko's blood lines and the development of his Shiro utsuri. Does anyone have any...

What might this be? It was posted on one of the fishing sites I belong to... Chris

Although he is pretty homely, he (or she...) was our first koi. Only about 6" long right now. Anyone have a clue what it might be? Secondly, any predictions on how he will look in a year or two? Thanks, Adam

These are male Hasegawa kohaku, that just came out of shipping bag, shiro looks a little stress.. He uses a very old bloodline called Tomoin that produce a auesume beni. His first female many years ago that produce koi was called Scarlet Queen. I hope to cross these in several years with my Sakai...

the frys are around 3 months old. One of the mama is the gin rin chagoi 30 inches, and kohaku 26 inches. I separated the frys into 3 baskets, small, medium, and tobies

I have already heard from many that this is a mutt, some say it looks to have some asagi lineage, others say matsuba. The scales are very random, which I think adds to the uniqueness of the fish. So, most likely Kawaragoi.....right? anyhow, many here have had a good time with it, so with this...

I would like to hear from Texas and San Antonio area koi keepers to correspond with. Time to time I have koi to give away since I want to keep my stocking as close to 1000 gallons per fish as possible and just talk about our unique water conditions in Texas. Please pm or respond to topic. As far as...

This koi was white and yellow this winter indoors. After being put outdoors the white has turned grey or silver and the yellow is a chocolate brown. Any clue?

I really like my butterfly koi and do not see many that are sold today that have fins as nice. So, I play around with breeding my own. This year I moved 2 females and 3 males to the spawning tank on Tuesday afternoon. By the next morning they were spawning. One female did not spawn or at least I...

The first photo was taken at 19months in Japan last October or November. I bought her last March from Kevin and she shipped to the states last May. She was thin and in poor condition. She received some handling or shipping damage to her fin. The dealer has been watching over her and feels she will...

i have a male showa, first one and a female tancho showa,second one, i am just wondering if i would have a good spawn with these two, would i get a fair amount of fry with the spawn, they are young, but i want to try it this season. i also have a male kohaku i was thinking about adding into the...

Is there a name for this type of butterfly koi? I got this one about a year ago and totally love his uncommon random scales here and there on his body. He/she was one of 4 or 5 in the tank at the pet store I bought it at. They shut down and I haven't seen another butterfly koi like it since. I was...

Would like to welcome and invite you to Sundan albums. All the koi you will see are of my parent stock or koi I have bred here at the farm. I lived in Japan for several years as a young boy and it had a impact on my life, someday I hope to go back. Please enjoy pictures of Japanese gardens,...

dont know what kind of koi they are but maybe some of you talented people can make out what i have from the crappyest pictures youve probably ever seen. or maybe im out of luck and will just have to wait till they get bigger well here they are

What causes jagged definition like on this 14" Hoshikan Kohaku tosai? Good, bad, or just different?

hi...im very new to this but recently attended the koi show in chicago and really wanted to find a doitsu ochiba like the huge ones that were swimming around in the judging vats...where can i find small (6-12") ones???? Any help appreciated...thanks.

sorry pics arent the best but its hot and the sun glares off of the water but did my best. Enjoy and let me know any comments.

was in my pond yesterday and I had new fry this spring they have gown some, but this one i can not figure out what kind it was any help would be apprecitated.

my biggest concern is baby koi will die when they arrived. I know i was suppose to double bag, ice pack if needed, insulate the box, use styrofoam. What type of transportion method is ideal? The shipment is from California to Alabama. Any help woud be greatly appreciated.

I have a sanke with Jinbei heritage. Anybody care to give a little background on what that means and what I can expect from this girl? Links with info/pics so I can bone up on it a bit? I did a google search with not the best results. :rolleyes:

I would like to know what I should pair her with. So fat I've been told to avoid fins as long as hers because the young will be sickly- They said to use a white or white and yellow pearl scale medium fin. Should the male be around the same size as her? Thanks! I breed guppy and albino corey...

Hi all..., I want to collect some unique koi. I had have some karasu goi, kumonryu and so on. Yesterday, a local breeder from Blitar, Indonesia, have some kikokuryu. He said, kikokuryu is one of unique kois. I want to buy them, but I never seen what kikokuryu is. I want to see some pics of...

Hello everyone. I have been trying to dig up some information on kohaku losing their colour. I have found only limited information stating that it is a fairly common occurrence. What I cannot find is if the hi will come back or if it is gone for good. Can anyone chime in on this for me? I have...

I have 2 others koi that I am not really sure as previously posted? 1th- Ochiba? (body color is strange, does not looks soragoi ) 2nd-Doitsu ? (the sumi just adding up week after week) Should I spend time for them to grow? Many thanks for your time!

Not sure about my babies varieties! please help! they are around 5-6 inches long and very tame! 1st fish- Is it a Komonryu? if affirmative then what type? 2 nd fish- Doitsu Chagoi or Midorigoi? Should I keep them or give them to my red asian arowana for snak? Thanks,

Firstly Hey, my name is mark and i am from the wonderful town of Wigan (near manchester) uk. i built a 1500gal pound in may so have been keeping koi for 7 months, now i have followed some of the rules for buying yound koi, dont buy finished articles and try to find something you like. ...

Wonder if the yellow with little white on the fins is a doitsu Hariwake or :Drogar-Mark-02(LBG) . It has a face of a cat therefore I call him/her "Pusur". The other one is a tancho Goshiki I guess, it was a tancho Kohaku originally.

I have noticed my female kin ki utsuri looks much different in body construction from my other nishikikoi. The head is broader, massive body, eyes wider set and most interesting-this koi is the only one in our pond that the tail fine and dorsal stands out of the water. She is 3-years old and 23+...

Kumonryu is a black and white koi with a constantly changing pattern. How do you select one that is of high quality at 6-7" ? Any help will be appreciated.