Purty feeesh!! That is a really nice shusui!
Purty feeesh!! That is a really nice shusui!
Regards,BarbJCome on by and visit both club's websites!
Very nice Rain.
The first step towards getting somewhere, is to decide you are not going to stay where you are.
OK, I'll try to get progress reports and that line up on these Tortuganites.
I suppose you'll be wondering about my equipment when you see the pictures...
Disclaimer 1: Yes, that is a tape measure.
Disclaimer 2: And yes, that is a cooler.
Disclaimer 3: What it is, homes. You got sumptin to say?
BE patient. The true beauty of this koi well arise in about 12 years. Maybe
Beautiful Koi Rain,you need room for
more Koi,send that little Showa to me LOL.
She beautiful her colors are amazing!!
Rain, did you post a pic of the pond? if not, will you?
Ki Shusui Project : 300k Challenge : 500k Build : Flock Spawn Jamboree : Our Ki Midori Champions
Ten minute video of Russ Peters sexing our future ki shusui oyagoi. : http://youtu.be/AhROs1cjC18
Updated for the 2018 Harvest: What is "ki shusui?" Short version http://www.kishusui.com
Twelve seconds that are the entire point of the last seven years!
https://youtu.be/zNqTJgM3lpY
If you're reading this, you're on Team Ki.
Kichi loves company. Max
K-POTY 2014
Nice thread Rain
Lots of bling in the pond...
The will of God will not take you where the grace of God cannot keep you. .....
"I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." -Winston Churchill Zone 7a
I believe it can happen... Koi World Peace
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - Margaret Thatcher
KPOTY 2024
Ki Shusui Project : 300k Challenge : 500k Build : Flock Spawn Jamboree : Our Ki Midori Champions
Ten minute video of Russ Peters sexing our future ki shusui oyagoi. : http://youtu.be/AhROs1cjC18
Updated for the 2018 Harvest: What is "ki shusui?" Short version http://www.kishusui.com
Twelve seconds that are the entire point of the last seven years!
https://youtu.be/zNqTJgM3lpY
If you're reading this, you're on Team Ki.
Kichi loves company. Max
K-POTY 2014
Max - Have you not been following my award winning pond build thread?
I haven't taken any recent shots. It just looks older and a bit dirtier now
Last edited by rainblood; 03-12-2012 at 05:41 PM.
Name: Tora
Purchase Date: 05/27/08
Original Size: 12-14"
Size (03.10.12): 16"
Sex: F
Notes: This is the Queen of Tortuga. She will out the remainder of her natural life in this pond. She has grown a full 4"
Last edited by rainblood; 06-26-2013 at 05:02 PM.
Name: (No name)
Purchase Date: 05/27/08
Original Size: 6-8"
Size (03.10.12): 16"
Sex: F
Notes: Super friendly. She has grown a lot since moving to the big pond...hopefully she's got more growth in her. She has managed to survive all of my blunders throughout the years. I think she will also be a lifer in Tortuga
First pic is from Oct '08. The second is from Apr '09. And the rest are from 03.10.12.
NOTES
06.10.12: Added eggy pics. She was actually on the rehome list and then got bruised during spawning in the holding cage. I decided to keep her for another year to see how she does.
Last edited by rainblood; 06-26-2013 at 05:02 PM.
Status: REHOMED
Name: (No name)
Purchase Date: 05/27/08
Original Size: 10-12"
Size (03.10.12): 15"
Sex: F
Notes: She has grown a full 3" in 7 years Very friendly.
I have too much grey/brown in the pond. Sadly, she will be re-homed in the Spring
NOTES
06.16.12: She has been rehomed today
Last edited by rainblood; 06-26-2013 at 05:03 PM.
Status: REHOMED
Name: (No name)
Purchase Date: 05/27/08
Original Size: 6-8"
Size (03.10.12): ~15" (guesstimate)
Sex: M
Notes: He's lost all his beni. Ever so wiley and elusive, they little bass turd is impossible to catch.
Pic from Apr '09. He looks a lot worse now.
He will be re-homed in Spring
NOTES
06.16.12:He has been rehomed
Last edited by rainblood; 06-26-2013 at 05:03 PM.
Name: (No name)
Purchase Date: 05/27/08
Original Size: 4-6"
Size (03.10.12): ~13" (guesstimate)
Sex: M (I think)
Notes: I'm not sure what to do with this one...I guess I wait and see what happens with him.
First pic at purchase. The second is from Mar '06. And the other two are from 2011.
NOTES
10.07.12: Pulled this Hi Utsuri today. Didn't plan to, but it sort of just happened Dunno, this may be female. I didn't measure...its probably in the 16-18" range.
Last edited by rainblood; 06-26-2013 at 05:03 PM.
Status: REHOMED
Name: Lil' Premster
Purchase Date: 05/27/08
Original Size: 4-6"
Size (03.10.12): ~15" (guesstimate)
Sex: F
Notes: Purchased at 4-6". She's a conformation challenged porker. Unbelievably, the sumi hasn't finished yet...an obvious sign of quality
She may eventually make the re-home list
First pic taken Apr '09. The rest are in chronological order
NOTES
06.16.12: She has been rehomed
Last edited by rainblood; 06-26-2013 at 05:03 PM.
Status: DECEASED
Name: (No name)
Purchase Date: PSKoi - Middle GA Koi Show 2010
Original Size: 4-6"
Size (03.10.12): ~10" (guesstimate)
Sex: M
Notes: Something funky happened to this fish and it stopped eating for about 6 months. It recently started to eat again, but you can see the effects of the fast on its frame. Lots of changes in the sumi...it all went down.
The first 2 pics were at purchase. The rest are listed in chronological order.
NOTES
08.15.12: He had been on the brink for the past few days and finally passed this evening As previously noted, this one has always struggled with internal issues.
Last edited by rainblood; 08-27-2012 at 11:52 AM.
Name: Mojito
Purchase Date: PSKoi - Middle GA Koi Show 2010
Original Size: 4-6"
Size (03.10.12): 15"
Sex: M
Notes: This little turd couldn't have been 5" when I bought her. I had no intentions of buying her at all, but she kept swimming towards me while I was talking to Russ at the show. She was honestly purchased by default but has now become one of my absolute favorites. She was poked in the face by a heron in her early days and now has a face that only a father can love
First picture is at purchase and a couple throughout the years, listed chronologically. The last few are from 03.10.12.
NOTES
08.27.12: Gaining bulk & girth, but not so much in length? I wonder if she is genetically "inferior" or just developing differently. Head seems small compared to turbo sausage (M ) body.
01.18.13: Male. Male. Male! Gah, he is male
Last edited by rainblood; 01-18-2013 at 12:18 AM.