JimFish's Chagoi/Ochiba/Soragoi Spawn

[KoiRun]

He was still growing, slowly of course. If he finished at 2ft, I would have been happy with a final result. In a larger pond and time though I think he could have been larger. The reality is he avoided me, blended into the pond a lot, and sparked no joy. As Marie Kondo would say, it was time to thank it and let it go.

Let's see your shoe closet.

[jimfish98]

Let's see your shoe closet.

Ha, I despise shoes and only wear flops here in FL.

[Matt24]

He was still growing, slowly of course. If he finished at 2ft, I would have been happy with a final result. In a larger pond and time though I think he could have been larger. The reality is he avoided me, blended into the pond a lot, and sparked no joy. As Marie Kondo would say, it was time to thank it and let it go.

I've got a theory, not really original, that every two years, a koi approximately cuts in half the amount that its length will increase in the rest of its life. Of course, not all koi follow this growth pattern. But a two year old would be about half its ultimate length, and a four year old would be about 75% of its ultimate length. 22.5"/.75 = 30". So it might get pretty big in several more years.

Too bad he's unsociable. Makes sense to re-home him. The soragoi / chagoi / ochiba types that I've had have been some of my most tame fish.