V21 28/3/09 Bi-Annual Koi Measurement

[chris32ktm]

2:48 - Peter Griffin...

[chengaun]

is the benibana sakai kohaku the one that just passed away?? she's my favourite

[hooinc]

@chengaun Yes

[Mamboleo1995]

the one at 2:00 is my favorite! beautiful fish!!

[samsoninthepit]

your fish are beautiful, thank you very much for sharing this

[samsoninthepit]

would the kohaku at 1:40 be classified as an inazuma?

[hooinc]

@samsoninthepit No. Inazuma would be a CONTINUOUS zigzag pattern from head to tail.

[151902weng]

what name of koi  at 0:36

[hooinc]

@151902weng Sanke. It is all specified in my annotations.

[chengaun]

you noted that kaneko beni kikokuryu was the only male in your pond. well if you swim with them he wont be the only male. ;)

[micahbudz]

wow dazzling koi..

[kaluevue]

Holy carp, awesome fish. I wished mine looked like that.

[hooinc]

@MonstaPops Thanks. There are several ways of differentiating males and females. Some methods are more failsafe than others, but you can read about them on any koi forum. Hikui is a skin condition where blister bubbles appear and slowly erode into the reds of a koi. It only happens to reds. The industry is still puzzled as to what causes it, as it doesn't appear to be bacterial or viral in nature. More likely some kind of fish cancer.

[jordan628trisha]

at 0:15 in this video you said your koi had a little egg problem, If koi do not get rid of eggs by spawning what happens to them and what do you do with your koi when that become egg impacted?

[hooinc]

@jordan628trisha One could try getting an egg laden koi to release eggs by quarantining her and changing water parameters such as water temperature to trigger egg release. A slightly more risky way would be to introduce a male into the quarantine tank. Risky because the mating process can be quite physical and occasionally cause damage to the female. Another method would be to try hormonal injections to facilitate egg release but this should only be tried by more advanced hobbyists.

[jordan628trisha]

@hooinc thanks I appreciate your advise, I lost a koi last year to egg impaction i tryed everything to get her to release them, when you say change the temperature, do you you mean put the koi in warmer water, and if so do you know how warm the water needs to be I do not want to make it too warm, Im pretty sure im going to have some issues with egg impacted females next spring so I would appreciate the advise.

[hooinc]

@jordan628trisha Yes, we all go through this heartbreak. I think in fact egg issues are more prevalent in the tropics where I live since there aren't 4 seasons. A change in water temperature (cooler to warmer) deceives the koi into thinking that spring has just arrived, and may trigger egg release. However, we have experience here that changing from warmer to cooler also can trigger egg release.

[hooinc]

Or a sudden change (normally unintended) of other water parameters like pH. Water temperature is still the safest parameter to vary though. I think a 5C variance is more than enough to trigger egg release.

[jordan628trisha]

@hooinc thank you I appreciate all of the advise and I am going to put it to good use this spring.

[hooinc]

@jordan628trisha Good luck.

[gumagumakoi]

wow, those are jumbo kois dude..how many kois do you have in there?

[chardnj]

The best koiiiiiiiiiiiiii I have seen in my life..I worked for 20 years in Fish industry..very,very very very nice koi...by the way ignore may joke about cooking them hehehe..

[chardnj]

wow how do you cook those fish?

[mscockatiel1]

really nice video. i've subscribed hope i get more great videos

[kaytao]

what a great great fish.. lovely.. i enjoy all ur video.. very nice.. hope to see more from u soon. good job my man!!!!!

[hooinc]

@kaytao Thank you, KT. I hope to do my next koi measurement exercise sometime in November. Do drop by if it's convenient. The date will be posted up on the Malaysian Koi Forum.

[ASEDNISE]

what do you mean by work hard on them???

[hooinc]

@ASEDNISE Meant being on my toes to keep good water for them despite heavy feeding.

[EverythingISAnimals]

how do you know if it a male or female? Can someone please reply ! I might get a small koi. But I really want a female. And its better than goldfish...... Since koi's live for so long. Oh by the way, amazing fish, very pretty. :)

[hooinc]

@EverythingISAnimals It is normally difficult to ascertain with any degree of accuracy the sex of a koi until it is about 35-40cm at least. The fail proof test (which only works when the koi has attained sexual maturity) is to squeeze the area near the vent to see if milt or eggs emerge. Another test (but not fail-proof) is to feel the pectoral fins and gill covers (sandpaper-like indicates likelihood of male) . Hope this helps.

[jaggedmoss]

No doubt about that. One can really appreciate the magnificence of these creatures, which is great too.

[jaggedmoss]

You have some great koi. I always enjoy watching and sharing this video with others. Cheers, Clarke Smith - Jagged Moss, Pond & Japanese Garden Builder

[hooinc]

@jaggedmoss Thank you so much, Clarke. It is my hope that my Youtube channel can help inspire hobbyists around the world in its own small way.

[J22R22]

wow nice koi and you got quite a fortune in your pond

[aysiang81]

good fishes...

[HALIBU77]

WOW REALLY NICE PATTERNS LUV KOI FISH

[thrbrdrider]

outstanding! thanks for posting

[hooinc]

Thanks! Do subscribe to my channel, it's free. :-)

[Acanonizado]

Excellent Kois !

[hooinc]

Thanks for your kind comments.:-)

[toilanguoimy]

Very Nice Video!

[hooinc]

Thank you, KT. Glad you enjoyed it. Do subscribe. :-)

[s4mm1b01]

i want to get a massivley insane huge pond and only buy 1 male and 1 female koi and breed them but like sell the babies but let the mom and dad get huge and make the pond so i can go swimming with them

[hooinc]

Sounds good. :-)

[ELEPHANT0KING]

love the utsuris and the kohakus but what kind of breed is the is the gray body with orange spots?

[hooinc]

Hi, it's a beni kikokuryu as mentioned in the video annotations. Cheers.

[GdUPz]

Wow great collection you got there! Great colors, great patterns, great length, great bulk!

[hooinc]

Thanks for your generous comments. Somehow the video makes them look a little better than they actually are. :-)

[PaC9307]

Beautiful Koi, Thanks for sharing! Hope my koi get there one day too, they are all tosai still 8-)

[hooinc]

Thanks, Paul. And for subscribing too. :-)

[Graehaus]

beautiful koi, I am amazed how large they can grow.

[hooinc]

Thank you, Chad. They can grow much bigger than what I have, even beyond a metre in some cases!

[hoovb]

Your koi are gorgeous. The Maruyama kindai showa is really wonderful.  It is a delight to see.

[hooinc]

Thank you, Hoover.  I hope I can do justice to the koi in the coming years...

[koi901]

beautiful and amazing koi and good luck with your showa with the hikui hope it gets better soon!

[BobWinkler7]

Awesome job on the koi and the video! Thank you for sharing :)

[hooinc]

Thanks Bob. Coming from someone as highly regarded as you are, it means a lot to me. Thanks for subscribing. Cheers.

[alij08]

Your koi are very nice, im really likeing your videos alot, very impressive. A* how do you get your fish so bulk? great (Y) :-)

[hooinc]

Thanks for your kind comments, Ali.

[plantcell2]

Hi just a few Questions, I hope u can answer them 4 me.

How big is your pond, like how many litres does it hold?

Did u buy them all when they were small?

What do you feed your fish? Food name.

Thanks.

[hooinc]

Hi, my pond is about 80 tons or 80,000 litres. Of my 15 koi, 6 were bought as tosai, 4 as nisai, 2 as sansai, 2 as yonsai and 1 as gosai. You can see what I feed the fish from "My new koi food" on my channel. Thanks for subscribing. :)

[Xynomavro]

Koi grow larger and faster in warmer climates, such as Malaysia, right?

[hooinc]

Because we have eternal summer and feed all year round, they tend to grow faster, but in my view, not necessarily to ultimately larger sizes. There is a genetic maximum for each individual fish regardless of the weather. The hobbyist's husbandry skills come into play too.

[TupacDaDon]

great collection Paul, its always nice to see some of your koi up close ^^ so your shiro is 81.5cm, most impressive... its a shame you have hikui on one of your koi, how exactly do you battle it? I don't have experience with hikui yet(I"m still a new hobbyist) and I wonder what you can do if hikui manifests...

grtz

Steven

[hooinc]

Hi Steven, not a lot is known about hikui and its causes, but many advanced hobbyists feel that dirty filters and water conditions that are not ideal contribute to it. Can't battle it at all, although Billion liquid has been known to stall its spread but only temporarily.  I just try to improve my water and in the case of this showa, it isn't too bad already. It's already 6 months after the hikui diagnosis and the hikui hasn't spread too much.

[malaysia1971]

another great video bro. glad to be there to witness the bowling event.

[hooinc]

Thanks mate. We meet a lot of friends in this hobby and it was great to finally have met you! :-)