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Old 04-04-2005   #6 (permalink)
B.Scott
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Just a little flashing red light here...

Breeding halfway decent koi for a profit is an arduous and expensive undertaking. Even when you have managed the spawn and have produced a batch of inch long fry you need to be able to cull.

Culling is not a skill but a gift.

How it is done is for the most part a closely guarded secret shared with a breeders closest friends and apprentices and not given away willy nilly. It is after all what separates the professionals from the wannabees. Realize that 95% of all bred koi fall into the lowest category of fish... Bait. These are sold by the pound and the plastic bag you sell them in is usually worth more that the contents. In most cases you say "Bring a bucket".

KFG I haven't read too many of you posts so let me ask you straight out...Do you have any experience with culling koi or breeding fry other than what you have read on the web?

Take a page out of a serious hobbyist's book and see what it involves


http://homepage.ntlworld.com/duncan....%20special.htm

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/duncan....ecialpart2.htm

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