| Mike,
What was the water temperature when your koi started spawning? Two years ago the koi in my pond had a flock spawn one day while I was gone all day. I returned home in the evening to a mess and a lot of injured females. The males were still chasing some very exausted females. I moved the females to a separate pond, but wish I could have done it hours earlier. It would have prevented a lot of lost scales and bruising. I don't recall what the temperature was, but wish I had noted it at the time.
Is there a particular water temperature benchmark that is reached before spawning ocurrs in the spring?
Dale |