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Old 06-09-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Keep or Cull?
I have these 4 that I think are taking up space in my pond. I'm thinking of culling a few and have already done so. I want to hear from you guys to see if I have made the right decisions.

Which will you keep and which will you cull?

All are now nisai at about 18-20".
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cull
keep
keep ( best one assuming those pec fins are normal and it is the photo that makes them look deformed)
keep

These fish are pattern based fish. Do you know what I mean by that?

try and go easy on these guys when netting (* I assume you have a good net and a good technique?) those torn pec fins can become a real problem if they heal incorrectly.

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Another option...
Send
Send
Send
Send

...I have little pride at this point in my koi keeping.


Good looking fish

I was just kidding about the sending part...

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cull
keep
keep ( best one assuming those pec fins are normal and it is the photo that makes them look deformed)
keep

These fish are pattern based fish. Do you know what I mean by that?

try and go easy on these guys when netting (* I assume you have a good net and a good technique?) those torn pec fins can become a real problem if they heal incorrectly.

JR
JR,
arn't these all male looking koi ? Would you mind teaching me why #2 is 'keep' ?

thanks
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are you getting rid of #4 potentially because of the split fins?

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cull, keep, keep, cull
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If I am doing this : cull cull cull cull

If my mother in law has seen the koi : keep keep keep keep

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Would cull, but kinda curious what else you have in your pond that you are keeping....
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I would :

1st pic : Cull, coz small head, 2 scale shasi on soulder
2nd pic : Cull, coz small head
3rd pic : Keep, coz nice body, nice pattern, nice color & thickness
4th pic : Keep, coz nice body, nice pattern, nice color & thickness

But if you boring of them, i wish could have the 3 and 4
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Would cull, but kinda curious what else you have in your pond that you are keeping....
LOL

Antonio, that's a nice way to find out what else I got.

Should I post those too?
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