Bill's (mstrseed's) Grow out data sheet.

[mstrseed]

Koi Info / Red: Contest color/ Blue: non participant.
Koi 1 size when recieved: 6 3/4"
Koi 2 size when recieved: 6 1/4"
Koi 3 size when recieved: 8"
Koi 4 size when recieved: 5 7/8"
Koi 5 size when recieved: 7"


Koi 1 size between 6/1/08 and 7/1/08: 8 3/4"
Koi 2 size between 6/1/08 and 7/1/08: 9"
Koi 3 size between 6/1/08 and 7/1/08: 12 1/4"
Koi 4 size between 6/1/08 and 7/1/08: 9 1/2"
Koi 5 size between 6/1/08 and 7/1/08: 10 1/2"

Koi 1 size between 2/1/09 and 3/1/09: 16 1/2"......total growth of 9 3/4" Pick position # 22 / Shiro # 138
Koi 2 size between 2/1/09 and 3/1/09: 16 7/8"......total growth of 10 5/8" Pick position # 35 / Shiro # 93
Koi 3 size between 2/1/09 and 3/1/09: 19 1/8"......total growth of 11 1/8" Pick position # 95 / Shiro # 124
Koi 4 size between 2/1/09 and 3/1/09: 17 1/2"......total growth of 11 5/8" Pick position # 136 / Shiro # 127 Mt ponders (aka his son Austin's Pick)
Koi 5 size between 2/1/09 and 3/1/09: 18 1/4".......total growth of 11 1/4" Reserve Pick position ? /Shiro # 62 was bought for the tail tube!!!!

Pond temp when received: 68.5
Pond temp at 6 month photo: 82.2
Pond temp at final photo: 65.2 (cold front came through last night) it had been 68 to 76.

Pond Info
Gallons: TBD Never got pond finished
Stocking rate: 5 in 350 gallons
Filtration: Savio Upflow waterfall, with Springflow, and a couple bags of bio media.
Liner Type: Rubber Maid 300 gallon stock tank with bottom drain.
Turnover rate: Twice an hour.
Dimensions: 5.5' dia x 22"
Water changes per week: 2 to 3
Amount of water changed %: 60 to 75% each change.

Food Info
Brand and Type fed: EA One/ Silkworm Pupa/Saki-Hikari (Growth) [as of 6-08], Changed back to EA Show 10-08, then back to Saki-Hikari, 01-09 EA Show

Owner Info
Years in hobby: 4
Years buying show koi: 1
Zone: 9
State: Texas

Fun Stuff
Koi 1 sex guess when received: Male/Male
Koi 2 sex guess when received: Female/Female
Koi 3 sex guess when received: Female/Female
Koi 4 sex guess when received: Female/Female
Koi 5 sex guess when received: Female/Female
Koi 1 name: # 138
Koi 2 name: # 93
Koi 3 name: # 124 Jabba (Brina's)
Koi 4 name: # 127 (Austin's)
Koi 5 name: # 62

[luke frisbee]

sowwy....

[mstrseed]

Pick position # 22 / Shiro # 138
Pick position # 35 / Shiro # 93
Pick position # 95 / Shiro # 124 Brina's pick
Pick position # 136 / Shiro # 127 Austin's pick
Reserve Pick position ? /Shiro # 62

[mstrseed]

Shiro's which will be growing in my pond. The the last Shiro is a reserve pick but we will keep it in in case someone wants to track it.
1st pick, 2nd pick, 3rd pick, 3rd pick (MtPonders) and the reserve pick.
.....# 138...........# 93...#124 (Jabba)..#127........#62

Update 6-13-2008
Update 2-28-2009

[mstrseed]

home for the Shiro's, small but adequate. I bet they get all the air they need.............................

[Meg]

Bill thanks for getting 62 and posting it.
it was a toss up between that one and my Luke Fish.
the hi on the head worried me a little and I was trying to pick good like I know what I am doing
then you snatched it up on reserve....well I don't have room for three any way!

your black faced gal was on my pick list but gone long before my turn, so I will be watching her too.

and your 2nd pick is a lttle ragged looking it will be interesting to see how it looks when you get it, there have been so many that I didn't think much of but when they got posted on arrival my mind was changed

[mstrseed]

we are leaving for Arlington this morning at 8:30 to go and pick them up..........finally!!
I hope to have some nice pictures to share this evening along with the measurements. Q-tank is at 63 (I just put the heater in last night) and will try and keep it around 68.
On 62 I just had to see if the tail tube was as thick as it looked..................................plus it in my opinion was totally overlooked. # 124 (Brina's Koi) I found out a few had there eye on to include a ZNA person out in Calf. who thought no one who pick it and was going to slip in a buy it after the picks were made. Now I think that person was looking way down the road, so I am too..................
I have two choices that were made by others , and both being non Koi people.....................yet
Let the fun begin!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mstrseed]

Kids made it home this evening, so here are a few shots......................................

Pick # 22 / # 138

Pick #35 / # 93

Pick # 95 / #124

Pick # 136 / #127

Reserve pick # 62....................

[mstrseed]

In the blue bowl.....................................





In the tank.....................................

[Mtn ponder]

I'm always surprised by the sizes of our picks. I have been wrong on a lot of them. I thought #62 would of been the largest. It Will be a fun one to watch. The colors look on all of them. I think #93 looks cleaner since the pick picture. It may be the picture but the head looks whiter already.