Meg's Ogata Showa GrowOut

[Meg]

Koi Info
Koi 1 size when recieved: 9"

Koi 1 size between 10/1/08 and 11/1/08:

Koi 1 size between 6/1/09 and 7/1/09:

Pond temp when received: 77`
Pond temp at 6 month photo:
Pond temp at final photo:

Pond Info
Gallons: 2800
Stocking rate: 8 koi ranging in size 10 to 20 inches
Filtration: sc/k1 with air/static k1
Liner Type: block
Turnover rate: 1 1/2 per hour
Dimensions: 14'x9'x3'
Water changes per week: 1-2
Amount of water changed %: 20%

Food Info
Brand and Type fed: Niigata Pro

Owner Info
Years in hobby: 3
Years buying show koi: 0
Zone: 8
State: FL

Fun Stuff
Koi 1 sex guess when received: Female..... I hope
Koi 1 name: Princess Samuel

[Meg]

I am so very pleased with this koi!
she is lovely. I was a little worried about the shiro on the face having some yellow but is a beautiful clean white.
and the shiro across her back just sparkles

[gcuss]

Just beautiful Meg. I'm jealous and happy for you.

As soon as I get home on Sunday I'm going to get some pics of mine and get them up.

Enjoy

Grant

[Sangreaal]

Quote: Originally Posted by Meg I am so very pleased with this koi! she is lovely. I was a little worried about the shiro on the face having some yellow but is a beautiful clean white. and the shiro across her back just sparkles

Oh look at the lustre of that skin! Beautiful....

Very VERY NICE, Meg! She is going to be wonderful to watch develop and I hope you post a lot of pictures of her in the coming year. Great pick.

[Meg]

Marie her skin has such luster! and I got to see her in good light this morning and she is amazing! Her beni seems so deep.
I have nothing like her in my pond...
and I am making more room for her before she goes in.

[CarolinaGirl]

very NICE choice Meg!! I love the pattern on her!

[Meg]

Happily settled into the QT with her two goldfish buddies

[cmungo]

Your fish was in my top 5 from the very get go. Glad to hear and see I was not wrong. Congratz.

[Meg]

Princess Samuel is in the koi pond and holding her own with the larger fish....this little one is not shy! She does not swim hidding under the bigger koi sneaking out for a bite, rather she is around up and over swimming circle around then stealing the food out from under their noses.
To date i am pleased with her progress, putting on size and the hi in her tail stop is fadding fast (there was a smudge of it there but now nearly gone)
sumi on the right side of her face coming up, it will be interesing to see what it does, left check still clean white.

[Meg]

and after looking at her pictures from the picking I see the sumi on top of her head is opening up and branching off.....hmmmmm, interesting