Water Gardening: Cleaning out leaves Is there a better way?, 1 by randbponder

randbponder wrote:
Well the little fry don't mind a bit, but it is a little problem to lean out far enough to see them.
and yes mine are all Koi. I would guess that I rescued about 8-900, that is devided between the
( Fry pan) tub and the aquariam. That is not counting what just let nature take its course. I'm sure some of those probably made it too.
Koi will be about 6-7 inches long before you can expect them to spawn. That would be at least two years. When they do you will know it. If you have any small pots on ledges with small plants, they will probably be knocked over. The water will be somewhat frothy on top. There are usually some of the Koi eating at the plants and roots. Yes they are eating the eggs. Probably as a population control, for their little area. Not sure on that. Snapple; Instead of lettuce or W/H you can use those nice bath scrubbers, the net ones. I use some of the old ones rinsed real good of course, LOL
I really don't need more Koi but I do like to keep the best looking ones. Not that I will ever show them or anything. Who knows once in a while some one will have a special marking they just have to have.
As for pics I have the water falls tore up yet. I was even out their today in the 100 degree heat, as much as I could. I must have drank over the recomed amout of water too. Pewwwee this old man just can't take the heat very well any more. Since the water fall has been out of commission since the first of may I have green water.
But I still have this old pic, just after the second year. You can see I still had a lot of work to do.