Baby Koi?

Hi all,
In my previous 100 gal. pond we had by the previous owner, he left us 4 goldfish & 1 comet. Each spring they must of spawned because they each year we ended up with 2 baby comets. By the time I noticed any babies in the pond, they were about 2" long & were a dark grayish color. Since then we've put in our larger 700 gal. pond. Last night I was staring into what I thought was dead parrots head stems in the water. I was reaching in to remove them when I noticed several baby fish in various sizes. Most of them are the dark grayish color but the two largest ones are a white color, one with a black blotch on its belly & the other has a orange blotch on its side. Could these two be Koi babies from the 6" & 8" Koi I bought this spring?? I am really hoping they are cause they will make up for the third Koi I bought & died.

My other question is, should I be trying to feed the babies or should I just assume they'll get plenty of food off the green algea thats growing on the sides of the pond? TIA,

Gemila

they will eat fine:)

do they have barbells on thier faces? is so they are koi:)

Oh! thanks for the reminder, I'll try to get a closer look & see if they do have the barbells. They look about 1 1/2" long now so the barbells might start to show by now. THANKS!

Can you take a photograph of them? Yeah, I know it's asking a lot. I have yet to get a successful photo of my fish. But give it a try?

Pixiedish,
I've tried several times but all I can get is a small blur in the water. I have let the water go green a bit since I figured the baby fish need the algea to eat of. I had put in some of that blue dye & was adding h. peroxide to control the algea but since I discovered the baby fish, I stopped the peroxide treatment so the water is a yucky bluish/green. The baby fish range from super tiny to almost two inches long. There appear to be about 8 that are 1 1/2" to 2". The Comet is solid orange, the small shubunkin (sp. ?) is black & white, then I have a solid yellow butterfly koi that is atleast 4", the Koi are atleast 8". One has a solid white body with a big orange patch on its head to its back. THe other is mainly white with orange & black patches. I have noticed two of the 2" babies have white bodies with a dark orange patch on the head similar to the adult, 1 has a black patch instead of the orange and another has both black & orange patches. I really suspect the Koi spawned. I will have to wait & see how the rest develop wether I figure it was just the Koi that spawned or the Comet was involved also.

Again, sorry I was not able to post a photo. The only chance I get to see them is when they come really close to the surface but its rare since they are always dodging the bigger fish. Plus my camera does not take very good closeups. This is a sample of a photo I tried taking of the larger fish just to show you how bad it is.

Gemila

Gemila, nice try anyway! I was just wanting to see how they looked because I have a gazillion baby fish in my pond now. I've never seen fish this small! They are either comets, shubunkins, a koi/comet/shubunkin mix, mosquito fish, or white cloud minnows. They appear to be at least two different kinds, and are about two different sizes. I know that at least some of them are white clouds, because I can see their red tail. My largest shubunkin has been playing at spawning about every 2 weeks or so, chased by her entourage of followers. So I'm fairly certain she's layed eggs. But I also know the mosquito fish are prolific breeders. Unfortunately, I put some in the pond before I realized this. I have two good sized ones, so if they are male and female, I am doomed.

I had only seen a baby here and there until tonight when I took the flashlight out. They were everywhere! I think they are hiding during the day. They are currently grazing on all the algea.
By the way, I don't feed my fish at all. They eat the algea and other stuff in the pond and appear to be growing well.