Derekp's Pond Build Thread...

[anarekist]

also all that foam reminds me of an episode of futurama

 

[derekp]

Thanks man.

 

[Warborg]

Wow! Good luck with all that Koi...start selling them to the stores.

 

[derekp]

Thanks. Im hoping most of the eggs get eaten but I have seen some that are hidden in the waterfall area that they cant get to. I dont need any more little ones swimming around. lol Here are a couple of pics of the new guys.

 

[derekp]

Some more pics and a few close ups.

 

[Fishoreel]

Your fish are beautiful! Your pond is awesome too, I really like the bog area.

 

[derekp]

Thank you. Yeah that area is coming along nicely. The plants have come back with a vengeance this year because of our mild winter we had.

 

[derekp]

Water lilly blooming.

 

[derekp]

Okay so I had another lady email me saying she had some Koi she wanted me to take. Normally people over exaggerate how big their fish are. She told me that they are about 24" so I assumed maybe 18" in reality. These guys are every bit of 24" and possibly more. You can see how much bigger they are than my other fish in the pics. The gold one weighs 12 pounds, the white one with colors weighs 9 pounds, and the fattest female with a red blotch on her head weighs 18 pounds! She also gave me several water lillies, a big pot of umbrella plants, and some horsetail. They were really nice people and I really enjoyed talking to them. Also attached is a full pond shot as it looks today.

 

[Muske]

Awesome D. Pond and plants r looking real nice.

Those new additions are flipping pigs.

Is the Bala a year round resident?