I bought mine from them last year 50, thought not all will survive, surprisingly , they sent 61 in the bag and since last year only 6 died, now I have 55 koi at about 4-6" in a 4000 l pond , I have to sell some pretty soon :))
I like watching your videos how you my the river thing im sorry I don't know to much about it but anyway I have a big koi pond and I love them so much. My koi had baby frys and there about 2 inches now I've learned a lot from you but my pond isn't nothing like yours I wish.
Hi Adam, great vid as always! Love the care you give your koi ❤ I learned a lot from you! I actually started feeding my koi oranges. They love them! Helps my pond plants survive. I got a big koi that sleeps in middle of pond with his head down in a Lilly and his tail fins sticking up out of the water. Scared me thought he was dead a few times but he just enjoys sleeping like that I guess. I call his name (Tank) and he swims right over to me. He's kinda spoiled too
Hello.. i hope you can find some time to help me. How many gallons do you keep your baby fry in? I have 4 small koi (4"-5") and one 6" shabunkin in 110g stock tank. This coming spring I will be making a nice decent sized pond, around 3000-4000g and i plan to definitely make a mega filtering system! I couldnt wait to start with koi which is why i started the stock tank and went with baby koi. Ive been told my fish load is at its max. I have 3 different filters. A small waterfall bio filter with lots of lava rocks, sheet of filter floss and a filter pad, its pushing 264gph. Also have small pondmaster bell fountain filter with filter media and i added some lava rocks to that, which pushes 190gph. And I made a 7 gallon tote filter, loaded with lotssss of lava rocks, filter floss and a pad of filter media on top, that pushes over 600gph. Between the 3 filters, I used close to 13 lbs (used almost all of 2 bags weighing 7 lbs each) I also have a decent sized air stone bubbler. so my question is, i see lots of videos with people raising baby koi which aren't in huge ponds.. so how am I at my limit? I wanted to add 2 more but was told to wait until i build my actual pond. Can you please help me understand? Not trying to start any debates or anything. I just want to do things right butttt i have my eyes on 2 beautiful baby koi. Helllllllp me pleaseeee lol thank you so much for reading this and hopefully responding!!! 🥰
Hi, my fry tank + filter is 400gal. sounds like you've got a good setup if your system is running comfortably and no issues with ammonia etc then sure you can add more fish especially if its a temporary thing. having said that its not best to have got fish before having the pond ready as the pond will require some time to mature and even then loading a new pond with lots of fish might just cause big problems its always best to slowly add fish to your collection as time goes on rather than all at once. In my experience with ponds the first fish in a new system will probably die so its best to have some less desirable fish for the first year or so just to get everything running. Adam
@@AdamJulyan ok tyvm for the info. I do plan on adding lots of extra media into my current set up before the pond is ready then I'll take most of it to start filtering the pond first. Then i can add them slowly. Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me. It means a lot :)
its amazing how many fish you have, hopefully there might be some good fish in this batch, this year was first time i managed to save some fry from a spawning...really enjoyed looking after mine and its something i will try to do each season now
I know i have a lot of fish 🙂Id love to have a go at spawning my own fish but its something Ive never managed for one reason or another I'm not good at that bit.
Hi Adam, great video as always! I've just had my first batch from Cuttlebrook Koi Farm on Saturday, looks like we have the same batch! Some really nice looking fish! Mine have gone in to a 1.2m folding vat tank, was really impressed with it. I think a smaller version of your outdoor one from previous videos. Do you find they feed better in the net? Mine are obviously quite skittish due to being in new surroundings for only 24 hours and seem to be shoaling together around the filter area just as cover. Just wondered what benefits you believe you get from them being in the net for the first few weeks or so? Cheers!
The benefits of the net are simply they will go down the bottom drain if just in the tank. It depends how many you have and your temperature but they are very easy to train to come to you for food i always shout fisheees before feeding them and they rush to the side of the tank for food. The temperature is one of your biggest problems with a tank like that at this size they will benefit from as much temperature as possible im going to try keeping them at 26DegC all winter as long as the bills don't get too outrageous but ideally for the next month they would benefit from being about 18DegC so they can gain some size before winter.
@@AdamJulyan Got you, makes simple sense. Haven't lost any fry (to my knowledge) and they seem to be doing really well, i just watch them take the food as it sinks! but i'm currently at 20. I'll up it a few degrees then. Thanks for the advice, much appreciated! The Winter Grow on construction begins at the end of the month! Look forward to your next update so i can compare!
If your not far away come and have a look at my setup sometime might give you some ideas 🙂 but id definitely recommend a viewing window in a raised pond they are great.
My koi have had a bit of a tuff time this season. I've had a heron attack and lost three fish. Lost one due to mouth rot and another - as I type this is in isolation due to dropsy so im treating her as best I can. Last winter temperatures dropped below 0 which isn't ideal so since its been a stressfull season i'm thinking of getting a pond heater for a more comfortable winter. Ive read that doing so doesn't allow the cold waters to kill off unwanted parasite/bacteria. Have you got any advice for me on this?
So, if you buy Koi, are they pedigree bred? Can you say, I want offspring of female x and male y and if you breed two fish of good quality and the same colour and pattern, is the offspring roughly the same colour? I imagine if you want a certain coloration, you cross desirable fish for many generations and you get that trait genetically fixed in that breeding line?
I know I'm really pleased with them.. Yeah ill talk about that in the next video but i believe its very important to keep them at least 20DegC this year I'm hoping to keep them at 26DegC if the bills don't get too high 🙂
@@AdamJulyan yeah I've noticed my koi going crazy mad for food now pond hitting 20c. Its taking some to get there though even with the heat we've had! Not doable without heating.
Love your Videos I have not seen you in a while Where have you been?I miss looking at your videos my friend. Look for to seeing new videos. Please be safe 👌 take care of yourself always.
I two years ago bought a 100 of what I now know we’re a local breeders “culled” fry. I 1st kept them in an aquarium but I lost about 30 in one day to poor oxygen levels on the hottest day of the year but quickly I transferred them to a separate tank that was within the filtration system of my 1000 gallon pond. I also used Cuttlebrook fry food & 50 of those fry are still thriving some having reach 10 inches long. Did you specify a the mix of fry or was it just a lucky dip Julian?
That's not bad keeping half of them the first time i did it a mate gave me about 500 and they all died but ive learnt a lot since then. I just ask them to send me whatever they want I trust they will send good fish as they always have done and it's nice to get things you weren't expecting 🙂
Yes I found that there are some little gems amongst them , some less perfect, some growing 4 times the size of others & some with shimmies ( black dots or patches of sumi) but I watched your earlier video’s learning by your experiences, thanks
I’ve been waiting for this video Adam! Me and the old man got some fish from you earlier this year we decided to give baby’s ago our self we have 500 lost around 10 nearly had them 2 months and doing very well had to get another big vat for them 🤣 hope all is well
Hi Adam , as it was my first time raising fry I only bought 50 jumbo , had them a month now and doing really well , but like you I have a lot like the ones in the blue vat ,what type are they please , thankyou
glad to hear they are doing really well the first time i got fry they all died unfortunately but ive learnt a lot since then 🙂 The ones in the blue vat are called Shiro Muji
Adam Julyan yes doing very well not lost one yet , I got a couple that hasn’t developed properly , both with the gill covers not grown so gills exposed one side , Thankyou
Would just like to ask where you got that net you keep them in because I to would like to purchase some fry but I’m scared they might swim in to the filter holes on my tank
You can try using normal window screen and make your own net. It's durable enough. But ye, I think he bought his from somewhere in UK. So if you live in UK, you might find one.
@Adam Julyan, now is the perfect time to train them with underwater music. Turn your favourite tune into vibrational music. Turn it on, then feeding during it. So they associate your best music with Foooooood! :P
Haha that seams like one of the outrageous ideas that i would have lol. ill stick to just shouting fisheees before i feed them 🙂 especially as ive been feeding them every 5 mins lol
Adam Julyan it was the first time I had ever bought koi fry used to just buy 4-6 inch koi but bought 250 from cuttlebrook for about £90 best value for money I’ve had and they do look amazing very colourful I love just sitting and watching them shame I don’t have more space to buy more 👍👍👍
@@AdamJulyan im surprised they sell out carp breed thousands must of not done many spawnings shame as i keep missing getting mine so got 4 ogons and a gin rin instead two days ago. Would you ship/post 1" long fry you dont want at all please?
Great video mate i got some 3 to 4 cm in April from cuttlebrook some stunning fish and growing like mad check out my channel to have a look. Keep the videos coming mate
Thanks Glad you like the video 🙂 Ive just had a look at some of you videos you've done a smashing job of that pond the fish and the garden looks amazing 🙂
Congratulations and good luck with them! I’m sure they will do well in your care and looking forward to their progress.
They're adorable Adam! May they continue to flourish and become big beauties!🐟💙
Thanks I hope so too 🙂
Nice to have a look back Adam.
Great video I have had my koi fry form them for about a month now going really well some over 3 inches!
One of the few good things that came from 2020.
I love your video thay inspire me to get a 9.000 litter pond with 30 koi in. Keep up the good work.
love your videos, really like the behind the scenes "care videos" not just showing 'em off.
keep it up 🐟🐟
I bought mine from them last year 50, thought not all will survive, surprisingly , they sent 61 in the bag and since last year only 6 died, now I have 55 koi at about 4-6" in a 4000 l pond , I have to sell some pretty soon :))
Hi Adam, I’ve learned a lot from your videos and I’m excited to follow these little fish again! Greets from Holland 🇳🇱👌🏻
Glad you like them! 🙂
I like watching your videos how you my the river thing im sorry I don't know to much about it but anyway I have a big koi pond and I love them so much. My koi had baby frys and there about 2 inches now I've learned a lot from you but my pond isn't nothing like yours I wish.
Really Nice that you are having another run in raising fry. Great video!!
Hi Adam, great vid as always! Love the care you give your koi ❤ I learned a lot from you! I actually started feeding my koi oranges. They love them! Helps my pond plants survive. I got a big koi that sleeps in middle of pond with his head down in a Lilly and his tail fins sticking up out of the water. Scared me thought he was dead a few times but he just enjoys sleeping like that I guess. I call his name (Tank) and he swims right over to me. He's kinda spoiled too
Great video can't wait see your fry grow get best care keep up great work mate
Nice.. Thanks.
That will keep you busy .
Hello Adam great video as usual could you tell me what food you feed the koi in your main pond pls thanks mate 👍
Another great unboxing video. I have enjoyed the previous 2 you've done. This is a much better method I must say.
Glad you enjoyed it! I know live and learn 🙂
Great video thanks will follow there growing on. Carol
Thanks Adam. I love fry videos ;)
Great Vid Adam thanks for sharing they have gone to a good keeper
Thanks.. Glad you like the video 🙂
Hello.. i hope you can find some time to help me. How many gallons do you keep your baby fry in? I have 4 small koi (4"-5") and one 6" shabunkin in 110g stock tank. This coming spring I will be making a nice decent sized pond, around 3000-4000g and i plan to definitely make a mega filtering system! I couldnt wait to start with koi which is why i started the stock tank and went with baby koi. Ive been told my fish load is at its max. I have 3 different filters. A small waterfall bio filter with lots of lava rocks, sheet of filter floss and a filter pad, its pushing 264gph. Also have small pondmaster bell fountain filter with filter media and i added some lava rocks to that, which pushes 190gph. And I made a 7 gallon tote filter, loaded with lotssss of lava rocks, filter floss and a pad of filter media on top, that pushes over 600gph. Between the 3 filters, I used close to 13 lbs (used almost all of 2 bags weighing 7 lbs each) I also have a decent sized air stone bubbler. so my question is, i see lots of videos with people raising baby koi which aren't in huge ponds.. so how am I at my limit? I wanted to add 2 more but was told to wait until i build my actual pond. Can you please help me understand? Not trying to start any debates or anything. I just want to do things right butttt i have my eyes on 2 beautiful baby koi. Helllllllp me pleaseeee lol thank you so much for reading this and hopefully responding!!! 🥰
Hi, my fry tank + filter is 400gal.
sounds like you've got a good setup if your system is running comfortably and no issues with ammonia etc then sure you can add more fish especially if its a temporary thing.
having said that its not best to have got fish before having the pond ready as the pond will require some time to mature and even then loading a new pond with lots of fish might just cause big problems its always best to slowly add fish to your collection as time goes on rather than all at once.
In my experience with ponds the first fish in a new system will probably die so its best to have some less desirable fish for the first year or so just to get everything running.
Adam
@@AdamJulyan ok tyvm for the info. I do plan on adding lots of extra media into my current set up before the pond is ready then I'll take most of it to start filtering the pond first. Then i can add them slowly. Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me. It means a lot :)
Hi Adam I’ve got a nexus 310 but my pond is only 20,000 litres so thinking of going down a step to the 220 do you think it would be ok ?
Another great video Adam, the fry look amazing and in a great home. Graeme
Thanks 👍
its amazing how many fish you have, hopefully there might be some good fish in this batch, this year was first time i managed to save some fry from a spawning...really enjoyed looking after mine and its something i will try to do each season now
I know i have a lot of fish 🙂Id love to have a go at spawning my own fish but its something Ive never managed for one reason or another I'm not good at that bit.
@@AdamJulyan i was lucky to catch them during lockdown, i have floating watercress and they used that to spawn in....
Hi Adam, great video as always! I've just had my first batch from Cuttlebrook Koi Farm on Saturday, looks like we have the same batch! Some really nice looking fish! Mine have gone in to a 1.2m folding vat tank, was really impressed with it. I think a smaller version of your outdoor one from previous videos. Do you find they feed better in the net? Mine are obviously quite skittish due to being in new surroundings for only 24 hours and seem to be shoaling together around the filter area just as cover. Just wondered what benefits you believe you get from them being in the net for the first few weeks or so? Cheers!
The benefits of the net are simply they will go down the bottom drain if just in the tank. It depends how many you have and your temperature but they are very easy to train to come to you for food i always shout fisheees before feeding them and they rush to the side of the tank for food.
The temperature is one of your biggest problems with a tank like that at this size they will benefit from as much temperature as possible im going to try keeping them at 26DegC all winter as long as the bills don't get too outrageous but ideally for the next month they would benefit from being about 18DegC so they can gain some size before winter.
@@AdamJulyan Got you, makes simple sense. Haven't lost any fry (to my knowledge) and they seem to be doing really well, i just watch them take the food as it sinks! but i'm currently at 20. I'll up it a few degrees then. Thanks for the advice, much appreciated! The Winter Grow on construction begins at the end of the month! Look forward to your next update so i can compare!
Nice to see another person in Yorkshire enjoying Koi. Looking at building a raised pond with a viewing panel in a year or two. Any tips?
If your not far away come and have a look at my setup sometime might give you some ideas 🙂 but id definitely recommend a viewing window in a raised pond they are great.
My koi have had a bit of a tuff time this season. I've had a heron attack and lost three fish. Lost one due to mouth rot and another - as I type this is in isolation due to dropsy so im treating her as best I can. Last winter temperatures dropped below 0 which isn't ideal so since its been a stressfull season i'm thinking of getting a pond heater for a more comfortable winter. Ive read that doing so doesn't allow the cold waters to kill off unwanted parasite/bacteria. Have you got any advice for me on this?
So, if you buy Koi, are they pedigree bred? Can you say, I want offspring of female x and male y and if you breed two fish of good quality and the same colour and pattern, is the offspring roughly the same colour? I imagine if you want a certain coloration, you cross desirable fish for many generations and you get that trait genetically fixed in that breeding line?
Hi Adam, when you have all these fry, do you never get problems with nitrate?
How much did you pay for all them baby’s
Really healthy good sized batch there. Would love to do it then I changed my mind quickly when you said heat in summer and winter to 23c 😆
I know I'm really pleased with them.. Yeah ill talk about that in the next video but i believe its very important to keep them at least 20DegC this year I'm hoping to keep them at 26DegC if the bills don't get too high 🙂
@@AdamJulyan yeah I've noticed my koi going crazy mad for food now pond hitting 20c. Its taking some to get there though even with the heat we've had! Not doable without heating.
Love your Videos I have not seen you in a while Where have you been?I miss looking at your videos my friend. Look for to seeing new videos. Please be safe 👌 take care of yourself always.
Adam enjoy your videos. It would be great to see how your fry get on. Also their growth rate.
glad you like the videos 🙂 Ill keep doing updates on them as they grow 🙂
I two years ago bought a 100 of what I now know we’re a local breeders “culled” fry. I 1st kept them in an aquarium but I lost about 30 in one day to poor oxygen levels on the hottest day of the year but quickly I transferred them to a separate tank that was within the filtration system of my 1000 gallon pond. I also used Cuttlebrook fry food & 50 of those fry are still thriving some having reach 10 inches long.
Did you specify a the mix of fry or was it just a lucky dip Julian?
That's not bad keeping half of them the first time i did it a mate gave me about 500 and they all died but ive learnt a lot since then.
I just ask them to send me whatever they want I trust they will send good fish as they always have done and it's nice to get things you weren't expecting 🙂
Yes I found that there are some little gems amongst them , some less perfect, some growing 4 times the size of others & some with shimmies ( black dots or patches of sumi) but I watched your earlier video’s learning by your experiences, thanks
Great Video Adam, Give up the Good work. Cheers
Thanks 👍
nice one mine should be delivered on wednesday
Once they are a certain size what do you do them? Do you sell them on ? Thanks. H
Yes id love the keep them but I would need a pretty big lake to keep all the 1000 fish in 🙂
Adam Julyan were do you sell them do you have a shop or sell them from home
@@franticblue9376 from home in Rotherham, South yorkshire
Adam Julyan do you ship them or collection only love the vids by the way always interesting and informative
Hi
What size tank is that that they are going in? And how many did you get this time?
Keep up the good videos
Great video again Adam. That's a lot of fry, how many? Looking forward to see them grow up 👍
Thanks glad you like the videos 🙂. There is supposed to be 1000 fry but i don't know how you would count them 🙂
@@AdamJulyan haha.... Just ask them to stay still
I’ve been waiting for this video Adam! Me and the old man got some fish from you earlier this year we decided to give baby’s ago our self we have 500 lost around 10 nearly had them 2 months and doing very well had to get another big vat for them 🤣 hope all is well
Good stuff you'll have to let me know what how you get on with them for next year it would be nice to see how others get on with different fish.
Adam Julyan I opted for new Forrest koi, Very happy with colours and sizes doesn’t seem to be many bland ones so I’m happy with that!
great video adam
Thanks 👍
start importing some nice quality Koi from japan Adam!!!
Hi Adam , as it was my first time raising fry I only bought 50 jumbo , had them a month now and doing really well , but like you I have a lot like the ones in the blue vat ,what type are they please , thankyou
glad to hear they are doing really well the first time i got fry they all died unfortunately but ive learnt a lot since then 🙂 The ones in the blue vat are called Shiro Muji
Adam Julyan yes doing very well not lost one yet , I got a couple that hasn’t developed properly , both with the gill covers not grown so gills exposed one side ,
Thankyou
Would just like to ask where you got that net you keep them in because I to would like to purchase some fry but I’m scared they might swim in to the filter holes on my tank
You can try using normal window screen and make your own net. It's durable enough. But ye, I think he bought his from somewhere in UK. So if you live in UK, you might find one.
It's a kockney koi net i get mine from a local aquatics store but they are available everywhere i think
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Another good video mate, what level of salt in the fry tank?
Thanks 🙂. As the instructions that come with the fry i set the salt level to 0.75%
@Adam Julyan, now is the perfect time to train them with underwater music. Turn your favourite tune into vibrational music. Turn it on, then feeding during it. So they associate your best music with Foooooood! :P
Haha that seams like one of the outrageous ideas that i would have lol. ill stick to just shouting fisheees before i feed them 🙂 especially as ive been feeding them every 5 mins lol
Love it, mine are doing great from Cuttlebrook Adam, will follow these babies to see how they do. Message you on FB. Thank you !
How much does it cost for thst fry
what did u feed them
Cuttlebrook is where I bought my koi fry about 2 years ago they have all turned into amazing looking fish
I haven't bought any fish from anywhere else in years they are stunning fish from Cuttlebrook 🙂
Adam Julyan it was the first time I had ever bought koi fry used to just buy 4-6 inch koi but bought 250 from cuttlebrook for about £90 best value for money I’ve had and they do look amazing very colourful I love just sitting and watching them shame I don’t have more space to buy more 👍👍👍
Hi I am getting 1000 fry this wendany can't wait will be making a video as well hopefully
Smashing post the link in the comments and ill have a look at it be nice to see other peoples setups 🙂
You don’t half sound like Peter Kay😂
Hey i thought cuttlelbrook were sold out and not selling this year as i went on their website few days ago.
I pre-ordered them about 6 weeks ago im not surprised they sell out fast they are great fish 🙂
@@AdamJulyan im surprised they sell out carp breed thousands must of not done many spawnings shame as i keep missing getting mine so got 4 ogons and a gin rin instead two days ago. Would you ship/post 1" long fry you dont want at all please?
Great video mate i got some 3 to 4 cm in April from cuttlebrook some stunning fish and growing like mad check out my channel to have a look. Keep the videos coming mate
Thanks Glad you like the video 🙂 Ive just had a look at some of you videos you've done a smashing job of that pond the fish and the garden looks amazing 🙂
Thanks mate hope you subscribed lol I love your set up the fish house is mint.
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