Yeah, I think I would age quite quickly as well.. I think the rest of the
hair on my head would fall out.. *LOL*
Tim..
"Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message
...
About 16-18" long! Tamed, trained to eat of your hands. So they come
fast
to snatch food which when you don't know they are coming makes you age
fast!
Or when I am inside the pond they come to hang out with me, I see the
others
but the black ones I don't until they nibble at my leg hair!
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"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is
like an eggs-and-ham breakfast:
The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino
"T" wrote in message
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Which explains why I never see the .. Being culled from a breeder means
most
of them never make it to market or sold as feeders for a happy Oscar...
I
can see them scaring the hell out of you when they get large and hungry,
you
won't see them coming and suddenly they are there.. How big are your
fellows..??? The Black guys of course??
Tim..
"Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message
...
My experience is that black Koi are not rare. They are culled heavily
from
the babies, so only the best make it.
They are sold here in Southern California for less than other Koi
because
they are not as desirable? I have 2 in each of my ponds!
They can give you heart attack when you are in the pond to clean it,
or
when
you are hand feeding your Koi, because you never see then coming, they
are
like stealth!
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"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is
like an eggs-and-ham breakfast:
The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino
"T" wrote in message
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I know when I seen it I had to get him.. ( I am assuming it was a
him )
Never seen a solid black Koi before.. good luck huh.. I guess thats
why
they suggest that you have at least one red one as well.. Do these
Black
ones bring a premium?? Sounds like they are not as common.. I
thought
it
was an intresting find.. Needless to say I made a woman very upset
that
I
took it, as she was waiting in line to make a purchase as well.. The
other
oddity I thought about was the eye colouration.. They are black as
well..
Most of the Koi I have seen typically have white eyes..
Tim..
"RichToyBox" wrote in message
news:mbjQb.109840$nt4.421245@attbi_s51...
The black koi is a magoi. They are one of the original carp from
which
all
other koi were developed. I do not know how rare they are, but
due
to
the
lack of color, they are not sold as frequently. The Japanese
believe
that
you have to have one of these Magoi in your pond for good luck. I
know
that
predators can't see them as well, so they may be there when
everything
else
is gone, which to them is good luck. I have one that is the
product
of
year
before lasts spawn in my pond, plus one of my first purchases a
longfin
with
white on the fins.
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RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
"T" wrote in message
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I got myself a solid Black Koi a while ago.. ( with the
exception
of
stomach on the bottom ) I have never sen a blakc koi before...
Are
these
hard to find...???
--
Tim... Lost in the state of confusion... errr make that
California..