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Blue Koi
OK. I have not stopped thinking about the post about a blue koi. Yesterday,
I was tossing some dog food into the pond as an experiment, and one of my more dominant fish came up to gulp some down. When I bought him/her, he/she was a pale yellow. Now he/she is an oppalecnt golden yellow. AMAZING COLOR!!! I want a blue one!!! What variety are they? Are they expensive? -- BenignVanilla Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond |
Blue Koi
Still working on a picture. He/She is still small, about 5 inchs, but the
blue is still the same. I bought it as an import, I beleive belgian (sp?) or some b name close to that for only $7.95. It also has some shiny scales on its head. I bought another one with it, and it has the same shiny scales, but is an orange/yellow color. I'll post pictures as soon as I get them. Bob "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... OK. I have not stopped thinking about the post about a blue koi. Yesterday, I was tossing some dog food into the pond as an experiment, and one of my more dominant fish came up to gulp some down. When I bought him/her, he/she was a pale yellow. Now he/she is an oppalecnt golden yellow. AMAZING COLOR!!! I want a blue one!!! What variety are they? Are they expensive? -- BenignVanilla Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond |
Blue Koi
Still working on a picture. He/She is still small, about 5 inchs, but the
blue is still the same. I bought it as an import, I beleive belgian (sp?) or some b name close to that for only $7.95. It also has some shiny scales on its head. I bought another one with it, and it has the same shiny scales, but is an orange/yellow color. I'll post pictures as soon as I get them. Bob "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... OK. I have not stopped thinking about the post about a blue koi. Yesterday, I was tossing some dog food into the pond as an experiment, and one of my more dominant fish came up to gulp some down. When I bought him/her, he/she was a pale yellow. Now he/she is an oppalecnt golden yellow. AMAZING COLOR!!! I want a blue one!!! What variety are they? Are they expensive? -- BenignVanilla Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond |
Blue Koi
"BenignVanilla" sez:
OK. I have not stopped thinking about the post about a blue koi. Yesterday, I was tossing some dog food into the pond as an experiment, and one of my more dominant fish came up to gulp some down. When I bought him/her, he/she was a pale yellow. Now he/she is an oppalecnt golden yellow. AMAZING COLOR!!! I want a blue one!!! What variety are they? Are they expensive? Ironically, we have a koi we named "blue". Blue is very very yellow. He's called "blue" because he's so much bigger than the other fish that he's like a blue whale in comparison. It took someone else to point out how silly it was to call an all-yellow fish "blue" to us, as I hadn't even connected "blue whale" to a color. |
Blue Koi
"Bob in PA" wrote in message ... Still working on a picture. He/She is still small, about 5 inchs, but the blue is still the same. I bought it as an import, I beleive belgian (sp?) or some b name close to that for only $7.95. It also has some shiny scales on its head. I bought another one with it, and it has the same shiny scales, but is an orange/yellow color. I'll post pictures as soon as I get them. snip THAT is definitely within the realm of budget. Can anyone recommend a good e-place for Koi in this price range? BV. |
Blue Koi
I have seen koi that people had said are blue, when they're really just a
light gray. It wasn't till I saw one at a koi convention did I see a true blue (pardon the pun) koi. It was an asagi simlar to this: http://www.koi.com/encyclo/asagi.html but without the netting and the blue was true sky blue, the fish was a scaleless (leather skin) variety of asagi... and no, I didn't bother to ask the price, the old if you gotta ask.... ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
Blue Koi
~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:
I have seen koi that people had said are blue, when they're really just a light gray. It wasn't till I saw one at a koi convention did I see a true blue (pardon the pun) koi. It was an asagi simlar to this: http://www.koi.com/encyclo/asagi.html but without the netting and the blue was true sky blue, the fish was a scaleless (leather skin) variety of asagi... and no, I didn't bother to ask the price, the old if you gotta ask.... ~ jan I picked up a nice little shusui (scaleless asagi) this spring at the Young Koi Show in SoCal. He was only $18 at 2" with a nice color. He's now ~6" and the blue upper section is sky blue or maybe cornflower blue (in the Crayola color scale). I did a quick images.google.com search for a good pic of one to link to, but didn't really see one. They all had much less blue coloring than this little guy has. Maybe the blue is hard to photograph or tends to fade with time? garyr |
Blue Koi
Gary Rich wrote:
I picked up a nice little shusui (scaleless asagi) this spring at the Young Koi Show in SoCal. He was only $18 at 2" with a nice color. He's now ~6" and the blue upper section is sky blue or maybe cornflower blue (in the Crayola color scale). I did a quick images.google.com search for a good pic of one to link to, but didn't really see one. They all had much less blue coloring than this little guy has. Maybe the blue is hard to photograph or tends to fade with time? These sites have a couple of good shusui photographs; many pictures looked washed out and I think that's why the pale blue doesn't show so well. I also ran across a site that mentioned qualities for judging a shusui koi (sorry, can't find it again now) and it said that the red and dark blue should be separated by "pure white," which I think is the baby blue in the younger koi. http://www.thompsonaquaticgardens.com/hobbyist.htm http://www.koiextreme.com/koisales/shusui.htm http://www.asianarowana.com.my/koi/koi8.shtml http://www.koi-schmid.de/spezial/shu...dy_shusui.html http://www.auskoi.com/shusui_class_champion_.html We have a small hi shusui: it has more red on its head and back, but has the pale blue around the dorsal fin and the dark blue scales. He's "Baby Blue" as that is the color we could see first when he was a 1/2 inch fry. -- Zk |
Blue Koi
zookeeper wrote:
Gary Rich wrote: I picked up a nice little shusui (scaleless asagi) this spring at the Young Koi Show in SoCal. He was only $18 at 2" with a nice color. He's now ~6" and the blue upper section is sky blue or maybe cornflower blue (in the Crayola color scale) ... Keirin Koi has a good page on shusui koi: http://www.keirinponds.com/shusui.html |
Blue Koi
I have yet to see a blue koi picture that registers BLUE in my eye balls! On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 11:53:54 -0700, zookeeper wrote: Gary Rich wrote: I picked up a nice little shusui (scaleless asagi) this spring at the Young Koi Show in SoCal. He was only $18 at 2" with a nice color. He's now ~6" and the blue upper section is sky blue or maybe cornflower blue (in the Crayola color scale). I did a quick images.google.com search for a good pic of one to link to, but didn't really see one. They all had much less blue coloring than this little guy has. Maybe the blue is hard to photograph or tends to fade with time? These sites have a couple of good shusui photographs; many pictures looked washed out and I think that's why the pale blue doesn't show so well. I also ran across a site that mentioned qualities for judging a shusui koi (sorry, can't find it again now) and it said that the red and dark blue should be separated by "pure white," which I think is the baby blue in the younger koi. http://www.thompsonaquaticgardens.com/hobbyist.htm http://www.koiextreme.com/koisales/shusui.htm http://www.asianarowana.com.my/koi/koi8.shtml http://www.koi-schmid.de/spezial/shu...dy_shusui.html http://www.auskoi.com/shusui_class_champion_.html We have a small hi shusui: it has more red on its head and back, but has the pale blue around the dorsal fin and the dark blue scales. He's "Baby Blue" as that is the color we could see first when he was a 1/2 inch fry. |
Blue Koi
Hi
Id like to share my Photos of my Blue Koi You can reach them under pond 2003 at http://community.webshots.com/user/todpin33 "Nedra" wrote in message hlink.net... You mean you can't see the blue in # A-0175? If you can't - I think you may be color blind? Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "jammer" wrote in message ... I have yet to see a blue koi picture that registers BLUE in my eye balls! On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 11:53:54 -0700, zookeeper wrote: Gary Rich wrote: I picked up a nice little shusui (scaleless asagi) this spring at the Young Koi Show in SoCal. He was only $18 at 2" with a nice color. He's now ~6" and the blue upper section is sky blue or maybe cornflower blue (in the Crayola color scale). I did a quick images.google.com search for a good pic of one to link to, but didn't really see one. They all had much less blue coloring than this little guy has. Maybe the blue is hard to photograph or tends to fade with time? These sites have a couple of good shusui photographs; many pictures looked washed out and I think that's why the pale blue doesn't show so well. I also ran across a site that mentioned qualities for judging a shusui koi (sorry, can't find it again now) and it said that the red and dark blue should be separated by "pure white," which I think is the baby blue in the younger koi. http://www.thompsonaquaticgardens.com/hobbyist.htm http://www.koiextreme.com/koisales/shusui.htm http://www.asianarowana.com.my/koi/koi8.shtml http://www.koi-schmid.de/spezial/shu...dy_shusui.html http://www.auskoi.com/shusui_class_champion_.html We have a small hi shusui: it has more red on its head and back, but has the pale blue around the dorsal fin and the dark blue scales. He's "Baby Blue" as that is the color we could see first when he was a 1/2 inch fry. |
Blue Koi
Hey Todd love those rocks around pond...where did ya
get'em....looking all over for something like those....Claude "Todd P" wrote in message .. . Hi Id like to share my Photos of my Blue Koi You can reach them under pond 2003 at http://community.webshots.com/user/todpin33 "Nedra" wrote in message hlink.net... You mean you can't see the blue in # A-0175? If you can't - I think you may be color blind? Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "jammer" wrote in message ... I have yet to see a blue koi picture that registers BLUE in my eye balls! On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 11:53:54 -0700, zookeeper wrote: Gary Rich wrote: I picked up a nice little shusui (scaleless asagi) this spring at the Young Koi Show in SoCal. He was only $18 at 2" with a nice color. He's now ~6" and the blue upper section is sky blue or maybe cornflower blue (in the Crayola color scale). I did a quick images.google.com search for a good pic of one to link to, but didn't really see one. They all had much less blue coloring than this little guy has. Maybe the blue is hard to photograph or tends to fade with time? These sites have a couple of good shusui photographs; many pictures looked washed out and I think that's why the pale blue doesn't show so well. I also ran across a site that mentioned qualities for judging a shusui koi (sorry, can't find it again now) and it said that the red and dark blue should be separated by "pure white," which I think is the baby blue in the younger koi. http://www.thompsonaquaticgardens.com/hobbyist.htm http://www.koiextreme.com/koisales/shusui.htm http://www.asianarowana.com.my/koi/koi8.shtml http://www.koi-schmid.de/spezial/shu...dy_shusui.html http://www.auskoi.com/shusui_class_champion_.html We have a small hi shusui: it has more red on its head and back, but has the pale blue around the dorsal fin and the dark blue scales. He's "Baby Blue" as that is the color we could see first when he was a 1/2 inch fry. |
Blue Koi
You can get them at Home Depot Or any home center, They are a large type
paver stone.. "claude rogers" wrote in message ... Hey Todd love those rocks around pond...where did ya get'em....looking all over for something like those....Claude "Todd P" wrote in message .. . Hi Id like to share my Photos of my Blue Koi You can reach them under pond 2003 at http://community.webshots.com/user/todpin33 "Nedra" wrote in message hlink.net... You mean you can't see the blue in # A-0175? If you can't - I think you may be color blind? Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "jammer" wrote in message ... I have yet to see a blue koi picture that registers BLUE in my eye balls! On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 11:53:54 -0700, zookeeper wrote: Gary Rich wrote: I picked up a nice little shusui (scaleless asagi) this spring at the Young Koi Show in SoCal. He was only $18 at 2" with a nice color. He's now ~6" and the blue upper section is sky blue or maybe cornflower blue (in the Crayola color scale). I did a quick images.google.com search for a good pic of one to link to, but didn't really see one. They all had much less blue coloring than this little guy has. Maybe the blue is hard to photograph or tends to fade with time? These sites have a couple of good shusui photographs; many pictures looked washed out and I think that's why the pale blue doesn't show so well. I also ran across a site that mentioned qualities for judging a shusui koi (sorry, can't find it again now) and it said that the red and dark blue should be separated by "pure white," which I think is the baby blue in the younger koi. http://www.thompsonaquaticgardens.com/hobbyist.htm http://www.koiextreme.com/koisales/shusui.htm http://www.asianarowana.com.my/koi/koi8.shtml http://www.koi-schmid.de/spezial/shu...dy_shusui.html http://www.auskoi.com/shusui_class_champion_.html We have a small hi shusui: it has more red on its head and back, but has the pale blue around the dorsal fin and the dark blue scales. He's "Baby Blue" as that is the color we could see first when he was a 1/2 inch fry. |
Blue Koi
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 00:19:18 GMT, "Nedra"
wrote: You mean you can't see the blue in # A-0175? If you can't - I think you may be color blind? Nedra Well, i guess anything is possible.....I see gray and black everytime someone posts their blue koi pictures. I know that different shaded of army green socks give me fits, but i have a lot of blue in here, so ? |
Blue Koi
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 22:38:15 -0400, "claude rogers"
wrote: "jammer" wrote in message .. . I have yet to see a blue koi picture that registers BLUE in my eye balls! Ok jammer tell me if this is blue http://home.fuse.net/ace883/bluekoi1 http://home.fuse.net/ace883/bluekoi2 http://home.fuse.net/ace883/bluekoi3 They are all the same fish, but he looks awful blue to me........I did a crop and zoom on iphoto to get the closeups Yes! I do see blue, thank you for that. |
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