thank you guys! at first i was kind of disappointed about it, the cemet support blocks was taking away atleast 30 gallon from the pond! but now, im happy with it, and the fish have a great place to hide too.


but there is sad story here. my uncle have a pond, filled with koi and comets. he has tons of baby butterly matsuba or ogon koi from all the fish breeding!! that time, i still have enough space and filtration for another koi. i ask my dad if he could ask for 1 baby koi from my uncle. my dad says he would go when he have some time.

a week ago, while i was at school, my dad brought home 3 koi, and maybe around 10ish goldfish!! all around 6-7 inches!!!! along with my crew of 10 goldies and 1 koi, i was EXTREMELY OVERSTOCK!! i was so mad! and in the group, there wasn't even 1 baby ogon koi that i really wanted. my dad understands that i only wanted 1 and only 1 fish. he said that he tried to tell my uncle that, my my uncle had a net that have too big of a hole for the babies. he dad said that he was just randomly net out any fish, and gave them all to us. my dad tried to put some back, but my uncle refused. so, i came home that day with a pond full of unfamiliar fish. i was so mad, and sad. now, i dont know what to do with them.

the bright side is that they are all very social, and they were handfeeding the next day. and he gave me a standard fin red matsuba. but the fish have a big head, too big for the body. they got along with my fish and no one got eaten...

i have also release Laces out to the pond. he's hiding all the time under the mountain, and his dark colors and tiny size make him hard to see. but sometimes, he would come out and dart around, and that is when i'll get to see him.
Laces:







thanks! i try to take pics when it is really sunny. i take them with 100 iso, and maybe with a lower ev setting. and macro has to be turned on. try to get close to the fish rather than zooming. handfeeding will really help.

my pond is about 720 gallons totally, but after a some water displacements from the "mini mountain fountain" thing, i think that it is only about 700 gallon now.

700 is wayyyy too small for that number of fish, im planning some sort of way to find new homes for the koi and maybe some of the comets. if i cant, then i might just have to put some down . my dad thinks that my pond being overstock is just nonsense. he just doesnt understand the fish's requirements and needs. so convincing him to give away some of the comet is kind of difficult. (personaly, i just think that he is getting attached to them )

my pond is about 720 gallons totally, but after a some water displacements from the "mini mountain fountain" thing, i think that it is only about 700 gallon now.

700 is wayyyy too small for that number of fish, im planning some sort of way to find new homes for the koi and maybe some of the comets. if i cant, then i might just have to put some down . my dad thinks that my pond being overstock is just nonsense. he just doesnt understand the fish's requirements and needs. so convincing him to give away some of the comet is kind of difficult. (personaly, i just think that he is getting attached to them )

In some of the pictures you posted on Feb 10, it appears that the white(ish) fish has what I will "barbs" on both sides of the mouth. Is that typical?

Oliver