My "Keepers" From Spawn #3, 2014

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Update 10-16-14

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Nov. 8th 2014

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Feb. 23 2015

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Aug, 2015

Instructions for new kuroko (bbr) owners

Culling Station

Details on Culling: Backbone

Details on Culling: Split Oza

9 weeks of summertime growth

First video is from June 2nd.  Second video is same group on Aug. 9th.

One of my favorites from the group:

Spawning has begun!

Yesterday the first eggs of the season arrived.  However the oya and nisai that delivered the eggs were not part of my scheduled breeding pairs so I let the eggs go.  This morning I was please to find one of my planned breeders making eggs and paired her with my most powerful oya male.  Two nisai were making eggs as well but I have chosen to only take eggs from oya age ranchu.  Adding water hyacinth plants to the ponds seemed to stimulate breeding as the first batch of eggs seemed dark in color making me think she's been holding them awhile.