I have a pond that's about 1/2 acre in my front yard.
Last spring, we put 7 koi and 2 lbs of rosy reds in the pond.
I figured the koi would help keep the vegetation in check, and the rosy reds would help keep the mosquitos down.
All of the koi I selected were muted colors (blacks and greys, with as little orange and white as I could find in the holding tanks) so that they'd have a better chance of survival with all of the birds around.
For the next 10 months or so, we wondered if any of them made it.
Well, today, we found out that at least 5 of the koi had survived, as we saw them for the first time. My how they have grown....
Anyways, my bigger question is this. Since we put the fish in, I haven't seen ANY of the rosy reds in the shallows or anything. But, today, in one shallow area, I saw a small group of about 10-20 small fish ranging in color from orange to black. I was wondering...could they be baby koi? I was able to scoop one out and take a few pics, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
