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gyzmo
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KI SHOWA
« on: February 06, 2010, 05:47:42 PM » |
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Hi everyone
Out of my showa fry i believe i might have a ki showa , the photos are not the greatest sorry, but i would like your opinions please 
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hommus
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Re: KI SHOWA
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2010, 01:35:20 AM » |
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I have a 1yr old Hi Utsuri which started off yellow (looked very similar to your Showa gyzmo) and is now a mid orange just like BB said. Fingers crossed it'll finish blood red.
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Re: KI SHOWA
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2010, 03:38:49 AM » |
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Thnx guys
I really like it yellow the way it is but i suppose i just have too wait and see with fingers crossed that it remains the way it is  .
If not then i will still enjoy the journey of watching it's development
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Re: KI SHOWA
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2010, 05:05:45 AM » |
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Hi Jayone
The pics were not that good because i did not want to take it out of the pond and stress it, i will however post updates of my showa as they develop 
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Re: KI SHOWA
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2010, 05:54:58 PM » |
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Hi Debbie,
Here is an extract from an article I was reading
"Analysis of Spirulina
71% protein, 8% fat, 16% carbohydrate, plus vitamins, a chlorophyll and carotenoid. Sprirulina was found to have a higher protein content, better digestibility and had other ingredients good for Koi, compared to Chlorella another algae used as Koi food. Spirulina is also easy to cultivate and harvest.
Algae – Spirulina – Main carotenoid ingredient – Zeaxanthin
Algae – Chlorella – Main carotenoid ingredient – Lutein.
In a test on Goldfish, redness can be divided into two main colour pigments. Astacanthin for red and Lutein for yellow. It was found that Zeaxanthin became the red colour pigment Astaxanthin. Lutein or yellow colour pigment will not change to Astaxanthin. The test showed that the red colour on the Goldfish or Koi is Astaxanthin. Zeaxanthin enters the fish body and becomes Astaxanthin.
Spirulina has a large content of Zeaxanthin, which becomes the red pigment Astaxanthin. It was thought that Spirulina would have a positive effect on the colour of Nishikigooi. Dr. Hiroshi Yasumasa at the University of Tokyo performed a test in which Lutein and Zeaxanothin with Astacanthin were mixed with Koi food and fed for 35 days. The results are as follows:
The experiment showed that Zeaxanthin (Astaxanthin) heightens not only red colour but also the white colour. In Japan, there is a place called Ishiwa, which is well known for the beautifully coloured Koi. Recent research has shown that the reason for the colour heightened Koi was the presence of algae, which is similar to Spirulina, upon which the Koi fed. Further research will be conducted to verify this fact."
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Re: KI SHOWA
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2010, 01:14:03 AM » |
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Thnx Debbie , Shags
I wanted to breed showa but as the only mature showa i had was female i used a male utsuri to pair her with , i have more photos of them in the how to breed koi section on this forum and i will keep updating them as they grow so that we can all watch them develop
I still have 5 little tosai in the breeding tank to gain some size, i still have to sort them out , one of them a little showa looks very promising
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