On Friday we harvested the koi from our Yamabuki spawn. In 2005, we bred a female Yamabuki with a male Yamabuki and a male metallic doitsu, who we lovingly refer to as our “Funky Doitsu.” We were so pleased with the results that we paired everyone together again. On Monday, I will post some pictures of the offpspring from our original breeding in 2005. The actual number of fry from this spawn was on the small side, approximately 2500, so we raised all of them until the culling/harvest, and we ended up with 1150 koi that came into the greenhouse. People often wonder how you cull Yamabuki since it is only one color. In this case, we are looking for overall shine. When culling small koi, you have to use the clues you see to try to determine what this koi will look like at 20″, at 30″, etc. Below are pictures of some koi that were harvested. When you look at the pictures, keep in mind that these koi just came out of mud so their yellow is not yet vibrant, as it will be in a few days of natural sunlight.
