Look At Those Monsters!

Spawning season is upon and us, and that means bringing all of our koi and butterfly koi brood stock out of the mud ponds and into our holding facilities. Each year, there are some brood stock that have grown too old to reliably produce eggs or sperm any longer. These gentle giants are sent to our shipping facility, and will eventually make their way to someone’s pond.

man with jumbo orenji ogon butterfly breeder

Yours truly holds up a retired Orenji Ogon Butterfly breeder. This behemoth is well over 20 pounds and around 28 inches from the nose to tip of the tail.


man and woman with orenji ogon butterfly koi breeder

One of our employees takes a break from her day to hold “the biggest koi I’ve ever seen!”

 

long flowing whiskers on Orenji Ogon Butterfly Koi

A close up view of the impressive barbels on the Orenji Ogon Butterfly.


platinum ogon breeder koi

A stunning female Platinum Ogon breeder. Around 20 pounds and 22 inches.


a close up of the head of a Platinum Ogon Koi

A close-up shot of the Platinum Ogon. Notice the beautiful fukurin on the body.

 

retired Orenji Ogon Butterfly Koi breeder

One last shot of the Orenji Ogon Butterfly Koi. This shot gives a better idea of the truly huge size of this girl.

Stay tuned next week for some pictures of younger brood stock in action!

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6 Responses to Look At Those Monsters!

  1. Lori McCollister September 2, 2012 at 2:47 am #

    Wow, they are awesome!

  2. bigkoidude September 14, 2012 at 2:59 am #

    Mine are bigger

  3. Anonymous September 22, 2012 at 12:53 am #

    Please offer these for sale to the public or are you ever gonna sell kois to individuals rather than to wholesalers?

  4. www.nextdaykoi.com September 23, 2012 at 1:42 am #

    Hi. We have some two year old Butterfly Koi for sale over at http://www.nextdaykoi.com. 10 inches and larger. Follow the link below to view our selection:

    http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l2736&_nkw=2yo+ndk

  5. divinedesign May 7, 2013 at 2:18 pm #

    Will they be available to purchase soon?

    • Casey May 7, 2013 at 2:36 pm #

      No, sorry, they will not. These fish were sold last year.