One of my precious koi died yesterday:
I made the pictures small and I cropped it a certain way because it’s pretty gruesome. Her mouth was practically ripped off her face. So now, I have 8 koi left:
This whole sexual carnage happens every year. Some years I’m lucky and the fish survive the ordeal. But some years, like this one, have casualties. I did a post on this about a year ago called “Koi Rape”. Every year, around this time of year, the koi mating season comes in full swing. Unfortunately for koi enthusiasts, this type of fish mate in a violent kind of way. The poor females are violently attacked by the males, chased brutally around the pond, as the females bump into the concrete walls causing injuries, some fatal.
So this year, one female was already floating on her side when we found her. I could see that even in that weakened state, the males would still badger her, causing her to swim away at full speed, smashing her snout into the walls of the pond. When we fished her out of the pond, her mouth was almost completely gone, practically ripped out of her head. I tried putting salt in the water, in a last ditch attempt to revive her, which is the general treatment for sick fish, but it died anyway. So now, since only one female was raped, there’s a possibility now that I have an all-male pond (unless the other females just haven’t spawned yet). That is my goal: to have an all-male or all-female koi pond, to avoid this yearly display of piscine domestic violence.
Such regal, graceful, beautiful creatures, yet capable of such brutal violence, such is the nature of many things. I don’t have the budget to buy a new fish, but I need to look into it. Supposedly, the lucky number in a koi pond is any multiple of 9 (9, 18, 27…). So 8 ain’t great, but 9 is divine. This is my second batch of koi already, the first one wiped out years ago in a traumatic mass death. I really hope this batch doesn’t surprise me with another koi tragedy.
“Sana magkaroon na ng fish and quiet sa pond, para mundo koi tumahimik. Isda too much to ask?”
“Sana magkaroon na ng fish and quiet sa pond, para mundo koi tumahimik. Isda too much to ask?”
LOLS!
I agree with the irony. for what it’s worth, deepest sympathies.
Thanks for the wonderful chance of having finally met you and delle. looking forward to the next time, this time, with Cess coming along.
Chico, I really like the way you end a lot of your blog entries. Ayos sa final thought! =)
thanks so much for sharing, chico…didn’t know this sad little fact about kois…i’m planning to get two aquariums kasi when i move to my own flat…and yung isa plan ko for kois talaga…now, i know not to mix up the genders in one tank
anyway, hope you feel better now…and hope you have fish of mind na
regards to delle
ay…ang sad nmn…=) keep on smiling thought…i feel that you really have a heart for them
i learned a new thing today.. may “sexual carnage” pala ang mga koi…
yeah.. nice final thoughts chico..
I saw through your photo’s how talented you are, in the field of photography… And I know you have a big ♥ to your pets that each one of them has no name unfortunately☻. And I wish you’ll get won in the lotto raffles hehe.. Always smile and have a healthy lifestyle, Hoping I will see you someday and Dellamar..
Late na cgeh Gudnyt & gudbye..mwaah♥
that’s a very creepy fact. Never heard of sexual violence in animals… aw!
very cool caption
in fairness… i like that last line. corny nga, but still funny! hehe… ;p
“Sana magkaroon na ng fish and quiet sa pond, para mundo koi tumahimik. Isda too much to ask?”
…. love it
sad
hope nga you have fish of mind na.
awww… this is sad. but i didn’t know kois mate so violently…
you never fail to pique my curiosity with your titles! i also enjoy those witty lines you come up with— so pinoy humor!
you crack me up chico!
pangarap ko pa naman magkaron ng koi pond sa bahay. graduate na kasi ako sa goldfish and ciclids. pero with this entry… hmmm..think ulet. malaking invest pa naman sa set-up only to witness death every now and then. di makatuwiran.
nice entry, btw.
“Sana magkaroon na ng fish and quiet sa pond, para mundo koi tumahimik. Isda too much to ask?”
harhar…ang corny pero nakakatawa! =)
I like the story about Aras. I also adopted one blue-eyed cat nung nasa Pinas pa ko. But then the cat died after 3 years. He’s name is Frank (named after Sinatra) coz of the eyes.
“Sana magkaroon na ng fish and quiet sa pond, para mundo koi tumahimik. Isda too much to ask?”
hahahha..ur so funny chico..u made me laugh.. hope makarecover ka na agad sa pagkawala ng iyong isa..
“Sana magkaroon na ng fish and quiet sa pond, para mundo koi tumahimik. Isda too much to ask?”
omg chico! you’re hilarious! ibang level! hahaha!
you never fail to crack me up chico. fish tayo? ^_^
you are really great with words…
“Sana magkaroon na ng fish and quiet sa pond, para mundo koi tumahimik. Isda too much to ask?”
LOL
wahahaha “Sana magkaroon na ng fish and quiet sa pond, para mundo koi tumahimik. Isda too much to ask?” natawa talaga ako dito. ambabaw kono? hahaha.solid ka talaga chico!
awww…too bad about your koi.
but it really is true what they say about the number of fish you keep. 9 is definitely better, and you should replace that one female koi right away to keep the balance
makes me want to stick to my flowerhorns for now. they may be loners…but saves me from witnessing a fish from being raped. definitely more fish and quiet
cheers!
rc and cess, nice meeting you too!
prettynicey, its actually not a good idea to put koi in an aquarium; even the biggest tanks are way TOO small for koi. dapat talaga pond, the bigger, the better.
lilliansassy, sana mag dilang anghel ka about the lotto!
kapeng arabo, think about a koi pond VERY carefully. it turned out more expensive than i expected. maluho siya na hobby. worth it naman, pero be ready for a lot of unexpected gastos.
ay-mi, talaga? someone just told me about that superstition regarding 9 koi. actually feng shui daw.
hay koiya you are so finny!