Blue Ridge Koi Blog

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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!