Well it went like clockwork......

Posted 7 Jun 2009 - 02:43 by Mark Gardner

.....even if the clock was running about 4 hours fast.

8.30pm I was just finishing off my dinner, a Sharwoods chicken madras (yes, I've found a shop that sells Sharwoods curry sauces, albeit for £6 per jar as opposed to £1.50 in the UK), and I was also midway through the F1 Grand Prix qualifying, when my phone rang 'Saito san' said the display. Surely the spawning hadn't started already? Saito san confirmed it had, 'come any time', he said.

Before 9pm I was in Mushigame.

Already 2 females Sanke had started laying eggs and been seperated from the males. Around 10pm the Showa female started laying eggs and, before midnight, the remaining 2 females, a Kohaku and a Sanke, had all started.

At 12pm we found ourselves taking a break, having spawned the first 2 Sanke and the Showa, whilst waiting for the Kohaku to be ready.

By 1.30am 5 sets of parent Koi had been spawned and the evening's events over.

Such an early start, and such swiftness was certainly not something that could be predicted. Given that 5 females were spawned in such a short time everything was incredibly smooth running.

A video will be available in a few days, in the meantime a few pics showing the key steps.

Eggs being stripped from the female