My Koi Breeding Project - Part 41 - First Artificial Spawning

[@TheKoiPartner]

Mark, its sad you cant read this comment anymore, but I hope you can from the good place you are right now! You have inspired me to create Koi content in the best way, you passed away too soon. I hope your knowledge, pictures and movies stay around for a very, very long time. You will be missed, you will be remembered! Arigato Mark San, arigato! 😢

[@EinfachKoi]

😭

[@Koi-addict33]

Sad he didn't get to see this through

[@FullTimeFM]

Rest in peace Mark. You genuinely inspired me to breed my own koi this last year. Followed you for years. So educational and friendly. You will be missed. My condolences to the Gardner family. God bless 😪

[@commanderamg1185]

R.i.p. mark!!!!! May your videos and information carry on for many years!!!

[@jonnan2684]

😢 thank you for all you've shared about koi keeping sir Mark we learned a lot from you. Rest in peace sir 🙏

[@KoiTimeUSA]

"It breaks my heart to let all Marks friends and followers know that he collapsed and died last night. He had been suffering with Covid. The paramedics did all they could but could not restart his heart." ❤️❤️❤️ POSTED by linda gardner.

[@leeshakespeare3495]

Devastating news, thoughts go out to all his family and friends. ❤️

[@PaulsKoipond]

so sad mate

[@DansKoiPond]

😢 will be missed by all of us. Rip Mark.

[@KJM.72]

This is absolutely terrible news mark gave me some good advice only last spring on my new bigger pond RIP Mark

[@Crypto_Ant]

He will be missed by the whole koi world enjoyed his videos and knowledge Thankyou Mark RIP mate very very sad x

[@PaulsKoipond]

just heard the very sad news....RIP MARK...thankyou for all the great videos

[@samkelly5910]

RIP Mark, big fan of your content, you will be missed

[@barrykoikeepercooper8052]

RIP Mark such a nice man going to be missed my sadness to all your family

[@ollysdiykoipond455]

I can’t believe I’ve only just heard about this, I’ve been waiting for a new update, rip Mark, very 😞

[@martinfrater3087]

Same, came back to this video to check the comments for a update. Very sad news

[@paulcole4902]

Love watching your koi breeding projects you certainly know what you are doing fantastic to watch this thanks mark for this so cannot wait for the next one.

[@LightYerPipe]

Agreed

[@syarifidayat]

Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts. Your knowledge and dedication to our hobby about Koi will always be remembered. Rest in peace Mark Gardner, Dōmo arigatōgozaimasu. 🙇

[@hardwickkoi6096]

Mark, you have the patience of a saint! Keeping my fingers crossed 🤞🤞that the results are worth it, keep up the good work 👍👍

[@dmdsaddlery9285]

Wow....so much effort, planning and prepping! Thanks Mark for doing this video. Would gladly have watched a 3 hour coverage of this. So interesting content as a contrast versus how you've done the spawnings over the last couple of seasons, and all from a back garden too.....inspiring!

[@LightYerPipe]

Same here.

[@garydrablow853]

Fantastic video Mark. Well worth the wait.

[@spkennyva]

Absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much for the thorough treatment of this subject. I hope to give this a try myself in the future. Can't wait for the next update. Hope things are going well!!

[@IcenI_Koi]

WOW Mark ! Fascinating video, really enjoyed watching. Been a long time since your last upload. Really good to see Samuel (a youngster), taking a keen interest in the hobby. Shared to our club page. Thank you.

[@Steviegtr52]

Mark. the video & depth of information you put in are great. I sincerely apologise for my previous outburst & insults to you personally. Please keep up the fantastic work you do.

[@jeffharris96]

It feels like ages since we’ve had a video upload but we’ll worth the wait. Great video, have to say the first pairing are stunning, cannot wait to see what the fry look like! As ever, your attention to detail is impeccable, run like an operating theatre 👌

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thanks for sharing Mark!

[@KoiTimeUSA]

news is he has passed away my friend. :(

[@tiroshanindika1777]

😢😢

[@Aidenf.]

@@KoiTimeUSA how?

[@KoiTimeUSA]

@@Aidenf. covid I believe

[@georgea2583]

Fascinating video. Really enjoyed watching this. Looking forward to seeing what will happen next. 👍

[@dkoi-tv]

Seriously interesting video, best I have seen in a long time.

[@archer1483]

Absolutely incredible video mark!

[@michaela-be4le]

You guys executed that process like seasoned pros :) Good luck with the fry :)

[@Crypto_Ant]

So so sad that we are no longer going to be able to see the finish of you brilliant work🥲 I’ve literally watched every single video you have made,Thankyou for all the info all the advice and ideas Mark, RIP mate the whole koi world is truly saddened 🥲

[@carlmorrison6206]

Really enjoyed that, very interesting. I've seen videos of Shintaro doing artificial spawning which was great, but really great to get the commentary with this 👍 Good on you Mark. Really looking forward to see how your spawning progress this year.....I have a close eye on your goshiki spawning progress! 👍👍👍

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Carl, several videos on this channel showing spawning in detail. Check out Niigata Seasons Summer playlist and also Yoshikigoi playlist.

[@carlmorrison6206]

@@MarkGardnerNTVfree thanks pal, will do 👍

[@matthewhumphries2141]

Wow really good video you are a brave brave man !!! Good luck Matt

[@teddylam2007]

Hello Mark, I am waiting anxiously for Part 42. Enjoy your video very much.

[@thepeoplespond]

Still finding myself watching your videos Rest Easy 🙏🙏

[@robertnicholls9409]

I really enjoyed watching this, I've seen videos like this before but never any explanation to go with it like the reason why the fish are dried, I didn't realise they wouldn't be fertilized until the water was added, I hope you have great results and look forward to future videos. Rob.

[@Shot-er4sq]

Hello Mark this is the best artificial spawning video I have ever seen I have tried my hand at it before with 0 success but after watching this video I see where I went wrong did not realise that keeping everything dry was that important thank you for all the info it makes hobbyists like myself very exited to see how its done would a normal fish tank work for hatching the fry

[@philmaddin8114]

Amazing video mark totally professional best I’ve seen it done very clever how you get a rough idea how many eggs you should get

[@Andili76]

Omg what devastating news and I just started following this nice guy! My deepest sincere condolences to you Linda, and the whole family and friends. God bless you guys.

[@DerbyKoi]

A true gentleman and koi enthusiast, will be sadly missed, condolences to the family. Rest in peace mate

[@soulman909]

Wow!! Very interesting video. Well done 👍

[@KoiChronicles]

Another Incredible Video Sir 👌 Best I've seen on the subject. Thank you for sharing Mark. Good luck with everything and all the best. 👍🙏⛩️🈂️KC

[@KoiChronicles]

Such Inspired content #thankyou #RIP Sir. 😇🙏⛩️🈂️KC #FellowKZbinr 🙌

[@urbankoi5250]

Mind blown. Great video, I wait with baited breath.

[@LightYerPipe]

Thanks Mark, I've been waiting patiently for another video from you and i wasn't disappointed Looks like you've done an excellent job, not seen it done this way before found it very interesting. How are the others coming along from the natural spawning can you let us know how they are progressing please? I must say Mark that i thoroughly enjoy your videos to the point i wish you would upload more as i will be certainly looking forward to them, well done mate.

[@TUFVU]

What an awesome educational video? Thanks 👍

[@ricey6105]

Tragic news that Mark has passed away... can’t believe it

[@canisteovalleydave]

RIP Mark. You will be missed!

[@rustedwheelz9000]

Amazing brother very informative, i will try this but can you please tell me for how long I can keep koi outside while milking them?

[@scottporter483]

Very very interesting well explained 👏

[@jamespalmer3716]

wow. ive anly just started to get into koi dont even have a pond yet ive been watching so many videos on how to build a pond hiw to care etc etc. just came across this channel and 1st vid i watched was this 1.. i was just about to coment and try and find out why this was the last vid then i read some comments..... realy wasnt expecting what i read. 😢

[@LightYerPipe]

Mark any updates yet the fry?

[@vasili1207]

God bless this man peace

[@bernardodejong520]

Yeah here we go again! 🥳

[@JhunDumsTVXj]

Wow beautiful

[@birminghampikeandcarpangle5312]

Rip mark you was an inspiration to us all You are going to be a Missed

[@simonwalker8674]

Does any one know where you can buy the hatching jugs from in Mark`s Video from in the UK?

[@mikefogo9912]

Fantastic vid👍

[@johncope7471]

Excellent 👍 very informative with clear explanation of each process good luck with the fry and how are the fry from your earlier spawning kajaku I think 🤔👍👍👍

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Update this weekend

[@davecooke914]

Really enjoyed your video what milk did you use mix koi eggs with hope you get amazing results

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Dave full fat whole milk, mixed 1 part to 8 parts water from the pond.

[@markf5758]

Any updates on all the fry this year Mark?

[@jeroenvanwensveen6425]

When is the next video coming mark?

[@laurenceklunder]

Nice project ! im curious to see whats gone be in there! how about the goshiki babys ?! and kujakus Mark! how are they the thousands of babys fry

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Update coming on Goshiki and Kujaku, probably at the weekend

[@laurenceklunder]

@@MarkGardnerNTVfree i have news i also got baby koi fry :D

[@davep4589]

I couldn't do that but really good watching it, any updates on the goshiki spawning and fry mark

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

This weekend will update

[@kevinfaddy4656]

This has got to be one if the most informative videos I’ve seen I always thought there was a lot more involved in breeding and this just shows it well done looking forward to the outcome. Forget to ask how the goshiki fry are getting on

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Goshiki doing fine, spent 3 days selecting last week but no time to do video. Will update over weekend.

[@kevinfaddy4656]

Mark Gardner looking forward for that they must have come on a bit by now. I know this may seem a daft question but here goes I have 2 small koi 1 about 3” and the other about 4” both with similar colours and patterns so I’m presuming from same parent stock I bought them with a bunch of fry of eBay just to get my new pond up and running the thing is I’m a bit lost at what they are is there any way you can help me

[@Tom_Prendiville]

@@kevinfaddy4656 take a video and or clear pictures and join a Facebook group, there are so many to choose from. Cuttlebrook koi farm has a group

[@southwestgooner]

Wow.... A very interesting insight into artificial spawning. Fingers crossed for a good fertility rate. Any update on the other natural spawning from earlier this year ? 👍

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Yes, update this weekend

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Brilliant content, thanks 👍

[@Tom_Prendiville]

The last few days I've been thinking "I need to message Mark as I'm sure he would have made a video by now". OK back to the video 👍🏼🍺

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Lots of Goshiki and Kujaku updates to come

[@Tom_Prendiville]

@@MarkGardnerNTVfree awesome Mark 👌 👏 I look forward to it and well done on the first of many artificial breeding projects

[@IcenI_Koi]

@@MarkGardnerNTVfree Looking forward to watching Mark.

[@LightYerPipe]

@@MarkGardnerNTVfree Can't wait Mark looking forward to the updates. Fantastic job well done. Shame i can only give you one like.

[@TopGFishingMedia]

Hey I have a question for you on selecting hi utsuri fry. I have a 100,000 fry spawn of three week old fry that are doing amazing. They are the true Hi Utsuri brood stock. The spawn produce 25 percent brown/ black fry. The rest are more yellowish due to the baby brine. At what size do you do first culling and what to look for

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Normally Kuroko selection would be done a couple of days after hatching and only black fry selected

[@TopGFishingMedia]

Mark Gardner yeah that’s what I figured. What will the yellow ones end up being, bad quality HI Utsuri or not Utsuri at all? Either way, it looks like these are gonna take a long while to sort lol. Luckily the original Kuroko are still black and the others haven’t turned yet so I can still cull them soon

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Higoi, aka muji, some may get black, indeed I’m sure they’ll throw plenty of shimmies, however not decent quality black nor well patterned.

[@TopGFishingMedia]

Mark Gardner yeah at least 25 percent are black so hopefully I’ll still have at least 25,000 fry left after Kuroko Culling

[@TopGFishingMedia]

Mark Gardner thanks so much for your time and knowledge. I raise tropical fish for a living but only raise koi for hobby.

[@grahamsidney9214]

Rip Mark, you'll be missed

[@GazsKoiPond]

Hi fantastic video but can i ask you a question why did you add milk, as this is really bad, Milk is dangerous to fish because it ends up depleting the oxygen in the river or ponds , causing fish to die. ... “While milk may not seem as harmful to us as sewage or other pollutants its effect on fish populations can be devastating, so how does it not cause any problems to the egg's in fertalization

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Gaz, I’m unsure how much is your question, and how much is a copy and paste. I used about 1/2 pint maximum, so itself hardly an impact on the environment. If you’re asking why it doesn’t affect the eggs in this situation, I can’t answer, really don’t know

[@GazsKoiPond]

Mark Gardner Half was my ? And half was a copy and paste saved me typing, the reason I ask was While I was in the fire service for 15 years we were always warned about the possibility of milk lorry / tanker been involved in a road traffic accident & to make sure none of its cargo entered the water ways, hence why I wonder how and why it didn’t effect the development of the fertile eggs as they absorb oxygen through the egg case from the water, it was not an environment worry or anything like that, I was just wondering how it didn’t harm the eggs. Sorry I feel as if I should not of asked 😕

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

I suspect it’s due to volumes and timescales involved. The milk was diluted 1 part milk, 8 parts water and then only used for 1 hour, and all the time air was being pumped into the water. If milk went into a waterway after an incident like you describe then of course there’s potential for that milk to stay in the water much longer term and ‘go bad’ and strip oxygen. In most waterway pollution incidents I understand the first course of action is to aerate the water. No problem with asking!!

[@anguscraig-dennis3735]

Hi mark, do you heat all are your ponds?

[@LucaBazzica]

Beautiful🤩

[@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection]

Fascinating

[@liamsmyth3078]

When is the next video coming mark

[@jeorgeianflorita3371]

sir what kind of water did you pour into that egg ? is it distilled?

[@ritagriffiths6067]

Hi yet when I ask mark it came up no more email I just wanted help with my raised koi pond RITA

[@laurenceklunder]

Mark when you post a new video about the fry ! how big are they ! ? :D

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Laurence Klunder hi Laurence, so busy, no time for big video, updates have been posted to my Facebook facebook.com/niigatanishikigoi

[@mariusauge3691]

🙏

[@rvpadioschannel5643]

what is the name brand of the milk you use

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

It’s just regular ‘whole milk’

[@rvpadioschannel5643]

@@MarkGardnerNTVfree thanks master

[@davep4589]

Waiting for updates mate,

[@morecash2967]

What happened to this guy(mark)

[@GLitiatc0]

He sadly passed away after contracting Covid19.

[@vasili1207]

@@GLitiatc0 no he didn't vaccine did it his wife needs to sue, heart attack caused by the vac

[@syarifidayat]

Where's mark? Seriously i always open his channel every week to find new video

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Syarif Hidayat I’m here, will try and do an update this week

[@andybaldeo4773]

Guys i heard that Mark Passed away due to covid complications ...RIP Mark

[@theosworkz980]

What kind anesthetic sir??

[@glosfishgb6267]

sleep easy mark

[@ritagriffiths6067]

When I put it if anyone could help an old couple's lois no one replys

[@andybaldeo4773]

Guys anyone know what's going on with Mark he haven't been posting or anything I hope he is OK...

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

I’m just fine thank you

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Andy, find me on Facebook and you’ll see updates on there

[@andybaldeo4773]

@@MarkGardnerNTVfree wow thats awesome bro I miss your videos and not seeing the update on the goshikis

[@andybaldeo4773]

@@MarkGardnerNTVfree I am gonna do that now thanks Mark glad to hear from you

[@MrDigger450]

Wondering why no more videos very sad 😞

[@TUFVU]

RIP MATE 😢😢😢

[@PaulWheelerPhotography]

RIP Mark ☹️

[@BenBSeattle]

Rip Mark

[@andybaldeo4773]

Hey guys anyone heard from Mark I haven't seen any post in a very long time Is he ok

[@KoiTimeUSA]

thats a lot of koi egg..

[@charles29cc]

We want a update it’s been a week haha

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

All doing great, I have a full series of videos of them growing in hatching jars before swimming free, no time to put the video together yet, hopefully Sunday You can see many short clips on my Facebook facebook.com/niigatanishikigoi

[@paulstephens8881]

Hi Mark, Hope all is well. You haven’t posted A video for A while. I’m new to Koi keeping (12months and counting) and I’ve found your videos to be very useful, informative and entertaining. Thank you. Regards

[@mitchnoyce4196]

Would love to have 1 even if it was 5cm as a memory of him

[@charles29cc]

Very very sad you will be greatly missed

[@al20o33]

looks like you need to watch a video from one of the japanese breeders on artificial spawning.

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Keith Gregory why?

[@al20o33]

Japanese breeders are so delicate, careful and precise during this process. Not like those butcher boy hands.

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Keith Gregory hahaha

[@MarkGardnerNTVfree]

Keith Gregory I’ve done better than watch a video on KZbin, I’ve spent many night with them whilst they do it, helping them do it, film them whilst they do it.........you?