Saturday, January 8, 2011

Prehistoric fish or just a koi....


The koi is keeping warm in my basement aquarium.  He and my camera were not cooperating.  It is a special effects day for photos I guess.


The koi really does have metallic qualities as it is black and gold and the light reflects off of his scales.

5 comments:

Sunny said...

Very cool images, he looks like he's been dipped in gold.
☼ Sunny

Valerie said...

I like the special effects. I remember how the Coi always seemed to have a metallic look about it.

Martin said...

Larry, that really looks like a solid gold fish!

The Retired One said...

It looks like he is trapped under ice...neat effects!

Stephanie said...

I had a koi pond in Salem Oregon - one year the pond froze pretty thick but the koi were fine. I read their metabolism slows way, way down and as long as there is an air vent for off-gassing, they will survive. I gave two big fish away when I moved 10 years ago and one of those fish is still alive! It was HUGE back then.

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