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Koi Shows in October

2007-10-01T10:42:00.000+01:00

Here's a selection of some of the best Koi shows happening around the World this October.6-7 Las Vegas Koi Club 2007 Open Koi ShowPalace Station Hotel & Casino, 2411 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV, USA.NV 89102 Contact Janon Wallace, Show ChairmanEmail LVkoi@msn.com6-7 Nature's Coast Koi & Water Garden Club7th Annual Koi Show Fanning Springs, FL, USA.Contact Johnny Foster Email pelboy@

Koi Shows this August

2007-08-01T12:52:00.000+01:00

4-5 The Upper Midwest Koi Club First Annual Koi ShowBachman's Nursery, Lyndale Store, Twin City Area, Minneapolis, USA.4-5 Puget Sound Koi Club10th Annual Young Koi ShowHoshi Koi, 5002 44th Street, E Tacoma, WA, USA.5 Mid Staffs BKKS Koi Club 7th Open ShowHollybush Garden Centre, Warstone Road, Shareshill, Wolverhampton, WV10 7LX, UK.11 Idaho Watergarden & Koi Society14th Annual ShowBoise Depot

Koi Shows in June 2007

2007-06-01T15:14:00.000+01:00

1-3 The Dallas Koi Kichie Group 2007 Annual Show4701 Colleyville Blvd, Colleyville,TX 76034, USA.2-3 The East Pennine Koi Club 25th Anniversary Open Koi ShowElsecar Heritage Centre, Wath Road, Elsecar, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK, S74 8HJ.8-10 The 5th Dutch National Koi & Pond DaysKoi 2000 Netherlands & BelgiumSafari Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands.9-10 Worthing & District BKKS

Red Sea Diving

2006-11-27T12:15:00.000Z

Taba Heights Hyatt hotel is like a mini villageI haven't posted in a while as I've recently returned from holidaying in Egypt, learning to dive in the Red sea. As a newly qualified PADI open water diver, I now feel the urge to don some scuba gear and get closer to my koi, but I'm not sure if they would appreciate it. On second thoughts perhaps not, as

Koi Shows this November

2006-11-01T09:51:00.000Z

3-5 Piedmont Koi and Water Garden Society - 9th Annual Charlotte Koi ShowEmbassy Suites Hotel, 4800 S. Tryon Street, Charlotte NC 28217, USA.Phone: 704-527-8400Contact Don ManusPiedmont Koi and Water Garden Society10-12 Southern Arizona Koi Association - 27th Annual Koi ShowKino Veterans Memorial Park , 2805 East Ajo Way Tucson, Arizona, USA.Phone: Debby Young at 520-682-7697Contact Debby

Koi Allowed Back Only If Kept Hidden

2006-10-31T14:54:00.000Z

The saga of a chinese restauranteur from Maine, and his confiscated koi, is continuing this week after Mr Ly won his fight to get his koi back. The state review board voted on Monday to grant Mr Ly with a permit enabling him to keep his koi.This may seem like a victory for Mr Ly who has owned these fish, long before the ban on koi was brought in, but he has to comply with strict rules. Mr Ly will

Water Experiment

2006-10-30T12:38:00.000Z

My experiment is now into its third week and slightly disappointingly there's still no sign of any algae. Last weeks weather was very dull and grey though, not ideal for growing algae. So far all I've added is a total of 4 koi pellets. They take on average 2 days to sink and so far only the first one has finally broken up. Earlier in the week the water did become a little milky in colour, which

Piscinarii

2006-10-27T12:34:00.000+01:00

Piscinarii.com has kindly given this blog Koi Carp a mention, so I thought I would share a little link love and return the favour. This is not difficult though as Piscinarii.com is one of the most entertaining and interesting fish keeping blogs out there. Recent posts have covered everything from movies and celebrities, through to how religion can influence keeping fish. This blog comes from the

Rain Effects Your Koi Pond

2006-10-25T10:26:00.001+01:00

It's been raining cats and dogs in the last few days but the koi don't seem to mind. It's rare for a bit of rain to cause any problems but there are a few things to keep an eye on.Smaller ground level ponds are most at risk from overflowing and pollution washing in from ground water. After a very heavy down pour it's a good idea to give your pond a check just to make sure things are OK. The best

Getting Started

2006-10-23T09:21:00.000+01:00

My water quality experiment has been running for a week now but there's very little visible change. This is not surprising considering it was started as a sterile environment with raw tap water and the only things added have been dechlorinator and three Saki Hikari pellets. This is what many koi keepers go through when filling their ponds for the first time and is often referred to as getting the

Should I Keep the Pump Running Through Winter?

2006-10-20T09:46:00.000+01:00

The question of whether or not to keep your koi pond's pump and filter running through the winter is one that many hobbyists ask this time of the year, although it can be difficult to give a straight answer. In general I would say yes, keep things running as they are but this depends greatly on the climate of where you live, the current weather and your pond/filter setup.Koi are very adaptable

Autumn pond maintenance

2006-10-19T11:38:00.001+01:00

Listening to the news today it's been reported that the UK has had the longest period of warm weather on record. I doubt this is all to do with global warming and sooner or later things will get back to normal. Now then, if you haven't done so already, is the time to get your koi pond ready for when the cold does eventually arrive.The koi are definitely benefiting from the warmer weather as they

Koivista

2006-10-18T13:38:00.000+01:00

Koivista.com the online gallery for people to share photos of their koi and ponds has recently had a bit of a make over. Due to its rising popularity with over 13000 pictures it has now been given its own server which should help speed things along. As well as looking very nice an added feature is a blogging facility. To be honest it works more like a forum but more features have been promised

Koi Water Treatment Experiment

2006-10-16T15:12:00.000+01:00

Back in August I wrote about a new water treatment for koi ponds called Aqualibrium, which while I believed it could be effective in removing algae I was also sceptical about some of its other claims. Well the nice people from Aqualibrium contacted me and along with some more information sent me a bottle to try. I must say going on the first impressions, the aluminum bottle looks good but what I

Infiltration Live from Japan

2006-10-13T14:58:00.000+01:00

Infiltration are now in Japan as are many other koi dealers visiting the different farms and showing guests around, in the hope of finding some special koi from this years Ikeage or harvest. If like me you're unlucky enough not to get out to Japan this year, then Infiltration are sharing the experience through their website in a section called Live from Japan.So far photos have been posted

Kusuri Announce New Look

2006-10-11T14:11:00.000+01:00

Kusuri popular in the UK for their koi food and medications have announced that they are having a product image make over for next year starting with their foods. The new look was unveiled at the recent GLEE pet trade exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham. Kusuri has become one of the most trusted names for koi enthusiasts for over 7 years, supplying a wide range of products, but with many new koi

Nishikigoi Niigata Direct

2006-10-10T12:05:00.000+01:00

Nishikigoi Niigata Direct have just completed building their new koi house and as can be seen above are now filling the ponds with water for the first time. This exciting new venture is the joining together of three well known Japanese koi farms from the Niigata Prefecture, Oomo, Kaneko and Marusho. The three breeders have all been friends for years and with the help of Tamikazu Kobayashi, this

Yumekoi Euthanize Koi in the Fight Against KHV

2006-10-08T19:45:00.000+01:00

To follow the recent Yumekoi update these shocking before and after photos have been posted on the Yumekoi site. It's very sad and such a waste considering the care and effort that they had been given but necessary. These koi had to be euthanized, even though they may be healthy, to remove any doubt that KHV is still present. Since the Koi Herpes Virus (KHV) outbreak in June, Yumekoi have done

KHV Vaccine Starts Trials

2006-10-06T15:27:00.000+01:00

A British pharmaceutical company, Henderson Morley plc have announced that they have been working on producing a vaccine against KHV (Koi Herpes Virus) over the past 10 months and from these initial studies are now ready to start field trials. They believe that within 6 months with the help of the Internationally renowned Hagerman Aquaculture Research Institute, they can produce a working vaccine

Yumekoi KHV Update

2006-10-06T10:19:00.000+01:00

The latest news from Yumekoi is that they should have received the test results from CEFAS by now and are euthanizing all infected koi. Since Mike Snaden took blood samples from all their koi, and their customers koi that may have come into contact with the KHV outbreak which occurred after the BKKS National, they have had to wait for the results due to CEFAS being overloaded with work. Because

Koi Fu-Do Wheatgerm Plus

2006-10-03T15:28:00.000+01:00

Koi Fu-Do Wheatgerm Plus is the latest winter koi food from Koi Fu-Do, a new brand that's burst onto the market. Wheatgerm Plus is of particular interest at this time of the year because they formulated it for feeding your koi in low water temperatures. For a number of years now people have been feeding their koi wheatgerm based foods when the pond cools down as it helps aid their koi's digestion

Pond Pump Failures

2006-10-02T10:57:00.000+01:00

This weekend I decided to tidy up the shed and throw out any old koi stuff that I really should have gotten rid of years ago. For some reason I just seem to gather clutter and I know it's my own fault but I hate throwing things away if I think one day they may come in useful or I can fix them. The shelves were full of old pH test kits that may still work but it's best not to trust them. I find

Koi Shows this October

2006-10-01T11:11:00.000+01:00

Here are the dates for all the best koi shows this October. If any are missing and you know of a koi show you would like me to add or feature, please let me know.6-8 Las Vegas Koi Club - Inaugural Koi ShowThe Palace Station Casino,1 mile west of the famous Las Vegas Strip,2411 West Sahara Avenue,Las Vegas, NV, USA.www.lasvegaskoiclub.com7-8 Natures Coast Koi & Watergarden Club - 6th Annual Koi

Brunei's First Koi Show

2006-09-29T16:32:00.000+01:00

Brunei's first ever Japanese koi show called The Living Jewel Show 2006 will be on the 1st October. It will be held at Sykt Biotropical Fish Shop in Kg Bunut and is due to start early at 8am and close at 4pm. Entry is free of charge and they are hoping for some of the best koi in Brunei to compete.According to Mr Ricky of Sykt Biotropical Fish Shop and joint organiser, not many people in Brunei

Sakai Autumn Harvest Auction

2006-09-28T18:47:00.000+01:00

The Sakai Fish Farm of Hiroshima produces argubly the best koi in the world and have consistantly won the All Japan Show so when harvest time comes around everyone is understandably excited. I mentioned today that auctions can be a good way to buy koi but unless you are a top dealer or well connected the Sakai autumn harvest auction is one we can only dream about attending as it's invitation