KOI USA Magazine
May/June, 2009 Volume 33, Issue 6
Setting the Standard for 33 Years
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The Kentucky Mud Pond Project - Part 1
Many koi show enthusiasts and collector hobbyists have dreamed of having their very own mud pond. One might say it doesn't make sense to buy a beautiful koi only to keep them in a mud pond for half o...
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The Relationship of Scales and Fukurin
The author, Diana Lynn Rehn, relied on many sources for this article on fukurin. What is fukurin? How does it grow? What is it made of? This article goes in depth in pursuit of the answers by looking ...
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| Other Articles in this edition... |
 | Pond of the Year - Honorable Mention
This 8600 gallon pond built by the owners, Bryan and Bay Batement,received honorable mention. This pond has many up-to-date filtraion components including a filter and trickle tower/foam fractionator from the UK. One of the special things about this pond is the ambience created by the de...
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 | Pond of the Year - Medium
AS mentioned in the KOI USA March/April 2009 magazine our editor, Steve Childers, will include coverage of all the top winning ponds in future issues. Derek Bye, owner for the Medium pond class writes about his pond including background information and many illustrative photos that con...
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 | Summer Pond Tips
One of our favorite authors returns in the May/June issue to offer readers some tips during the warmest season of the year. South Texas, the author's geographical location, is one of the warmer areas in the USA. Ray discusses warm water conditions and ways to care for koi in this environ...
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 | Koi Addiction
Gene Maingot writes, "As you read this article (confessional), remember any similarities betweeen koi and addiction and pathological addiction is in jest, a spoof.You hear through the grapevine that your favorite dealer is receiving a new shipment of koi next week and sales will begin next...
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 | Keeping Nishikigoi 2009 Style
According to Peter Waddington in Keeping Nishikigoi 2009 Style these few areas account for most of the problems that present in our koi.
1. Parasitic infestations.2. Bacterial problems resulting from the above.3. Hopeless systems which produce bad water quality.4. Their own inexpe...
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 | BHP - Summary
BHP by Karen Pattist
This program was developed to help dealers keep KHV out of their koi for sale. It should provide a significant advancement in controlling KHV at the dealer level and therefore help to control its spread to hobbyists’ ponds.Here is a brief description of what the B...
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