November/December 2006, Volume 31, Issue 3
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Seasonal Tips for Winter
We are pleased to have Rupert Bridges of TetraPond back again this issue with observations about winter’s affect on our koi and ponds. The essential fact to understanding cold water and koi is t...
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"Happy," the Cinderella Koi Story
For those of you that have ever thought of raising a koi in an aquarium you will find this story truly inspiring. Ray Jordan explains how one of 300 tiny Sekiguchi Showas starting out at less than 1/2...
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The Five Senses of Koi
For years the different koi clubs in the Portland area have helped with children’s Day at the Japanese Garden. If you have ever been to a koi show or public koi exhibit then you know that the ch...
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| Other articles in this edition... |
 | Koi Judging from Photos
Bob Brudd explains why judging koi from photos should be interpreted with caution. Working as a professional fine art photographer Bob has attained an understanding of why “what you see wi...
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 | AKCA Judging Seminar 2006
Each year at the AKCA Seminar the AKCA judges meet to update their skills and go through a number of practice exercises. Galen Hansen of the judge committee, along with Bob Finnegan and Art Lembke, pl...
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 | Let's Build Another Pond
After a fifteen year absence from the koi hobby Don Johnson and his wife, Sylvia, moved to Red Bluff in Northern California where they built their retirement home. They soon realized they missed...
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 | Dive! Dive! Dive!
Sage advice from Aka Bekko as told to Tamsie Pierce. Another clever tale from a koi's perspective of the world above that explains the hazards of predators and how they can harm our fish fri...
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 | Project KHV Update
Project KHV recognized that, while eradication of KHV (Koi Herpes Virus) is the long-term goal of the project, near-term information on how to cope with the disease until a solution is found (i.e., al...
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