July/August 2007, Volume 32, Issue 1
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Ikeage - Georgia Style
Ikeage is the Japanese term for the activity wherein a pond is drained part-way and a large seine net pulled from one end to the other to capture the koi. As in Japan, the Ikeage activity Georgia sty...
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Breeder's Profile - Yamasan Koi Farm
Mamoru Kodama's interview with Yamazaki reveals why breeders value the creation of new varieties of koi. Here, one learns about a breeder's perspective in how new varieties are developed, some of th...
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 | Don't Panic It's Just the Net
As Steve Childers stated from the Editor's Desk , "One of my favorite series is Tamsie Pierce's lighthearted articles as told to her by her koi. Always entertaining, they always offer a unique s...
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 | Better Pictures in a Flash
Tom Graham's photographs of koi and ponds have appeared in KOI USA and other publications many times. Better Pictures in a Flash is a good read for anyone who seriously wants to take good koi photos. ...
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 | It's a System
Third now in this series by Steve Childers, this installment of It's a System goes into quite some detail about just one of the three main types of pond filtration. Mechanical filtration is one of sev...
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 | DIY Bottom Drain with Air Dome
With a few hand and power tools, one can fabricate a bottom drain with an air dome using this detailed plan by Michael Anderson. A PVC 6" sanitary tee pipe fitting is the central component used ...
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 | Koi History and Genealogy - Part II
In this issue Ray Jordan explains what he has learned about the creation and development of early colored/patterned carp and the events that led up to the 1914 Taisho Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan that i...
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 | The KHA Files - Nightmare Pond Call
Koi Health Advisor, Noel Shaw, relates an experience handling a call for help about a nightmarish pond scenario that was one of the worst Noel had ever heard. The case history of this pond began with...
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