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Congratulations to members of the  North Floria Koi Club,  host to the 2008 AKCA Seminar in Jacksonville, for their work to make this year's seminar one of the best!

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 New Pond Contest Annouced in This Edition

Read the full article with rules and descriptions under Current News and download the Entry Form.

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MAKC Koi and Goldfish this September 13-14! Visit MAKC for more information.

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Visit AKCA's New Project KHV Website

Help fund research and educational programs to eliminate KHV.

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Remember that stress is a major cause of Koi deaths. Stress may result from changes in pond conditions, over handling, over medication, etc.
 
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KOI USA Magazine
July/August 2008, Volume 33, Issue 1
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Artist's Corner - Morgan Dethman
The Idaho Water Garden and Koi Society's resident artist loves creating collectible koi art. Morgan Dethman has been designing poster art and enamel pins for the Idaho Club since 1997, and he ...
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Visit with ZNA Hong Kong Koi Club Members
Larry Gill reports on his visit to the Hong Kong Koi Club.  Hosted by Mr. Aaron Lit, Larry enjoyed visits to several hobbyists ponds and a unique grow out pond in the countryside.  Larry was ...
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Generation to Generation - Origins of Koi
In this installment Origins of Koi by Mamoru Kodama, the interview takes the reader deeper into an understanding of the Niigata prefecture, the koi breeders, and countryside of Yamakoshi. The followin ...
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Other articles in this edition...
Image Tategoi: The Story of a Champion
In the words of Joel Burkard "In the years that have passed since I began writing the tategoi series  for KOI USA in 1995, I have been fortunate to have been witness to a number of ...
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Image Rotary Drum Filtration High-Tech Solids Removal
For those of you enjoy the technical things Stephen Castel's article provides veru satisfying information regarding the Rotary Drum Filter.  In addition to introducing an entir ...
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Image Sun, Surf, and Koi - AKCA Seminar and KCSD Koi Show
The Koi Club of San Diego will host the AKCA Seminar February 12-15, 2009 at the Marriott Mission Valley hotel. The seminar has the following revolutionizing features according to Galen Hans ...
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Image Gumbo Jumbo - Part 2
In Jumbo Gumbo Part 2, Nigel Caddock continues describing his impressions of the Purdin Koi Farm in Louisiana.  Nigel expresses that there is a "quiet revolution" underwa ...
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Image Pond of the Year Contest
Each year at the Associated Koi Clubs of America (AKCA) Seminar numerous recognition awards are presented such as each  club’s AKCA Koi Person of the Year, the AKCA Koi of the Yea ...
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Image The Evolution of a Hobbyist's Ponds
Roger Spradlin tells the story of he and his wife's progression from owning a small above ground pond at their first home, to a 5000 gallon pond, to 38,250 concrete pond with 6,000 gallo ...
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Image Whoa It's Hot!
Whoa It's Hot! is a story by Ben Kumonryu as told to Tamsie Pierce. Ben shares his perspective of what it is like to be a koi in a koi pond during the summer time of the year.  ...
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