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KOI NET

THE ON-LINE KOI MAGAZINE

The weather kept hot with blistering sunshine through
June, July and August, and although this summer has
been enjoyed by most of us, it hasn’t always been
much fun for our Koi.
Once the temperature reached 22ºC many of our Koi
started spawning and those readers who regularly
spawn their Koi benefitted from the higher
temperatures with their fry growing at fantastic rates.
But there was a downside to these high temperatures
which reached over 30ºC in some ponds and their
owners were faced with the unusual problem of
keeping the temperature of their ponds down!
Asian Koi keepers are used to these high temperatures
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Buzz Digital, Fircroft House, and already have chillers installed as an integral part of
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these high temperaturers become a regular occurrence.
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Kevin Paul’s return to take Grand Champion for the
second year running. Martin Symonds continues his
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magazine may be reproduced series on the Koi Farms of Japan and tells the story of
in whole or part without the the Hoshikin Koi Farm. Bernie Woollands tells us
written permission of the
publishers. The publisher, about an interesting Beni Kikokuryu in the series
editor and authors accept no Extraordinary Koi. Adam Byer reports on the success
responsibility in respect of any of three Byer Kohaku at this year’s South Downs Show.
products, goods or services
that may be advertised or
referred to in this issue or for I have also included an article written by Toën Feyen
any errors and omissions. about cosmetic treatment on Koi, which is illegal in the
The views expressed are not UK but is practised in some countries, I thought long
necessarily those of the
publisher, editor or anyone and hard about including this, the fact that this practice
else, but the author of the is carried out to increase the value of a given Koi is
editorial.
good reason to include it, particularly for our newer Koi
keepers who may not be aware that this goes on.
David Brown
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