Page 17 - Koi Net - On-Line Koi Magazine - Issue 50

Planning the Show
Koi floated before the Show. investing in the image of this hobby, which is still a niche
Below: in Italy and therefore requires the utmost collaboration
Stefano Rivola gives us the and trust between retailers and the Association in order
thumbs up and the Grand
Champion winning smile. to increase the level of quality and the number of
enthusiasts. There is no better occasion to demonstrate
one’s professionalism than a Koi Show and obtain a
guaranteed return on image.
All these ‘ingredients’ must be handled with care and
above all you need the secret ingredient, the glue, the
fibre that transforms them into the Show, from the
experience we have had I am more than certain that the
ingredient is union, collaboration between the people
who make up the planning bodies, the coordination of
forces, the willingness to help others; without the total
involvement and bonding of all individuals and parties
nothing would have been possible, only the common
vision of what would be The Italian Koi Expo made it a
success for all participants and visitors.
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The Koi must be exhibited in excellent conditions,
safeguarding first and foremost the health and well-
being of the beautiful fish, which are always monitored
by our trusted veterinarian, Marco Bonazza Fosselli,
whom we warmly thank for ensuring the safety, but
THE KOI also the peace of mind of their owners.
MUST BE The beautiful display tanks were purchased in the last
year mostly through the efforts of members and
EXHIBITED IN secondarily by Mountain Tree, the Main Sponsor. The
construction of the tanks was entrusted to a very
EXCELLENT capable and professional company ‘Deambrogi’, which
CONDITIONS was able to produce them in the perfect blue shade to
enhance the colours of the Nishikigoi.
Mountain Tree also provided all the scenic materials,
the banners and provided their best products for the
awards ceremony, supplied the polo shirts embroidered
with the Expo logos, and provided the cups and
prestigious trophies.
All the technical material for handling the Koi, net tanks
and sleeves, and water treatments was provided by the
participating retailers, Koi Italia, IKOI, FastPond, and
Koi-Haus; their cooperation was truly essential.
GreenVet organised a raffle with its excellent
phytotherapeutic products.
JPD rewarded the most promising Koi with feed and
plaques! Tategoi!
And last but not least, IKA provided all the equipment
for the competition: pipes, drains, pre-filters, air lines
for the tanks, posters for recognising the competing
fish, photos, cards, numbers, barriers, etc., really a lot
of material!
Months of preparation, plans, calculations, phone calls,
agreements, bargaining would be in vain without the
physical effort of preparing a competition field and here
someone came out with a bad back. Praise must surely
go to Yuri Pavanello our IKA Secretary, to Sebastiano
Adami the President and also to the perfect synergy
A beautiful Showa from with Matteo Ramponi of IKOI via the Main Sponsor
Marujyu Koi Farm and
owned by Koi Italia. Mountain Tree. It was a week of hard and forced work
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