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Day two of the ‘Festival of Koi’ took place in the same
                                                                                                                 large greenhouse, along one side there were several
                                                                                                                 large vats displaying Koi for sale. All these Koi were
                                                                                                                 offered at massive reductions in price. One of the vats
                                                                                                                 had large Koi taken from the main pond in the shop
                                                                                                                 which were for sale at 50% of shop price! There was a
                                                                                                                 vat of Omosako Shiro Utsuri, another with Dainichi and
                                                                                                                 Sakai Kohaku, Sanke and Showa, also a vat of mixed
                                                                                                                 varieties – all at discounted prices.
                                                                                                                 Later, James Quan of Oase gave an informative talk on
                                                                                                                 how to make savings on energy running your Koi Pond
                                                                                           There was a vat of Omosako   and NT Labs gave advice on all their product range
                                                                                           Shiro Utsuri 45cm+ with   which is available at Koi Water Barn.
                                                                                           very interesting patterns.
                                                                                                                 The next auction will be the ‘Feed The Fish’ Auction
                                                                                                                 on Sunday, 30th October. Keith put these Koi outside
                                                                                                                 in the ‘Feed The Fish’ pond early in the spring where
                                                                                                                 they have been growing on and visitors have been
                                                                                                                 feeding the Koi over the summer months.

                                                                                                                 It’s always a surprise when these Koi are netted for the
                                                                                                                 Auction, you just don’t know what to expect! Some Koi
                                                                                                                 have grown really big, others are little gems that no
                                                                                                                 one else has spotted.
                                                                                                                 Don’t forget to make a note to visit Koi Water Barn’s
                                                                                                                 ‘Feed The Fish’ Auction on Sunday, 30th October.


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