Page 15 - Koi Net - On-Line Koi Magazine - Issue 63

It was good to see Kusuri back with their display of food
and medications and Mark Davis and the Cuttlebrook
team set up their stand in their usual position opposite
the entrance to the hall, with their impressive red Torii
Gate display. Deron Simons from Select Nishikigoi and
Simon Austin of Nippon Nishikigoi were there too.
HADLOW Mike and Lee of Shosha Koi, Andy of Finch Filtration and
Walker Koi were attending the Show for the first time. All
COLLEGE HAD around the Show were banners promoting Kiyomizu –
Life stage Koi food, who were the Main Sponsor of the
BROUGHT Show, who had generously supplied their premium
ALONG SOME quality Koi food for all the exhibitors, the Main Award
winners and the South East Koi Club members who set
SNAKES AND up and take down the Show.

AMPHIBIANS Oase and Burtons returned again to take up their usual
positions in the centre aisle, each with comprehensive
displays of their products, along with Adam Byer of Byer
Koi Farm, Dan of Norfine Nets, Selective Koi Sales and
Shirley Aquatics. It was good to have The Carp Co. and
Jack of Reefer Oasis Koi Farm return for this Show.
Above: One person, I mustn’t forget, is Liam Bess who produces
Koi dealers vans started World of Nishikigoi Magazine, which he publishes twice
to arrive later on Thursday a year. He spent the whole weekend photographing the
afternoon.
Koi in the Show. I don’t know if he had much time to sell
any of his magazines, but if you haven’t seen one, it is
Right: really well produced with excellent photos and highly
On Friday Club members
were busy benching all informative content and is a really good read.
the Koi and by the end
of the day 295 Koi had RED PINES As you entered the back hall on the right, Hadlow
been benched. College were here again – this year they had brought
AND BLACK along some snakes and amphibians to the Show.

PINES, ALL Stephen and Anthony Grey of Wakai Trees returned
again with their Red Pines and Black Pines – all grown
GROWN from seed. They had trees that they had been growing

FROM SEED over the last one, two, three and four years, all styled in
different ways.
Most, if not all, the black and red pines you see for sale
in the UK are grafted on to a wild root stock which can
appear ugly as the tree grows, particularly when made
into a Bonsai and growing from seed avoids this
problem. I purchased six to take home, at the time of
writing they are still looking really good.

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