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ADAM BYER KOI VARIETY SPOTLIGHT:
KOI SHOWA

Bold and powerful, the magnificent
three-coloured Koi.

Adam Byer.

Adam Byer has kept and bred many types of fish
since he was a boy and started keeping Koi and
breeding them too. He concentrated on breeding
Kohaku as a hobbyist and won many Show Awards with
his Koi including 4 Baby Champion Awards and one
Young Champion Award.
Adam realised his dream in 2016 when he won the Baby
Champion Award at The All England Koi Show with his
home-bred Kohaku. Following this he decided to
become a full time Koi breeder, concentrating on
Amanda and Adam Byer.
Kohaku. Since then he has increased the number of
varieties he breeds using Japanese parent Koi.

In 2019 Adam purchased a female parent Chagoi which
had volume and was massive, over 1 metre in length
and a beautiful mid-range tea colour. He named her
Oakly, after the strength of a English Oak tree. This Koi
is the foundation of his Chagoi bloodline.
This series of articles gives an in-depth look at some of
the varieties – his first article is about Showa.

Showa
Koi enthusiasts are often captivated by the intricate
patterns, contrasting colours, and elegance of each Koi
variety, but few varieties are as celebrated and distinct
as the Showa. A member of the coveted Go Sanke
group, the Showa is renowned for its striking black, red,
and white colouration that appears in dramatic, flowing
2016 Baby Champion at
The All England Koi Show. patterns across the body.

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