This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Bram @ Dainichi 2010 “Kore, nan da kore ga! Kyono besto Koi desu ne, kore!” Translated into English it means something like: “This, what’s this! This one is the best  of today!” This little Showa – offspring of Shigeru Dai Junior – was found during...Read More

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Into the archives It has been two years now since I have stayed at Dainichi for over half a year. Today I have been checking out most of the videos of that I have made during my stay at that time, and found back the...Read More

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Belgian ZNA Koi Show 2013After a year of holiday, her new owner Filip Poppen brought her to the Belgian ZNA Koi Show again. In 2011 she won three (!) Grand Champion titles (on the Interkoi, European Shinkokai Show and Belgian ZNA Koi Show), last year...Read More

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series 3rd European Shinkokai Koi Show 2013 Apologize to have let you wait for so long, but here are the Best in Varieties of the 3rd All European Shinkokai, that was held from 10 to 12 May 2013. A lot of beautiful Koi, brought in by...Read More

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Judge a Koi When I visited Narita Koi Farms in February 2013, Ryuki wanted to show me one of his great expectations for 2015. He expects this Koi, a Sakai Fish Farm Sanke, to become Grand Champion at the 2015 All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show....Read More

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Euregio Koi Show 2013 The champion of Arcen – Grand Champion of the 2011 Holland Koi Show – this time was present at the 4th edition of the Euregio Koi Show (held in Oldenzaal, the Netherlands). The tricolour of Johnny Lievens from Belgium was in...Read More

This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series 3rd European Shinkokai Koi Show 2013 The 3rd edition of the All European Shinkokai is over now. As we all know with Koi shows, time really flies fast throughout the event. The seven judges, including five Japanese Koi breeders, decided these eleven Koi to be...Read More

Just as with the 2nd All European Shinkokai, which was held in Appelten last year,  the Sakai Fish Farm Sanke named Heidi II (and until now had won 3 GC titles) became Supreme Champion after Vertigo again. The cat and mouse game between these two heavy weights, both supplied by Danny’s Koi Café and in the case...Read More

What an impressive head, isn’t it? This is the head of a real old school type of Sanke, although the fish itself isn’t that old yet. It seems like the fish looks a bit mean, but I don’t think she actually means to give this kind of impression. This Sanke has a nice story behind...Read More

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series 3rd European Shinkokai Koi Show 2013Big names that will be present at the 3rd edition of the All European Shinkokai Koi Show, you cannot deny that! The show, which will be held on 10, 11 and 12 May this year seems to become a great...Read More