This morning at the Dainichi Koi farm; their 6th annual auction was held. This auction has become famous in a short period of time because of the top notch Nishikigoi brought to the highest bidder and the prices that come along with it. Last year the auction got some attention as well for it was...Read More

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Interkoi Show Kalkar 2014 A Sakai Fish Farm Kohaku does it again! The Grand Champion award of the Interkoi held in Kalkar (Germany) is won by a three step Kohaku that just arrived in Europe one week (!) preliminary to the Koi Show. She measures...Read More

In this Issue: President's Letter Club Corner Home Gardening Primer Book Review Plant of the Year New Waterlily Hybrids Grower's Corner IWGS 2014 Symposium Events Calendar ResearchRead More

Nymphaea ‘ Ruby Star’ 2014 Collector's Aquatic Plant of the Year The International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society announces Nymphaea ‘Ruby Star’ as the 2014 Collector's Aquatic Plant of the Year.  This hardy waterlily was a standout at the 2010 …Read More

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Wakagoi Show 2014 This time no bodybuilder that takes the trophy, but a superbly build Kohaku that seems to have more to offer for the future. The winner of the All Japan Young Koi Show of 2014 (held in Aichi, Nagoya, Japan) is a Sakai...Read More

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show 2014The 45th edition of the All Japan Koi Show will be held this weekend again. As always, the biggest question is: who will become the new world champion? Last year’s unbeatable Mu Lan (formerly known as M Legend) from Sakai...Read More

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show 2014 The 45th edition of the All Japan Combined Nishikgoi Show, also called ‘2014 Nishikigoi of the World’ or simply All Japan Show, is the Koi show of Koi shows and for every passionated hobbyist the place to be to...Read More

In this Issue: President's Letter Club Corner Home Gardening Primer Plant Registrations Event Report IWGS Annual Meeting Growers Corner Research Events Calendar 2013 New Waterlily Competition Winners Garden Visit                Read More

Not just a regular Tancho Showa… You don’t want to know how rare a Tancho Showa is! Although it is a Tancho version of a largely bred variety, a high quality Tancho Showa is something unique. Seriously! At the moment that I had a rendez-vous on the last Dainichi Auction, a Tancho Showa that is...Read More

I will be present at the open doors at l’Oasis in France this weekend (7 and 8 December). Last year we were at this event where Bram gave a seminar about the quality of fish and the production of Koi at Dainichi Koi farm. This year I will show you the reproduction and the senbetsu...Read More