Among many of the koi breeders in the United States there is great comraderie and professionalism. In fact, many of the breeders have joined forces over the past three years to put together an American Koi Breeders’ Koi Show (we are still working on forming an official American Koi Breeders’ Association). Eventhough we may be business competitors, we are all still working to promote the same thing…American bred koi. We are able to talk about common challenges we face in koi breeding and farming, and also work together on solutions. Whether it’s about predators, mud ponds, or most anything else dealing with koi breeding, we are all incredibly valuable resources to each other.
Joe Pawlak, Blackwater Creek Koi Farms, and John Fornaro, Hanover Koi Farms, were in the area and came by the farm for a visit today. Even though southern New Jersey is a mild, sunny 61 degrees today, Joe thought it was pretty cold. I guess you can take the boy out of Florida, but you can’t take the Florida out of the boy 
We had a great time showing them around the farm and sharing koi “tales” with each other!
