Archive for May, 2010

Breeding Begins!

Friday, May 21st, 2010

May 21st 2010 marks the beginning of the Nisei Koi Farm’s breeding Season for 2010.

One female Kohaku is being bred to 3 male Kohaku.

Female pond temp 80.1 degrees F.

Male Pond temp 76. degrees  F

 Breeding Mud Pond temp – 68.5 degrees F     PH- 7.5     3 drops of Alkalinity

Breeding Bag in the Mud Pond

Breeding Bag in the Mud Pond

 

Female Kohaku – 80cm.  “Tamara” was bred here at the Nisei Koi Farm in 2005 from Magoi parents.

This is a historical breeding, as she is not only the first ever home produced female parent koi our farm has used, but she will be the start of our own line of Magoi Kohaku.

 Tamara has been chosen for her body shape, skin and Beni Quality.

Tamera -Female Kohaku

Tamara -Female Kohaku

 

 

 

Male Matsunosuke Kohaku – 65cm.  “Toshio” was inquired from Mr. Sakai 2 yrs ago after he used him in one of his own kohaku spawns.

Toshio - Matsunosuke Male Kohaku

Toshio - Matsunosuke Male Kohaku

Male Nisei Kohaku – 55cm. “Chuck” was bred here at the Nisei koi farm in 2005 from our female Kohaku “Yuri”.   Chuck is the best male kohaku we have produced. His pattern is still developing and showing signs of splits to become a four step pattern.

Chuck - Nisei Male Kohaku

Chuck - Nisei Male Kohaku

Male Hiroshima Kohaku – 45cm.  “Kevin” was purchased just this March at the 2010 Orlando Koi Show from Genki Nishikigoi. This Sakai Hiroshima kohaku was grown by Hosokai Koi Farm in Japan and purchased by Kevin of Genki Nishikigoi.

This level of a male Kohaku to be purchased directly from the original breed would be very difficult to acquire.

Kevin - Sakai Hiroshima Male Kohaku

Kevin - Sakai Hiroshima Male Kohaku

Big Girls Head to Mud!

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
For most koi keepers the beginning of the season is marked by starting up the filtration system, feeding the koi and heading out to your favorite koi farm to pick out some new koi for your pond. 
 Here at the farm the new koi season starts with moving the koi that have spent the winter in the greenhouses back out to the mud ponds where they will spend the next 5 months until our far harvest.
Yesturday, the big girls were the first to head outside. The size ranged from 50-59cm going to one mud pond and 60-69cm going the another mud pond. All the koi that return to the mud ponds were measured and had a  photo is taken. We will use this information in Fall when the koi are harvested to see the improvements and growth.

 Here are some of the big girls heading to mud!

Moving Koi out of the Greenhouse

Moving Koi out of the Greenhouse Koi getting an Id photo

Measuring the Koi

Measuring the koi being taken out to the mud ponds

 

Releasing of the koi

Releasing of the koi

Two Big Girls heading to mud

Two Big Girls heading to mud