Online Auction will begin at 12pm on Saturday Aug 13th and run until Sunday Aug 14th.

To bid in the online auction you need to be a registered user for qualitykoi.com

Koi, unless marked, can be shipped next day USPS to your door. Select koi can only be shipped by airline. Combine shipping can be done and can save on shipping cost. * non US shippments may occur additional fees.

 In the current economy there are fewer and fewer koi hobbyists investing in large and expensive koi. 

 Growing koi in the mud ponds and housing koi in the greenhouses over winter months is an extraordinary expense and prices many koi out of the current market.

 Due to this trend, this season we have decided to send fewer koi back to the mud ponds to grow for another year than we have in past years.

 Many of our high class tategoi have been kept in the greenhouses to grow this summer.

 We now need to make space in the greenhouses for our upcoming fall koi harvest and will be offering these high class tategoi for sale.

 60 lots of koi will be offered for auction on August 13^th.

* 30 lots will be sold onsite

* 30 lots will be sold online

 These koi have not yet been offered for sale

A variety of ages and sizes of koi will be offered

 OPENING BID WILL SET THE RESERVE – ALL KOI MUST GO!

 Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to purchase high class tategoi!

 Onsite – Auction will be held 9am-12pm. Door will be open at 8.30am

 Online – Auction will begin August 13^th  at 12pm and  end August 14^th 12pm

Things here at the farm have been moving pretty quickly the past few weeks. Here is a give a quick update on what has been going on.

Last Thursday, Mat bred 2 more parent sets - Showa and Kohaku. (will get photos posted shortly)

Early this week Mat though the kohaku breeding was not a success when he did not see free swimming fry when he expected to. But, he left the eggs in the hatching tank and luckly we did see fry yesterday and even more today. Mat was happy with the results and moved the fry to the mud ponds this morning. The slow hatching  most likely was  due to the cooler evenings we have had..just another example that patience in Koi farming can pay off.

The Showa on the other hand hatched right on schedule. Joyce,Ammanda and Hannah – Yes, Hannah is put to work this season- are all spending today culling black babies

Other farming – In a  rush against the weather and a broken machine, Mat had no choice but to bring in big machines to get the rest of the mud ponds tilled and rolled..The guys worked LONG days but the job is complete and the ponds are ready to receive the new fry.

The heat wave on the East Coast has finally past and brought us some cooler weather.

Although its much more enjoyable to work in, Mat is cautious about this weather change. It is the over night tempertures Mat is keeping his eye on. We currently are are breeding in above ground tanks with a realitivily small volume of water that can change temperture quickly.

Although the actual breeding would more then like take place, the survival of the eggs would be put at risk if the water cools to much over night.

We will try again breeding on Thursday when the temperatures are expected to stablize again.

 Our second Newsletter is out! 

Joe, the owner and founder of Quality Koi Company and the Nisei Koi Farm, is sharing his experiences of running a koi farm thru our new NEWS LETTER.

Enjoy reading Joe’s Latest News Letter

Quality Koi Company, Inc. Newsletter IN THIS ISSUE FROM JOE’S POND FARM NEWS: IT’S BREEDING TIME! FARM HOURS QUICK LINKS Website Nisei Koi Farm Blog JOIN OUR LIST   From Joe’s Pond   As a koi breeder, one of my joys is when customers report back regarding the koi they have purchased from us. It’s very rewarding for me to know that we are achieving our goals as American koi Breeders, providing affordable, healthy, high-class koi to our customers that can compete side by side with Japanese koi.   We received exciting news from one of our customers. Mike Frady and his koi won big at the Greater Louisville Koi and Goldfish show last weekend. Mike took to the show one imported koi he got from Quality Koi Company and 3 koi that were bred here at the farm.   Mike walked away with:  *Grand Champion with his Japanese Sanke imported by Quality Koi from Momotoro Koi Farm.   When Mike collected Mi Mi this spring from the farm where she was kept, she was measured at 87cm (34.25 inches).    The next three koi were all bred by the Nisei Koi Farm! *Best in Size 7 (largest size group in the show, over 28 inches) Sanke “Hook” – 72cm (29″) – bred at Quality Koi’s Nisei Koi Farm in 2006   *Best in Size 6 ( 24-28 Inches) Kohaku “Yuki” – 70cm (28″) - bred at Quality Koi’s Nisei Koi Farm in 2006   *Best in Variety Showa “Yo-Yo” – 65cm (27″) - bred at Quality Koi’s Nisei Koi Farm in 2007   Congratulations Mike and best of luck at your next upcoming show! Yours in koi, Joe Farm News: It’s Breeding Time! When they don’t hatch… Breeding koi is not an exact science.   Although the females in Tuesday’s breeding dropped a lot of eggs, Mat thought from the start that things didn’t look right with the eggs from either female. We continued with the eggs, as there have been times we have had success with the eggs even when conditions weren’t ideal.   However, when neither set showed signs of hatching, Mat decided to call it quits with both sets of eggs. READ MORE ON OUR BLOG.   Farm Hours Farm Open for 2011 season   The farm is open Saturdays to our retail customers 10am-3pm   Weekday appointments can be made, if that is more convenient for you. Call 856-299-7564 to schedule your appointment today.   Weekday appointments only for wholesale clients, please. Save 10% As a thank you for responding so promptly to our request to sign up for our newsletter, please enjoy this 10% discount offer for any koi purchase(s) made between now and June 24, 2011.   Offer Expires: June 24, 2011

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Last night went well. All three sets of parents had spawned when we arrived in this morning.

The males have been placed back into their pond in the greenhouses and the female will spend the rest of the summer in a mud pond.

Now, we wait  for hatching.

No.. there isn’t a mini koi show here at the farm!

Now that the weather has warmed up, the greenhouse are to hot to use forbreed the koi in. We moved the breeding tanks and hatching tanks to the one shady spot on the farm.

To make up for last weeks spawn where we did not have a successful hatching, Mat decided to breed 3 sets of parents this week.

First up is our Kikokuryu – the koi she produced last year have been a big hit this season

This Kikokuryu was bred here on the farm in 2007

The Kikokuryu is bring bred to 2 males

1 – Male Kikusui bred here at the farm

2- Male  Japanese Long Fin from Matsunosuke

The second female is our Showa Bea Bea

Bea Bea is being bred to 3 males

1. Male Showa, used last week in our first Showa breeding

2.  Male Matsunosuke Showa

3. Male showa from the same mother as Bea Bea – bred in 2008

The final female of the week is our Ai Goromo bred in 2006

We used this female last year, but she did not produce many eggs. Similar to last week, Mat had to make the decision that with such a low hatch rate of her eggs he couldn’t dedicate a mud pond to her and did not raise the small number of fry that hatched.

 Being a year older and looking like she is carrying a large number of eggs, we are hoping for good results from her this year.

The Ai Goromo is bring bred to 2 Gin Rin Koromo Males

1. Gin Rin Ai Goromo bred in 2006

2. Japanese Matsunosuke Gin Rin Goshiki

Sunday, June 5th, we will be hosting the annual MAKC Meeting.

IF your not a member of the club please contact us and we can let you know how you can join.  Being part of a koi club is a great way to learn from others experiences, special seminar events, special koi sales and a chance to see fantastic koi at the annual koi show.

Below is information on Sunday’s event via the MAKC club’s website.

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Breeding koi is not an exact science.

All though the females in Tuesday’s breeding dropped a lot of eggs, Mat thought from the start that things didn’t look right with the eggs from either female. We continued with the eggs, as there have been times we have had success with the eggs even when conditions weren’t ideal.

However, with neither set showed signs of hatching, Mat decided today to call it quits today with both sets of eggs.

A breeder could drive themselves crazy questioning why a breeding didn’t work. Was it the mini heat wave we are experiencing….was water quality off…was it because it was the first breeding of the female…no way to get the answer

All we can do is clean up and set up for the next female in line for breeding.

Next week it all starts again…

The fry have been moved out to the mud ponds and the next breeding sets have been placed together.

Tamara is being bred to 2 of the males we used last  year with her

This is last year’s picture of Tamara, but you can see in the picture above..SHE IS TANK!

Male Chuck

Male Kevin

2nd female being bred tonight is a showa, Renee

Renee

Male #1

Male #2

Male #3

Male #4