tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88239282024-03-05T18:53:21.983-08:00Happy Koi BlogWilliam Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-10350008375769271282016-05-31T00:15:00.002-07:002016-05-31T00:15:07.501-07:00Welcome Wendy!Wendy joins us as of today at the shop - we are sooo excited to have her onboard to help out. William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-20811386350380771022015-10-29T08:24:00.001-07:002015-10-29T08:24:05.020-07:00Fish!!!William KellyWilliam Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-1647035308246480962015-10-26T22:46:00.001-07:002015-10-26T22:46:08.535-07:00October 2015William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-80015774930521288002015-02-27T02:45:00.001-08:002015-02-27T02:45:33.139-08:00More tunnelFit for purpose doesn't mean things need not be straight. Dead straight! William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-18108793822553824732014-12-20T08:43:00.002-08:002014-12-20T08:43:59.856-08:00Tunnels are hot things!Phew - spent about half an hour in the tunnel this afternoon, catching a very nice Ochiba and a Beni Kumonryo for a customer. Within minutes my shirt was drenched and our customer had just about passed out! Still we got the job done and two very nice fish are on their way to a new home.
Humidity is about 100% inside and the temperature I estimate at between 55 and 60C. You cannot work in that William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-73352382178069328962014-12-09T01:47:00.001-08:002014-12-09T01:47:53.616-08:00The maths of EskomSo I just had the phone call from hell.
New Koi pond, built by Koi pond experts. 8000l of water to begin with fills me with trepidation - from which it goes downhill I'm afraid.
Here we have a "koi pond" with a 50mm bottom drain feeding a 0,75 kW swimming pool pump - no surface skimmer I might add. The pump feeds a sand filter, splitting to an open filter system via a U/V draining into a water William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-12839887808739145842014-12-08T22:33:00.001-08:002014-12-08T22:33:55.403-08:00And here we goStarting earth works... Breaking new ground... All very exciting! William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-42205917034012117282014-12-08T11:19:00.001-08:002014-12-08T11:19:34.009-08:00Power failuresPower cuts on a working fish farm are a real concern. Oxygen is the immediate concern of course but efficient air pumps and a big and inverter and battery backup provides air into the ponds efficiently. Generators help on smaller systems but on big farms provision must be made for substantial backup. Auto start generators are not cheap but are the way to go if your livelihood depends on fish William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-66576506626005567922014-11-28T06:05:00.000-08:002014-11-28T06:05:15.085-08:00Auction pictures! We have been asked by more than one person for some better pics of the fish on auction. So here they are. Along with video clips!
Apologies we didn't have time to snap pics of everyone - but to give you an idea of the quality of the Kohakus for instance....
William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-28343483033236956442014-11-27T01:41:00.001-08:002014-11-27T01:41:52.588-08:00Auction timeOur latest auction is under way on Bid or Buy.co.za - 28 kick ass koi going.... Going... Going....We also have 4 bonsai up for grabs! :-) William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-55410852778708171932014-11-22T03:13:00.001-08:002014-11-22T03:13:26.512-08:00Absolutely soakedWith sweat from inside the q/tine facility.... Nice... Be a koi dealer they said... No heavy lifting they said... Peaceful gentle outdoors lifestyle they said... Ha bloody ha!!!William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-78374643848595604262014-11-21T23:32:00.001-08:002014-11-21T23:32:35.732-08:00Who else?:-)William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-90193589254198832992014-11-21T23:15:00.001-08:002014-11-21T23:15:29.636-08:00Fish from JapanAwaiting clearance...William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-90645003224559199452014-11-21T20:57:00.001-08:002014-11-21T20:57:51.952-08:00Big day today!Fish in new ponds at shop! Fish arriving from Japan! Busy busy busy!!!William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-30152419995558976712014-11-01T03:39:00.001-07:002014-11-01T03:39:09.798-07:00Japan Trip 2014 Special Offer # Box 6Fish Box #6
Breeder Yamazaki.
A mixed box of well priced attractive Koi. Yamazaki san had not yet netted out the majority of his ponds so these Koi were from the first mud pond. We were under time pressure and I wanted to go back to pick some more from his ponds but alas, we never got back. A pity.
I did not have a chance to sex the fish - the Karashigoi I am sure is female. All these Koi are William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-14169320983139549922014-11-01T03:24:00.001-07:002014-11-01T03:24:52.551-07:00Japan Trip 2014 Special Offer # Box 5Fish Box #5
Breeder Hiroi.
Hiroi is never cheap and you can see why. These are two year old just out of the mud ponds and in this bowl we have a ginrin goshiki the quality of which is simply amazing. The tancho Sanke has an amazing body and the doitsu harawake is one of the most unbelievable I have seen. These are all sold - for fairly obvious reasons as to why and the last fish left is the William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-8897492479305191932014-11-01T02:32:00.000-07:002014-11-01T02:32:57.299-07:00Japan Trip 2014 Special Offer # Box 4I even have a short video on this box...
William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-28874887991825523932014-11-01T02:25:00.001-07:002014-11-01T02:25:51.849-07:00Japan Trip 2014 Special Offer # Box 4Fish Box #4
Breeder Otsuka.
This is a mixed bowl of good quality smaller Koi. The two ginrin chagoi are quite pretty and the big normal chagoi is a good quality fish. I cannot tell sex on any of these fish I am afraid so it is pot luck.
The pricing is excellent at around JPY7k each which translates into a selling price on this special offer of R1600 each (the shipping I am afraid pushes the William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-17561866176390549042014-10-24T08:31:00.003-07:002014-10-24T08:31:51.670-07:00These just in. Offer expires tomorrow.
Breeder Isa. Showa. Female.
This is a nice example of tategoi type potential Koi vs more 'here and now' more finished Koi.
Take a close look and decide which two are more tategoi type and which two are more 'here and now' type. These are all very high quality expensive Koi from one of the big hitters in Showa breeding in Japan - Isa is very, very highly regarded and manyWilliam Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-85322095406832519582014-10-23T05:05:00.003-07:002014-10-23T05:05:20.236-07:00Japan Trip 2014 Special Offer # Box 3Fish Box #3
Breeder Otsuka
Some of these Shiro Utsuri are sold. You can see why - the quality of these Koi is very high indeed. All are female.
I chose these fish and oddly these were the best value for money Shiro Utsuri we came across on the whole trip. These were selected off the back of the truck as they arrived from the mud ponds and the reason I chose them was for the awesome sumi thatWilliam Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-29672510153744340252014-10-23T03:43:00.001-07:002014-10-23T23:56:39.058-07:00Japan Trip 2014 Special Offer # Box 2Fish Box #2
Breeder Otsuka
All for sale with the exception of the Kujaku which has been sold. Tancho Now also sold.
This is a selection of good quality Koi from Otuska. Sex of the Tancho is probably female (now sold). The Kohaku is male but with a pattern like that it's forgiven. The ginrin Orenji is sublime and the Ki Utsuri is a rare fish that is considerably cheaper than the price of William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-67527937629728030322014-10-23T03:23:00.001-07:002014-10-23T05:07:04.213-07:00Japan Trip 2014 Special Offer # Box 1Fish Box #1
Breeder Kaneko
Tancho Kujaku and Goshiki (male) for sale.
In this pictures below the Kujaku we did not buy in the end. The fish for sale are the goshiki in the middle and the tancho kujaku directly below it.
In this picture it is the goshiki and the tancho Kujaku above it and to the right.
In this picture the tancho kujaku is the one with the tail in its William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-71574051751772599232014-10-21T00:46:00.001-07:002014-10-21T00:46:41.282-07:00Girl trip thoughtsPerhaps the girls should travel with the boys. There is plenty to see and do in Tokyo for a few days whilst the boys do their Koi thing in Niigata. It will be an interesting contest to see who spends the most I think. The bullet trains continue to impress. Despite the annoying loud Yanks at the back of this train, we have three and a half hours from Himeji back to Tokyo. It's quick despite William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-31502921441603874732014-10-19T01:31:00.003-07:002014-10-19T01:31:40.015-07:00...William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823928.post-85710967213026221152014-10-19T01:31:00.001-07:002014-10-19T01:31:32.258-07:00A special giftI was given this book by the president of Kamihata Group (Hikari). He autographed it for me and although he is now 88 he still comes into work every day and climbs 4 flights of stairs to his office. I have started reading it already and within the first few pages I can see the stoicism of the Japanese combined with a genuine adventurer at heart. Some of his insights are hilarious and William Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01451328859256677522noreply@blogger.com0