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abasbas
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Feb 16, 2005, 2:39 PM

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hi everyone. im a newbie to this koi hobby and would like to know the basics. i live in santa rosa laguna and would like to meet koi hobbiest near my area. anyone who can volunteer and show me their kois? thanks and appreciate your replies..

Thanks & regards,

Alain

KoiKichi
Koi Lover

Feb 21, 2005, 9:05 AM

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Alain,

The most important thing in Koi keeping is filtration. Make sure that the system in your pond works to ensure a supply of good clean water which is the most essential factor in Koi keeping. Get the suggestions of the experts like Mike of Kois and Ponds to make sure that your pond's filtration is correct. The important things to remember are bottom drain, settlement filter, biological filter, UV light and you will be ok.

jay-v (koikichi) Wink

abasbas
Koi Lover

Feb 21, 2005, 9:39 AM

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Hi KoiKichi! Thanks for the advice. Smile

I still havent visited Kois and Ponds and dont know Mike personally but I will be honored to meet him. Hope he can give his number on this post so I can call him and schedule a visit. How about you? Do you live somewhere near my area? How about your number so we can also talk. Thanks and good day!

Thanks & regards,

Alain

KoiKichi
Koi Lover

Feb 21, 2005, 10:01 AM

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Alain,

I suggest that you consult Mike and some other guys who are experts with pond filtration before starting your pond. It might cost a little more but in the long run it will be cheaper, trust me. i tried to do my pond on my own with the help of a non-expert and I ended up re-doing anything, thereby spending almost double. That was a very painful lesson, I hope you wouldn't do the same mistake that I went through.

jay-v

abasbas
Koi Lover

Feb 21, 2005, 10:54 AM

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Hi Jay-V, I really wanted to meet some experts here but unfortunately I've started construction of my pond last weekend. Although I'm a newbie in the pond hobby but I have some experience in fish keeping though, I currently have a 180-gal tank filled with Frontosas and was keeping it for 4 years already. I know this is entirely different but the basics on fish keeping is there.. I managed to had my pond designed after some of the designs I found on the web. Although it is not as exact as they presented it but I tried copying the intent. I think what I missed is the settling chamber but I considered putting a mechanical and a biological filter (trickle tower) including the pond drains. Thanks for the info. Wish me luck!

Thanks & regards,

Alain

KoiKichi
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Feb 21, 2005, 3:17 PM

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Alain,

Just don't forget to have a bottom drain installed in your pond, it should trap all the wastes of the kois so that they can pass thru the mechanical or settlement filter(brushes), then to the biological(mats), and the last stage would be the UV chamber before going back to the pond as clean water.

jay-v

henros
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Feb 21, 2005, 4:40 PM

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Hi KoiKichi! Thanks for the advice. Smile

you better go to koi n ponds this coming thursday 7 30 pm or any thursday of the week to meet the thursday group (the koi addicts). regarding his number check your private message.

Henry

(This post was edited by henros on Feb 21, 2005, 4:50 PM)

abasbas
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Feb 22, 2005, 8:41 AM

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Hi Henry! I really would like to come someday.. Got your PM too, I'll try to give Mike a call this week. Hope to see you guys soon. Thanks.

Thanks & regards,

Alain

hinz101
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Feb 22, 2005, 12:24 PM

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hello alain

can you post some pix of your pond under construction? you should goto kois n ponds one thurs for their weekly sessions you can ask all the guys there the how and what bout koi keeping.

hindley

abasbas
Koi Lover

Feb 22, 2005, 1:29 PM

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Hi Hindley! Sure, I'll try to post some pics tomorrow when I get my hands on my digicam. I'm really excited in meeting Mike and all the koi enthusiast but I live quite far from manila and my work finishes around 6:30pm but one of these day I will surely go there. How about you, where do you live? Actually, I'm looking for some guys who live nearby my area so I can pay them a visit and talk somethings about kois and also to benchmark their ponds.. Smile

Thanks & regards,

Alain

hinz101
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Feb 22, 2005, 5:07 PM

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hello alain

im from cebu, but now im here in new mexico for the moment. the meeting at kois n ponds would start around 9pm up. when i was there in manila mike was generous enough to give me a pond tour. try to be at one of their gatherings they always have it every thursday night you will learn a lot from them.

hindley

mikoi
Koi Lover

Feb 28, 2005, 8:11 AM

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Hey abasbas! hows your pond doing? we would love to see some pics. I live down south somewhere in alabang, and it would sure be nice to meet some guys who are into the same hobby thats close to the area. I havent been to kois n pond in QC, its quite a distance but I heard the best time to go there is thursday night to meet the koi nuts.

dont forget to post some pics of your pond so we can see it.

cheers and good luck to your pond.

mikey

abasbas
Koi Lover

Feb 28, 2005, 12:14 PM

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hi mikey, my pond is still under construction.. it is a simple pond because of i only got a limited space.. i'll post some pics later... thanks. btw, i'll pm you my number so we can schedule meeting sometime.. Smile

Thanks & regards,

Alain

mikoi
Koi Lover

Feb 28, 2005, 4:43 PM

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Alain! when you get your pond done I will give you like 5 of my koi's all about 10" to 14 " that is if you dont mind local bred ones. I just have one condition thou...you provide them a good home, deal?
the reason its out for adoption is to make way for newer koi...hehehe

also dont be in a hurry to buy fish...bio research is a total rip off (its true!) we can go to a fish farm in pampanga.

laters

abasbas
Koi Lover

Mar 1, 2005, 8:50 AM

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uy, thank you... i pm'd u my number just give me a ring and i'll call u back. well im still on the process of having my pond prepared for filling. i still need to have the concrete completely dried up and treated. i'll try to post some pics later.. i cant find my digicam this past few day... hehehe.. Wink

see you soon bro.

Thanks & regards,

Alain

abasbas
Koi Lover

Apr 12, 2005, 9:00 AM

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Hi Mike! Thank you very much for sharing some of your kois. I promise to take good care of them. Smile

Thanks & regards,

Alain

abasbas
Koi Lover

Jul 8, 2005, 10:23 PM

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mike, here are some of the kois you gave me.. unfortunately i dont know their names.. can you name them for me? thanks...

this is one of my first koi...

Thanks & regards,

Alain

mikoi
Koi Lover

Jul 8, 2005, 11:02 PM

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I like your batcha..hehehe I also like your digital camera.

1. Im not sure. I think its an doitsu/asagi/hariwake its metallic and with yellow patterns, but it doesnt show in the picture.
2. I think its a bekko...ask the experts, ok.
3. sanke
4. ginrin tancho

lilhelper
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Jul 9, 2005, 6:05 AM

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1. lemon hariwake (maybe.)
2. showa.
3. showa.
4. tancho kohaku or kohaku, confused about that one.
5. orenji ogon.
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1 ochiba shigure 13"-14"
1 aka bekko 8"-9"
2 Matsunosuke kohaku.
1 9"-10" Shusui
1 Matsunosuke Showa
1 Matsunosuke Sanke
1 10"-12" Yamabuki ogon

DONE WITH MY POND, look at it in members pond, under MY NEW POND.

mike c
Koi Kichi

Jul 9, 2005, 11:19 AM

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2 and 3 are sanke

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Tan Lee King
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Jul 9, 2005, 12:15 PM

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Yes, 2 + 3 are Sanke.

4 = Aka Chagoi.

1 = Doitsu Hariwake.

we undestand there are some differences between Eastern version + Western version.

Anymore version?

Jeers!
TLK

abasbas
Koi Lover

Jul 9, 2005, 7:30 PM

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thank you all for the reply... here's another set of kois given by mike (mikoi) to me... pls name them.. thanks again. :)

Thanks & regards,

Alain

rickb888
Koi Lover

Jul 11, 2005, 12:44 PM

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Hi Mikoi,

since you gave some koi away , were you able to get new ones na? pic naman, by the way can you advise me where I can get kois in pampanga ? ( prefer nice ones :) )

Richard

mikoi
Koi Lover

Jul 11, 2005, 3:37 PM

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hola Rick!

the reaosn I have to give away 10 kois is because they are growing very fast in my pond. from 3 months I would see a 10 inch grow to 14 and they get really fat and juicy hahaha. im down to 20 kois and still feel crowded because they turn to water hogs.

I cant believe these monsters grow fast, I must be doing something right.

I bought a chagoi, ochiba and a magoi from kois and ponds. I bought them (april 2005) at 12 cm (5 inches) and I swear I just measured those monsters and they are now over 25 cm (10 inches) thats at 3 months only.

I can take pics of my kois but remember these are locally bred from pampanga. But I do have some from kois and ponds but still small.

also we can go take a trip down to pampanga ( has to be on a sunday, to avoid nightmare traffic) and take a look there. and im not talking about KOI888, I heard its very expensive there. but of course, you get what you pay for.

rickb888
Koi Lover

Jul 12, 2005, 8:55 AM

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Hi Mikoi,

what do you feed your koi so they grow so fast? how many times do you feed them anyway i mean from 5 inches to 10 in 3 months Wow Smile

I can imagine the high price of koi888 they produce worl class koi, you can chekc out their website

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