Hi Paul

Well done my friend go get your dream! It will not be always easy but it will be rewarding.

If there is any thing I can help with please feel free to contact me directly.

SA needs more commercial koi farms. Did you know that all the farms in SA only supply 30% of the local market demand and 70% is imported?

Exporting to the UK and EU is not easy at all, from the time you apply to export to them it takes 2 years before the first koi is shipped.

Oooooooo …… and don’t dig the mud pond side’s at 90˚ angels make them ± 30˚ you will thank me in 2 years time. If you insist on 90˚ angels you will kick your self after 2 years.

Again well done!

I have seen a very interesting thing recently on a Koi Farm here ... instead of netting the owner has spanned yellow baling twine across the ponds at 1 meter tracks and the again from the other side the same but with a height difference of around 200 mm ... the twine form squares of 1 meter by 1 metre if looked at from above. Apparently no birds go into that twine mesh and it is a lot cheaper than netting. He also told me that he does the same on home ponds where birds are a problem but here he uses very thin fishline ... the blocks apparently confuse the birds, including kingfishers and it looks a lot less intrusive than a net.

Hi Paul

I know Lesley Ter Morshuizen a good person but very expensive though A business plan of 17 pages R18 000.00. Eclusive of expenses a nother R 4000.00 In total R22 000.00 So be carefull!!!!

Thanks, will do.