Hi all,

With the show dates scheduled for September 2012, three months have a tendency to fly by so quickly.

For those that are looking to purchase show quality Tosai up to 45cm come and see the exceptional quality of the Koi purchased on my recent trip to Japan that are available.

Kohaku, Sanke, Showa, Kujaku, Goshiki, Gin Goshiki, Gin Showa Shiro Utsuri Ochiba Shigure, Asagi, Yellow Ogon, Karashigoi and others.

Below is one of Pongoi Koi Jumbo Tosai that took the Gauteng Baby Koi Show 2011 Reserve Grand Champion, coming from size 3 to beat all contenders.



At this year’s 2012 National Koi Show at 42cm it took Supreme size 4 its quality just gets better.







Look forward to seeing you and showing you this year’s contenders...

Regards
James

james dis een flipen mooi showa die sumi is pragtig van watse teeler kom sy/hy en kan jy asb. foto's post van hoe sy/hy nou lyk.
dankie

Hello Kobus,

Thank you for your comments, the Showa is from Isa Koi Farm in Niigata and is now 2 years old and male. Below is a picture of it as a jumbo tosai at 31cm November 2010, no one wanted to buy it?


The Koi is now an Oyagoi, to be used for breeding. The above pictures are the latest taken two weeks ago the Koi is now in a mud pond until August, when harvested it will be made ready for the Baby Koi Show and breeding.

On my web site http://pongoikoi.blogspot.com/ under breeding although still young you can see him in action, the spawning hatching results were good,.

Look out for his twin, same size it will make its first debut at the Baby Koi show my opinion it is better!!!


Regards
James

Hi James,

Really Love the Showa (bottom pic) did you say its female

hallo james
ek glo sy is van baie better qualiteit as haar broer gan sy by van jaar by "baby koi show" in gauteng wees

Hi Joe,

Sorry, I sexed it as a male last year but it was a spectator in the event most of the time so I am not sure, will see when it comes out of the mud pond, it has a good body if it is a male that’s why I keep thinking its female!!!

With young fish sometimes I get it wrong, I am hoping thats the case here?

kobus van niekerk wrote:

hallo james
ek glo sy is van baie better qualiteit as haar broer gan sy by van jaar by "baby koi show" in gauteng wees

Hi Kobus,

Thank you I think its better quality as well, since 2010 no one wants to purchase them, I think me you and Joe could be in the minority?

Yes they and other Koi to follow on this thread will be at the show, trying to get a stand so please pop in and say hello.

Do you have many Koi!!!

Regards
James

hello james
ek het nie baie koi's nie want en is maar net 4 maande in koi's in ek het 10 koi's gehad todat my broer se 3jaarige
seun en my oom se 3jaarige dogter 5 van hulle dood geslaan het met die termometer gelikig was dit koi's wat nie baie gekos het nie maar ek is nog steeds ongelikig daar oor en ek sal een of ander tyd n draai kom maak.

kobus van niekerk wrote:

hello james
ek het nie baie koi's nie want en is maar net 4 maande in koi's in ek het 10 koi's gehad todat my broer se 3jaarige
seun en my oom se 3jaarige dogter 5 van hulle dood geslaan het met die termometer gelikig was dit koi's wat nie baie gekos het nie maar ek is nog steeds ongelikig daar oor en ek sal een of ander tyd n draai kom maak.

Hi Kobus,

How is your English at school!!! My Africans gets worse as your sentences get bigger?

For 4 months in the hobby you seem to have a good eye of quality, sorry you had so many losses you need to understand why they died, fix it and move on.

You are more than welcome to pop in any time, we can talk about your pond and losses, please phone to confirm an appointment, hopefully we can meet at the Baby Koi show as well.

If you have any concerns with the hobby please e-mail if I can help you I will, it’s good to hear off young people coming into the hobby.
regards

James

Stunning luster on that koi.

Hi Wane,

Thank you, hoping it clicks with the females and passes its qualities on to its fry.

Regards
james

james
where and when is the gauteng baby koi show

its at the brightwater commons and last year was on the weekend of the 18th September and will be around that same date this year.

Was very successful last year with over 250 fish entered over just the 4 sizes.

Competition at these baby shows is fear in size 1 - 2......3 - 4 also but not as much.

It is a lot of fun tho!

thanx cliff :

Cliff wrote:

its at the brightwater commons and last year was on the weekend of the 18th September and will be around that same date this year.

Was very successful last year with over 250 fish entered over just the 4 sizes.

Competition at these baby shows is fear in size 1 - 2......3 - 4 also but not as much.

It is a lot of fun tho!

Thanks Cliff,

Yes competition at this show makes it one of the toughest shows in the country, the quality is very high.

With all the superb Koi on show at the National in theses sizes combined with what is coming out of Quarantine from the dealers I think this show will be very difficult, showing the best of the best!!!

Ps

This is another Koi no one liked as a tosai, picture taken in November 2011 +_ 26cm

you should see it now? Contender size 2



Still for sale

Regards

James

post some pics for us to see

Hi Kobus,

Quarantine finishes on Monday 11th June, and consisted of 30 days at 24 degrees and anti parasite treatments, and KHV tests. To date all are healthy and looking great, with the final KHV test going to Durban for confirmation tomorrow.



I will be taking individual Koi photos over the next couple of days and will put them on the forum with the majority of them on my website, superb Goshiki, Gin Goshiki, Showa, Sanke, Tancho Goshiki, Yellow Ogon, Shiro Utsuri, Ai-goromo Ochiba Shigure Asagi, to name but a few of the varieties, all show potential and perhaps future champion material!!!

Regards

James

U need to post pictures of the rest!
Why did U post so few on your blog?

james do you have any present pic's of the showa that you where talking about and how is this year spawning gowing any thing standing out or did'nt you cull them yet
tankx

Hi Kobus & Neli.

Sorry for the delay in responding, for some reason I don’t get notified when people respond to a post?

Sorry I haven’t will try to get and update picture for you.

All the tosai are still in the mud pond they have been neglected should have taken them out, but this shipment became priority?

Regards

James

James,
Go to settings on this forum and make sure U tick the right boxes so U get notified...

Hi all,

The Gauteng Young Koi Show (Baby Koi Show) has been confirmed for the 22nd – 24th September at the Bright Water Commons venue over the long weekend.

Benching will now be on the Saturday and de-benching on Monday, sounds great.

Pongoi Koi stand, will hopefully be at the show, looking forward to showing it's own breeding Shiro Utsuri Tosai.

See you then and look forward to meeting every one.

James

Waw! Those are dream Koi...

Neli wrote:

Waw! Those are dream Koi...

lol.......not sure if James will take that as a compliment or an insult....hahahaha