Koi, Pond Plants and Koi Food!

Summer is here time to start complaining about the heat!

The new koi are out of quarantine and are ready to go.

Check out some of this year's breeders:

•  Yagenji
•  Hiroi
• Kaneko 
•  Aoki 
• Hosokai
• Fukushima
•  Yamazaki
• Suda

Koi, Pond Plants and Koi Food!

Spring is early but I'm not complaining. The weather is getting warmer everyday and my koi are starting to get very active.

The new koi are out of quarantine and are ready to go. I'm trying to get the Reserve Tosai updated so please keep checking it.

Check out some of this year's breeders:

•  Yagenji
•  Hiroi
• Kaneko 
•  Aoki 
• Hosokai
• Fukushima
•  Yamazaki
• Suda

On Sale Now!

Spring is early but I'm not complaining. The weather is getting warmer everyday and my koi are starting to get very active.

The new koi are out of quarantine and are ready to go. I'm trying to get the Reserve Tosai updated so please keep checking it.

Check out some of this year's breeders:

•  Yagenji
•  Hiroi
• Kaneko 
•  Aoki 
• Hosokai
• Fukushima
•  Yamazaki
• Suda

Now that it is time to start feeding your koi you might want to pick up some Hikari Wheatgerm and Hai Feng Quick Grow to get started. I also have Saki-Hikari All Season which is an awesome staple food for your koi.

I'm sure I sound like a broken record but please be prepared this spring with a  "Spring Health Care Kit". The kit contains everything you will need to make a preemptive strike against parasites and harmful bacteria this spring. One single kit contains enough ingredients to treat 2,500 gallons for $119.99 or buy one kit at $119.99 and get a second kit for only $109.99.

Do your koi already have ulcers? If so you might want to try Aqua Meds Ulcer Aid Rx a proven way to get rid of ulcers on your koi. Use it as a dip or a spray to get rid of deadly ulcers. The kit contains an easy to use measuring spoons and spray bottle for a topical treatment. There are two sizes to chose from:

•  Ulcer Aid Rx Kit - 50 grams $34.99 makes two gallons plus
• Deluxe Ulcer Aid Rx Kit - 130 grams $54.99 makes five gallons plus

This is another great addition to any koi medicine cabinet.

Starting in April we will be open Wednesday through Saturday 10 to 5, Sundays from 10 to 4.

The New Koi are here! 12/08/09

My new koi are here and can be vied any friday or saturday during our winter hours. As soon as they have settled in I will start to take their pictures and video for the New Koi Pages. These koi are from Hiroi and are 2 years old. They are mixed male and female, Doitsu and scaled. There are Kohaku, Ochiba, Sanke, Showa and Goshiki.

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Check out this new product from Aqua Meds. It is called Arctic Blend!

• Removes deadly Ionized Ammonia and toxic Un-Ionized Ammonia
• Removes toxic nitrites and nitrates
• Works in very cold water (35-50 degrees F)
• Reduces and digest bottom sludge all winter
• Helps maintain a healthy immune system
• Arctic Blend will not deplete the oxygen level in your water
• Reduces spring clean up
• 100% natural, NO CHEMICALS, safe for pets and wildlife

ON SALE NOW! $69.99 a gallon!

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Don't forget that we are on our fall/winter hours so please keep this in mind if you are planning a visit!

Japan 10/24/08

Brenda and I visited a monkey park in Yudanaka. There were monkeys everywhere.

That's it one day off back to koi.

I watched Yasuaki Kaneko his father and sister harvest some good grade Nisai.

Fujio Oomo 10/10/08

Fujio Oomo harvesting some Doitsu Kohaku, Sanke and Showa. Out of 120 koi 4 were kept as Tategoi and 8 had lost their color or had some type of damage or deformity. The rest of the koi were graded and put in tanks for sale.

Marusho Tanaka, Yasuaki Kaneko and Kobiashi all helping in the harvest.

Here are a few koi I picked up at Otsuka. Over the next 2 weeks there will be plenty of koi to choose from.

I have been in Japan for a few days now and I'm seeing some fish but not a lot yet. I was at Hiroi picking out some Goshiki, Doitsu Kohaku and others and I saw one of my favorite cats having a nap.

October 7th 1st day in Japan

Hi Everyone,

I'm back in Japan for the fall harvest. If you are looking for a special koi please email me at mark@usakoi.com and let me know what you are looking for. The weather is warm here and I'm looking forward to seeing some nice koi. I'll be visiting Fujio Oomo, Kaneko, Marudo, Torazo, Nogami and a bunch of others. Check back often for updates or if you want to see Koi for Sale go to http://usakoi.com/koiForSale.php?KGroup=200375. Or visit http://www.usakoi.com/ thanks for looking.

New Evolution Aqua 70 Air Pump Kit

I just started carrying this new airpump from Evolution Aqua. Not bad for $180.00.

EA AirPump 70 LPM Kit. UL and CE approved - fully safety rated for outdoor use!Kit comes complete with 70 LPM air pump, 4 port air manifold, 30 meters of airline tubing, and 2 high quality air stones. Check our "Aeration for Ponds" section for more details.

04/05/08 Koi Video

The koi at the shop http://www.usakoi.com/ are up and swimming. The water is holding at about 55F so I started the koi out on some Manda Fu and also some Hiari-Saki Multi Season. I'm feeding one time a day in the afternoon just to be on the safe side but the koi seem to be very happy about it. You might have seen some of these koi on my website under the New Koi For Sale pages. My favorite is the Showa from Nogami SKU# 200090

Niigata 03/02/08

Well it is my last day here I'm sitting around waiting for my train. I was off yesterday from koi anyway instead I went to a Shinto Temple near the sea port of Teradomari. Here are a few pictures plus one from my hotel room.

I have seen a lot of temples on my trips to Japan and this one was interesting and also the largest in the Nagaoka are.
These girls are tying their hopes and prayers onto this simulated tree in hopes they will come true.

Niigata 03/01/08

These workers are clearing some snow from the roadway in Yomagihira.

There is still a lot of snow everywhere. This lady is moving it from her garden.

A few koi from Yozimon.

02/27/08 Japan

I'll be in Japan from 02/25/08 to 03/03/08. There is about 2' of snow up in the mountains and it seems to snow some everyday.

One of my first stops was at Fujio Oomo's koi house. The water is about 22c or 70f and the koi are plenty hungry.

Oomo happens to use Saki-Hikari which we now carry in our shop.

KHV Testing 12/10/07

I had to do some KHV testing on some of our new arrivals over the weekend. This is part of the setup. We knock out the koi and lay them up here while we draw the blood.

The koi are labeled and photographed to keep track of their blood samples. This koi is about to get knocked out.

In this picture I'm drawing out the blood. Fortunately not much is required. It isn't too hard to draw the blood after you have done a few.

Another candidate. We can do KHV blood testing at your place or ours email me for more information.

12/07/07 Another polyurea spray liner

I had a polyurea repair to do in Long Island NY over the last few days. The pond is about 10,000 gallons with one bottom drain, a skimmer and a mid level suction. It was sprayed a year or so ago but the prep work wasn't done perfectly and some of the polyurea started to peel off and clog the drains and skimmers. This pond has a window into the basement which is going to be a living room in the future.


The pond originally had a spin drifter bottom drain installed in it but this drain leaked from the airline so I replaced it with a Rhino II aerated bottom drain. This seemed like the perfect time to replace the drain.

I sprayed the pond in blue first which makes it easier to see any pin holing or misses when I go back over it in black which is the finished color.

I forgot to mention before spraying the new polyurea spray liner the existing polyurea had to be scraped to remove any lose product plus the entire surface was sanded and wiped with primer.

It snowed while I was spraying but this awesome winter cover stopped any of the snow from getting in. This is one of my helpers on the job.

Blue Burst! It looked kind of neat and would make a good color for an aquarium but this pond was going to be finished in depthless black.

This is the black going over the blue.

Inbetween coats I fill any pin holes or inperfections that show up from the rough surface on the concrete.

Finished with the Rhino II bottom drain installed.

This is the view the koi will have from inside the pond.
This is a return and below it is a mid level suction point. Normally these would be placed farther apart but in this case the return was installed after the fact by tunneling under a finished sidewalk and patio so there weren't a lot of options.
The finished product ready to be filled minus the puppy.