12^th ANNUAL TKFGS IMPORTED FISH SALE and SEMINARS

At our 2006 Spring fish sale – Megumi Yoshida will be returning with another very special guest, Mr. Yohei Nagasaki, a koi breeder from Toyoto City, Japan. Yohei No Koi Farms is already famous for breeding top quality 3rd and 4th generation hybrid (magoi crossed) Kohaku & Sanke. Mr. Nagasaki's famous hybrid koi are highly sought after and have won top awards in shows all over Japan. At the most recent recent All Japan Show in January 2005 a Yohei Sanke won the Kukogyo Award (Best in Size) for a 70 bu four year old hybrid male sanke

Mr Nagasaki will be selecting and reserving about one hundred of his best one year old jumbo baby hybrid sankes and kohakus to bring to Texas, April 1-2, 2006.

L to R    Mr.Yohei Nagasaki, Mrs. Nagasaki (wife) , Mamoru Nagasaki (son)

This is a very unique special opportunity to select the koi of your dreams directly from their Japanese koi breeder. More important this is a opportunity to talk about potential koi development with the person that knows best what to expect – the breeder himself.

Yohei Koi farm hybrid Jumbo(13 to 17in) tosai similar to what he will be bringing to Texas

You can find some more photo's of Yohei Koi farm and Yohei koi on the internet at http://www.shipmatekoi.com/html/english.html

Mr. Nagasaki & Mr. Yoshida will be giving koi seminars both days along with other speakers covering the gamut of selecting and growing koi.  In addition Mr. Yoshida will be bringing hundreds of additional show and pond quality koi of all types and varieties. From many of Japan’s top breeders. Prices for pond quality baby koi start at $20 and show quality koi begin at $100 for 1 year old koi. The October 2004 earthquakes in the Niigata area (heart of koi breeding area) were devastating to the local residents. Mr. Yoshida has helped with the rescue of thousands of koi from the area.  You can help the koi breeders in the area by buying koi rescued from Niigata area. There will be a special selection of Niigata tosai koi available. Also there will be a tank of extra special high quality jumbo Maruyama kohaku tosai with prices from $200 to $300. 

As usual there will be a koi judging contest, the annual koi growing contest and we will raffle two high quality koi donated by Mr. Nagasaki and Mr. Yoshida 

 Here are photos and descriptions of koi to be raffled.

Top grade Yohei Tosai Hybrid Kohaku. Breeder says 99% sure female. Valued at $3,000. measured 29cm(11.4in) Feb. 17th. This koi will be raffled Saturday afternoon. Winner must be present to win.

To be raffled on Sunday afternoon. Donated by Mr. Yoshida. 46 cm (18in.) Two year old Female Gin Rin Kujaku bred by Yasuji Hiroi of Isawa. Valued at $1,500.

As in past years our event location will be at Water Garden Gems which is located on IH-10 between San Antonio and Seguin, Texas. Water Garden Gems is located between exits 593 and 595 on the access road on the north side of IH-10. Physical address is 3136 Bolton Rd, Marion, Texas 78124. Phone is 210-659-5841.Water Garden Gems website is www.watergardengems.com 

 Annual Yoshida Koi Growing contest will be modified this year. Instead of returning koi bought at last years sale this will become a koi photo contest. Please click on this link for more information . CLICK HERE FOR 2006 GROWING CONTEST INFORMATION

LONG FIN KOI: Also featuring local long fin koi breeder Vance Schultze selling some of his best baby and older long fin koi. Vance breeds longfins some of the finest longfins found in the U.S. from the original Japanese breeder brood stock of A. Suda to produce Kohaku, Sanke, Showa, Utsuri, Kujaku, Ogon, Hawiwaki, Asagi, Hajiro's and a few others. Vance will most likely be bringing mostly baby long fins costing about $35. He is also planning to bring some larger and better show quality long fins starting at about $100 and higher. Vance will also be donating $50 worth of long fin koi in both Saturday & Sunday raffles. Must be present to win fish raffles.

GOLDFISH: Also Mike Christenson who owns a fish farm in Louisiana will be selling a mixture of goldfish that he breds and imports.  All imports will be quarantined for at least 6 weeks and probably for longer than that.  A brief list of some of the varieties that will likely be available are: Orandas; purple, blue, red, red caps, maybe some calico, and possibly a few panda Ranchus; at least a few calico, Lionheads, Possibly some assorted bubble eyes or dragon eyes and Pearlscales. The majority of the fish will be babies in the 2-3" range and will likely be priced at $7.50 each or 4 for $25.  He will also have a few larger fish at 4-5" or so that will probably be in the $15-30 range. Mike will also be donating $50 worth of gold fish in both Saturday & Sunday raffles. Must be present to win fish raffles.

SPRING FISH SALE FESTIVAL/SEMINARS  

Saturday April 1, 2006

Sunday April 2, 2006

Motel Info: Here is  some information on motel rooms near Water Garden Gems which is at exit 593 on IH-10 East - just east of San Antonio. I would strongly suggest if you are thinking of coming to the sale that you go ahead and make a motel reservation which could always be cancelled. San Antonio motel rooms are always pretty hard to come by and several other nearby motels were already full. To find the latest information about our event go to www.texaskoi.com or feel free to contact me as well. Hope to see you at the sale if not before.