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Breeding Koi the Japanese Way

The NEW VISION Production team has a track record of Koi programming that speaks for itself, but even by their high standards this is a remarkable look into the incredible process of creating high class Koi. For anyone with a desire to understand more about the fascinating culture of Nishikigoi, this DVD is essential viewing.

Never before has such unprecedented access been granted to the secrets of the world's largest Koi farm. Incredible footage includes:

• Preparation of the parent Koi
• Extraction of the female’s eggs,
• The exact moment of fertilization,
• Breathtaking close ups of the tiny, newly hatched fry,
• Feeding fry ponds & mud ponds
• The first and second culls

For the Japanese breeders of Nishikigoi, summer is a time of early mornings and late nights, the time of the year when parent Koi are spawned and the all important process of growing and nurturing fry takes place. Over the course of this programme, we will follow the staff of Sakai fish farm through the entire process in a fascinating access all areas look into the breeding and culling of Koi.

Running time: Approx 45 mins

Hands On Health Care For Koi DVD

Hands On Health DVD Synopsis: Over the course of this programme Bernice Brewster, one of the UK's leading Koi experts, shows not only how to maintain a health pond and healthy Koi, but also how to both recognize and treat a parasite attack, should one occur.

Throughout this intensive, one hour programme, Bernice discusses many areas of Koi healthcare and demonstrates many things on camera including:

• correct water testing
• anaesthetizing and treating Koi
• taking skin scrapes
• microscope use
• correct netting techniques
• individual parasite recognition
• salt bathing Koi

If you're serious about caring for your Koi and you only want to buy one video - this is the one. No Koi keeper should be without it.

Producer: New Vision Videos, Run-time: 60 minutes

How The East Was Won - dvd

Never before has The All Japan Koi Show been won by anyone from the West. This DVD tells the story of... how the east was won.

Three years ago two crazy Englishmen bought a Koi Carp on a visit to Hiroshima. The fish has the potential to become the winner of the World's largest and most prestigious Koi event, The All Japan Show.

The Koi carp in question was purchased for Y18 million approx £100 000.

In January 2005, the koi owned by the two Englishmen came second.

In January 2006, the same koi will be bigger, better and poised to take the ultimate accolade or will it?

Bonus DVD Features:

Mark and Martin - 2 revealing interviews about the hobby
How to supply a grand champion Koi featurette
In the pond - a koi's eye view of the world
Original film trailer

Running time approx: 2 hours

Project Koi Pond - dvd

Koi Carp are, without doubt, some of nature's most beautiful and fascinating fish, truly unique in the animal kingdom. However, to successfully enable Koi to develop and grow to their full potential, they require certain and fairly specific conditions.


This programme follows a team of professional pond builders as they construct a system designed specifically to house Koi Carp.

From the initial planning stage, through the entire construction process, to the introduction of the koi themselves, everything is discussed and explained on-screen including:

Includes:

- Preperation & Initial Excavation
- Pipework/Bottom Drain Installation and Design
- The fibreglassing Process
- Koi Pond Filtration
- Landscaping and Finishing
- Water Quality & Maintenance

The Yamakoshi Trilogy - dvd

Nishikigoi Existence - The Yamakoshi Trilogy is a series of 3 programmes filmed on location in Niigata, Japan, over a period of 18 months and many trips. It follows the lives of some of the greatest masters of Koi ever, from in-depth interviews, through the fascination culling process, to the pinnacle of mud pond harvesting. This limited edition box set, available for the very first time on DVD, is a fascinating insight into the Japanese Koi industry, providing a unique behind-the-scenes view of what is, and always will be, the birthplace and home of Nishikigoi.

Breathtakingly filmed and highly entertaining and informative, Nishikigoi Existence . These three programmes received incredible critical acclaim upon their release and have gone on to become the definitive visual work on Japanese Koi it is, quite simply, something all serious Koi keepers should own.

The Yamakoshi Trilogy is something that will be treasured by Koi keepers from all over the world for many years to come.