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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
History of KOI
Because of the short, very harsh winters experienced by the Japanese farmers of the province if Niigata, wild carp (Magoi) were bred. These carp would be kept in the mud ponds used for irrigation purposes, above the paddie fields. They would then, prior to the first snows bring thr fish into small ponds inside their dwellings. This was to supplement their winter food supply.
No one knows exactly when the first coloured koi were developed, but more than likely the first colour other than black was red, then later, white. In 1914 at an exhibition the koi were put into the moat of the Emperor's palace.
Possibly the biggest development in the hobby of koi-keeping over recent years was the plastic bag. This made the transportation of koi easier and less expensive. The hobby has come a long way since the introduction in 1914.
When I first became interested in this hobby of ours a koi keeper for many years gave me this advice 'we are keepers of water, not koi. If you have good water quality the koi will look after themselves' that is as true to-day as it was then, nearly twenty years ago.
The hobby of koi keeping has come on leaps and bounds especially in filtration. In the 1970's most ponds had only under-gravel filters, which worked but were the devil to clean and maintain, now we have Bacterhouse, Trickletowers, the Answer, Vortex and numerous filtration mediums. All for the benefit of our pets. I sincerely wish you lots of enjoyment and pleasure from this wonderful hobby.
JOHN SPROUTING
Ex BKKS Health Liason Officer
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