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Koi by Kierin
Gregory Young wrote:
Hi Bonnie: Carl has really great Koi doesn't he? I spent some time with him last year when we did wetlab work. I also stood behind a guy checking out that arrived in a Caddy, bought 3 large Koi, and wrote out a check for $4800. He turned and looked at me (I think my mouth had dropped open a bit), and said "I would have felt the same as you do now, thinking a guy spending that kind of money was nuts, one year ago but now I know his fish are worth every $$". Too rich for my taste, but doubtless some of the most beautiful Koi I have seen (one was grand champ in Japan 2 years earlier) He got hit with KHV last season and had to completely sterilize everything. I was afraid he would fold, but he didn't! He does things the right way. I don't know if you saw his isolation tank, if you did you know it's huge (if not I can tell you it fills a whole room). He employs a marine biologist full time who runs the isolation system. I spent some time with him, and shared some war stories from my former marine days.. nice kid, and really bright. I wanted to go down and help Carl out with the wet lab they are having there this weekend (MAKC), but work won't permit. I do want to get their to get some good Koi. (for me that's $150 - 200 range maximum, the little 3 - 4 inchers, with excellent bloodlines). Like a smart gambler I have my limit on what I'll spend. The nice thing about the line of Koi he carries is that they grow out true (color, shape, etc) assuming good water conditions and quality feed. It's more enjoyable to get then young and grown them to full potential anyway.. I am planning to stop there on the way back home from the Koi America show this August. Are you going to make the Koi America show in Chantilly Va?? Later, Greg I was openly eaves dropping while Karl was talking with the purchaser of the fish. I told him I wanted to hear the differences he was pointing out. After the gentleman left I asked Karl for a few minutes of his time to show me the isolation tank. And yes, it does fill a good size room. The fish in isolation arrived last week and still had three weeks in that tank before they would be available for delivery. You could reserve the fish, but not receive them until isolation was complete. Everyone was getting ready for this weekend but were willing to help in any way possible. I'm not sure if I'll be attending the Chantilly Show. It is very tempting, time will tell. -- Bonnie NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/ |
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Koi by Kierin
Bonnie wrote I just returned from seeing my first quality koi. WOW,
I've only seen them in magazines but you can get a serious case of koi envy. Can you IMAGINE a heron spearing a $12,000 koi? Wonder how the folks with the really expensive koi keep them? k30a We went to the Koi show here last year and some of them were incredible to look at. They had a drawing for a 6 inch Koi that was valued at $500. We didn't even enter the contest. I was afraid if we put a fish worth that much in the pond, for sure something would get it. Jan http://hometown.aol.com/pinkpggy/us.html |
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