Tour of Andrew's Koi International in Anaheim, CA

While I was down in Southern California for a Disney trip I snuck in a quick visit to Andrew's Koi International in Anaheim, CA. 

I couldn't resist and ended up buying a nice looking Inazuma patterned Kohaku. The trick was how do I bring it home?

Watch the video to see.

My Year long Koi Pond Build

In this Video I document my year long koi pond build in my back yard.

Koi Log

Koi Diary:

October 2019:

Ochiba - PAN Inc


Sanke - PAN Inc


Kin Kikokuryu :
Pan Inc via Andy Le


Kohaku
Kujaku
Goromo

Pan INc via Andy Le


Kujaku and Shiro Utsuri from PAN Inc. the 2 Sankes died unfortunately.




Yamabuki Ogon PAN Inc

2019 28th Annual Koi Show by Washington Koi and Water Garden Society

2019 28th Annual Koi Show by Washington Koi and Water Garden Society

This is first Koi show I've been to and it was a fun one. Held at Sky Nursery's main greenhouse in Seattle we were protected from the elements. 

There were about a dozen tubs with Kois that have been submitted by members for show. The judges were a Gary Elmore (VA) and Michelle Gravenish (MN). Funny enough we ran into them later that day at PAN intercorp and they helped us pick out the 3 best fish from sale pond Picture below. What a treat to have 2 seasoned Koi judges help you pick out fish.

The fish were amazing. Their size and colors were very inspiring. So much so we ended up buying 4 little fish from the sale tubs.

But we weren't done yet...

15 minutes away is Pan Intercorp aka koi.com. These fish below are Pan Intercorp Kois. These were $200 a piece for about 10 inches.

The judges helped us select these 3 kois. I think they are very beautiful with lots of potential. 1 Kohaku and 2 sanke.

Unofrtunately, since my pond is only near completion, i didn't want to come home with more fish only to house them in a temporary holding cell.

But I'll be back =).

Koi Fish Auction at Pan Intercorp

I may have been overly anxious but I wanted to check out the Pan Intercorp Koi auction in Edmonds. Just 40 mins from where I live. My pond isn't complete yet so I didn't want to come home with a whole bunch of fish and not have enough space to house them.

Upon arrival, they had the fish spread out for preview in large bags. You have an hour to ear mark your favorites. And even if you miss the preview they pass out a print out of all the fish. Which helps to stay on top of things.

There are about half a dozen greenhouse with various ponds around the grounds. I will be back to visit outside of the auction for sure.

All registered. Here's my bigger's paddle

I actually let my 2 older boys do all the bidding. Blake managed to get a the great deals, even winning a fish for a whole $1.

 

My 3 year did not know when to to put the paddle down. And probably over bid for a doitsu showa. All in all we won 4 fish! and the total was much less than what it would've been through their website. @ koi.com. 

We had an amazing time! The only con was that you couldn't check out until the last fish was auctioned. And when you have small children that can be a bit tough when they become restless. 

(left to right) 1. Doitsu Showa 2. Blake's $1 dollar utsuri 3. Kujaku 4. Sanke 

These were small koi. They will go into the 50 for now until the pond is complete.

Update:

My Aqua Ultraviolet bead filter is in.

Update: Got an outdoor outlet installed  to power all of the pond pumps and filters.