Big Boys and Girls in our large show tank!
Late night appointments!!
At Tri- Star Koi, our koi come first, then our clients! Glad we got a good koi friend to finally come up! Met until 9:30 pm! We do it for the love of Koi! Come check us out!
Growing Season
In one of our current setup, we house 17 top-quality Koi sourced from various reputable koi farms, predominantly females or unsexed specimens, within a spacious 2,500-gallon tank. Our primary objective within this environment is to nurture promising champions for the upcoming koi shows. As part of our meticulous process, we plan to narrow down the selection to approximately 10 koi, implementing a rigorous feeding schedule and ensuring regular water changes over the next couple months. Our focus will be on monitoring skin and bone structure development closely. Those individuals that do not exhibit optimal growth to the rest will be transitioned out of the tank. This curation is not a reflection of lacking quality; rather, it underscores our commitment to fostering the most promising candidates to thrive to their utmost potential for the upcoming shows. Let’s have some fun and grow some koi!
It is HOT HOT HOT! But our customers still came out to pick out some of their new Gems!!!
It is HOT HOT HOT! But our customers still came out to pick out some of their new Gems!!! 🥵 🥵🥵
Water Treatment Time
It is currently 11:43 Pm at night and we are in the middle of our water treatment to make our koi happy and healthy for all of Y’all.. started at 6PM and will probably be done around 2 AM.
Tri-Star Koi at The All American Koi Show
Did Y’all hear about the show in Las Vegas?
The wait is almost over… We will be flying out to Las Vegas for the first ever “The All American Koi show”. We Tri-Star Koi will be bringing a nice selection of Koi from Tennessee for this show! We look for to seeing and meeting Y’all.
Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!!! 🎲 🎰
New Ponds for our Babies!!
While we were in Los Angeles, our crew came in and finished sealing the outside of our new addition ponds!
Time to Line/ Plumb/ and add filtration!!
Lots of water for our fish! Stay tuned!
OFF TO LA for the 2024 Gardena Koi Showa
We are on our way to LA! Gardena see you in a couple of hours. Don’t forget to swing by our booth!
General Check Up
After a month trip away from our koi, we had to do our check ups when we got back. We had 12 tanks to go through and we took some Koi out randomly to check for their health. Usually in the spring, we will start up more tanks, but 12 for the winter is already a lot.
What does this entail?
Basically, we just pulled a random assortment from each tank just to see physical health condition. This includes checking for stress marks, physical damages to their bodies, visible bacterial infection. We also did a scrape on each that have been selected to check for parasites. The reason why we do this, is to ensure the health of the fish at all times. While we were away for such a long period of time, many things could’ve gone wrong. Fortunately for us, we had great care while we are away tanks were being changed, water was being treated, Koi were being fed and they all seem happy. In this cold time, a lot of problems tend to arise, or start to begin to arise. The immune system is down and stress and other factors can compromise the Fish’s health. By proactively checking your fish, this helps ensure they are going to be healthy. Luckily, for us, there was nothing to be alarmed. We did not see any parasites or problems that arose while we were out of town. Matter-of-fact, a lot of them seem to have grown really well. Come springtime, we hope to push their growth more for the growing season.
Yes, our microscope is in the other Koi house, so we had to move the fish to the microscope.
Kibi Koi farm- Goshiki Sanke
Sometimes in the Koi World, there is a tendency to try and breed new combinations for hobbyists. On this trip to Japan, we were fortunate enough to see something that not many have seen before. Before you, is a group of “Goshiki Sanke”! From the name, these were bred between a Sanke and a Goshiki to get this variety. The breeder for this variety is Kibi Koi Farm. A small farm that breeds some spectacular specimen. We had the privilege to speak with the customer who purchased all of these fish in the tank. After showing the growth after three years, it was amazing to see how far the koi hobby is going. He showed us some of his Sansai from the same Kibi Koi Farm breeding project, and wow were they spectacular. From looking at these at a tosai, some of the key elements were the “Goshiki floating Beni” aspect. These fish kept that floating Beni appearance yet had the Sanke Sumi. Which are more of the specs around the body. In addition, this variety had an underlying Sumi which looked to be “Kage Sumi”. This appearance may be from the breeding of the “Nezu Goshiki” which gives that light grey undertone. What amazed me in particular was the Beni and “Sanke Sumi” on this variety. Since Sanke don’t have the same Beni as a Goshiki, it was really interesting to see the two collide! After seeing the customer’s sansai pictures, it was apparent, the Beni and Sumi contrast worked well! Very amazing fish and definitely a sight to see!!
Sometimes in the Koi World, there is a tendency to try and breed new combinations for hobbyists. On this trip to Japan, we were fortunate enough to see something that not many have seen before. Before you, is a group of “Goshiki Sanke”! From the name, these were bred between a Sanke and a Goshiki to get this variety. The breeder for this variety is Kibi Koi Farm. A small farm that breeds some spectacular specimen. We had the privilege to speak with the customer who purchased all of these fish in the tank. After showing the growth after three years, it was amazing to see how far the koi hobby is going. He showed us some of his Sansai from the same Kibi Koi Farm breeding project, and wow were they spectacular. From looking at these at a tosai, some of the key elements were the “Goshiki floating Beni” aspect. These fish kept that floating Beni appearance yet had the Sanke Sumi. Which are more of the specs around the body. In addition, this variety had an underlying Sumi which looked to be “Kage Sumi”. This appearance may be from the breeding of the “Nezu Goshiki” which gives that light grey undertone. What amazed me in particular was the Beni and “Sanke Sumi” on this variety. Since Sanke don’t have the same Beni as a Goshiki, it was really interesting to see the two collide! After seeing the customer’s sansai pictures, it was apparent, the Beni and Sumi contrast worked well! Very amazing fish and definitely a sight to see!!
Really amazing to see this Amazing Maruten Kanoko Kohaku at the All Japan Koi Show. When walking by, my jaws dropped in aww since I couldn’t believe this koi was actually here! Amazing fish, and definitely a sight to see.
The 2024 All Japan Koi Show Grand Champion Kohaku Bred by Sakai Fish Farms
Winters in Niigata!!! On the way to look at some amazing Koi, but held up by the road clearing truck
Ki Rin from Wada Koi Farm… we will be adding these two to the grow out tanks inside to see how they develop over the winter. We are still feeding 6-8 times a day, these Koi will be having constant water flow (for exercise… with dead spots so they aren’t swimming 24/7) and water changes for growth. Will be a fun experiment to see how they develop.
Eating and exercising year round, what’s better than that!
Moving Koi into the new Koi House! More building in the Spring to come!!
As the weather starts to get colder, we have begun the process of moving our larger Koi out to their new temporary home as we plan to build larger indoor ponds for them in the spring. In the main koi house. We have also been working around the clock to move our clients koi into the grow out, as they eat and grow all winter long!
As the Koi season begins to slow down and our Koi become shy, what are some steps we should take in preparing for the cold? When preparing for the cold seasons, there are small changes that should be accounted for but nothing too drastic from what you should be doing now. 1.) Water Changes should still be done. 2.) Filtration/ pumps/Aeration should still be kept on
3.) Feeding should still be a regimen, only if your koi are reacting.
4.) Constant Scrapes and scope should be a common practice.
5.) (Only if you have gravel), your pond needs to be cleaned out.
Now how does this differ in the colder months? In the colder months, these regimen should still be consistent but some may need to be altered for the weather purpose. We will explain each points and the reasoning for each.
1.) Water changes in the cold? But my fish aren't eating? My water is still clear? My fish are not producing waste? These are all answers and response we hear a lot. The fact of the matter is, YES your fish still produce waste regardless if they are eating or not. All living beings (animals), produce waste through the process of cellular respiration. This is through the oxygen they breathe in and expel carbon dioxide and other byproducts through their gills and digestive tracts. If water is not changed through the winter, the accumulation will affect the fish when the spring comes and the water heats up. Do your fish a favor and change the water. Yes, in the winter, they don't produce as much so you can spread the water changes out.... BUT it still needs to be done to removes toxins and byproducts.
2.) Filtration/ Pumps/ Aeration- need to be kept on. Yes, in the winter nitrification is still happening in the filtration,
