BKKS Spotlight
News from the British Koi Keepers Society.
Japan Confidential
Exploring Koi Hunting in Japan, we visit more breeders and discover the harvests and koi that make it so memorable.
Sleeping Sickness
Dr Paula Reynolds explores this ever-common topic and helps hobbyists understand the causes and risks and what to do if you face it.
Pond Visit
Kevan Jones has a a huge 16,500 gallon pond attched to an enormous 60,000 gallon swimming pond. We explore his inspiration and how it was built.
Hall of Fame 2024
Champion koi from koi shows over the year.
Submerged Bio Filtration
We explore optimal biological filtration, how to design effcient filtration tanks and the science that makes it all work.
Pattern.
BKKS and ZNA Judge, Bernie Woollands walks us through what koi judges are looking for when they judge pattern.
Dainichi Koi Farm - an interview.
Discover the history of the farm, its bloodlines, parent sets, breeding practices and what makes the famous trio of brothers tick. A show stopper article.
Koi Keeping 101: Pond Design
With Stephen and Anthony Grey we lay down a blueprint for a successful pond design, aimed at newcomers and those that want to brush up on their skills. A must for newbies and veterans alike.
Time is Your Ally
We explore how time can be a koi keepers greatest ally when it comes to koi development and we also detail the development of a beautiful koi.
Koi S.O.S: The Koi Clinic
We follow the journey of Deano Dimarco (The Koi Clinic) as he tries to solve a problem threatening koi in a hobbyists pond.
Q & A
It proved very popular so we invited more collaborators to answer hobbyist questions and shed light on numerous topics. A great way to learn!
A Genuine Question - a reply!
Richard Nice shares his thoughts on the article in Volume Five about the base colour of showa. It might turn a few heads...
Judging Challenge Nogami - harvest results
We look at the results for this volume's selection competition.
