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Koi Fish Breeds

Koi Fish Breeds

Types of Koi Fish Breeds and VarietiesKoi fish are ornamental fish that have become popular among fish enthusiasts around the world. They are known for their vibrant colors and unique patterns, which can differ greatly depending on their breed and va

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How Long Do Koi Fish Live?

How Long Do Koi Fish Live?

Koi fish are some of the most sought after pets, especially in the world of aquariums. Therefore, you might be wondering, “How long do koi fish live?” How long your koi fish lives depends on how you care for them, such as feeding and environment.With

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Koi Winter Care Guide - Winterize Your Koi Pond

Koi Winter Care Guide - Winterize Your Koi Pond

Koi fish have long been one of the most sought-after pets due to their beauty and interaction with humans. However, it is critical that you know how to care for them to help them live a long and happy life. Hibernation is one of the key elements of t

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What Do Koi Fish Eat?

What Do Koi Fish Eat?

Koi fish are extremely popular for those who enjoy the serenity of a fish pond. If you’re interested in getting a koi fish, you’re probably wondering what koi fish eat. Koi fish need a balanced diet to support their health and well-being. Let’s take

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Buy and Hold 2023!!

Buy and Hold 2023!!

Beginning now thru April 15st we will hold ANY online Koi purchase in our state of the art Koi Care Facility without a boarding fee!New Koi will be photographed and listed on the website weekly. Be sure to check often for new listings.Specifics:1. Or

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​The Hikari Classes - vol. 1

​The Hikari Classes - vol. 1

There are 3 classes of Hikari Koi; Hikari Muji, Hikari Utsuri and Hikari Moyo. There are many varieties that fall into each class. Some are easy to recognize and some may take a little more time and effort to distinguish. Often the lines become blurr

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Quarantining New Koi

Quarantining New Koi

Congratulations on your new koi purchase! I’m sure that you are thrilled with your new acquisition. You’re rushing home to release your new koi into the pond so you can begin enjoying its beauty, smile as it learns to come quickly to the surface when

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Understanding Koi Parasites

Understanding Koi Parasites

As koi hobbyists we’re all searching for the newest, latest and greatest, thing to make, and keep our pets healthy. So, we go out and buy the newest, latest and greatest, product and install it in our pond system. Then, we’d like to forget about koi

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​Kujaku Koi Variety

​Kujaku Koi Variety

Kujaku koi are members of the Hikari Moyo class. That means Kujaku are a fully-scaled, metallic fish with more than one color. They have a Platinum base color and a secondary color that forms a pattern. The second color can range from red, to oran

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Koi Pond Maintenance for Healthy Fish

Koi Pond Maintenance for Healthy Fish

Maintaining your koi pond is made easy for you with specific products for an outdoor koi pond. Using Prazi, pond clay, pond salt and beneficial bacteria can give your prized beauties great health and a longer life span for the most enjoyment po

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SANKE: ONE OF THE BIG-3

SANKE: ONE OF THE BIG-3

Sanke is a three colored non-metallic koi. The term Sanke in Japanese means tri-color, the three colors being white, red and black. This variety has a white base with red (beni) and black (sumi) markings. Sanke, or Taisho Sanke, is a member of the

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​Kloubec Koi Farm Honored Again!

​Kloubec Koi Farm Honored Again!

Kloubec Koi Farm Honored Again! Myron & Ellen Kloubec were honored to accept the 2018 LEADERSHIP IN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT AWARD at the 6th Annual Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Leaders Award Dinner on Tuesday March 6, 2018 in Des Moines, Iowa. Th

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Kloubecs Continue Emphasis on Koi Health

Kloubecs Continue Emphasis on Koi Health

We were honored to host 22 USDA veterinarians for a training course !  Kloubec Koi Farm hosted the Iowa State University and USDA APHIS training course, Fin Fish: Foreign and Emerging Diseases . Twenty-two (22) USDA APHIS veterin

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Industry Notice on KHV: The Threat from Israeli Koi

Industry Notice on KHV: The Threat from Israeli Koi

Israeli Koi transmitted KHV! The dreaded Koi disease KHV is making news again! This time it has hit British Columbia, Canada. The disease was brought in with live Koi imported from Israel.  In response to this terrible situation the Canadian gov

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Buy and Hold Program

Buy and Hold Program

BIG NEWS!!  Beginning now thru April 1st we will hold any online Koi purchases over $399 in our new Koi Care Facility without a boarding fee! New Koi will be photographed and listed on the website weekly starting on January 1 st. Be s

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The Koi Industry and Koi Hobby are in Jeopardy!

The Koi Industry and Koi Hobby are in Jeopardy!

Believe it or not, the US government is considering the inclusion of our beloved Koi, (Cyprinus carpio) to its injurious species list. Being on the injurious species list would mean the movement of the species is strictly prohibited. The tra

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Every Pond Needs a Shusui

Every Pond Needs a Shusui

Every Pond Needs a Shusui If you’re collecting all varieties of Koi then your pond needs the addition of a Shusui. As the original Doitsu variety of Koi, Shusui brings a touch of blue to your pond. Shusui (shū-swee) is a non-meta

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Understanding the Bekko Variety

Understanding the Bekko Variety

The Bekko is a non-metallic two colored koi. It will have a solid base color of white, red, or yellow. The second color is black. It will have Sumi (black) markings on the body. Bekko is a very simple

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Top 5 Places to Perform Skin Scrapes on a Koi Fish

Top 5 Places to Perform Skin Scrapes on a Koi Fish

The purpose of taking a skin scrape is to obtain a sample of mucus from koi’s cuticle, or slime coat, to analyze under a microscope. The mucus specimen is examined for significant parasitic existence and identification, and as a precursor to tr

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2014 Koi Show News

2014 Koi Show News

Congratulations to our friends and customers who entered their Kloubec Koi in the Midwest Pond & Koi Society’s 22 nd Annual Koi Show. The show was held at the Darien SportsPlex, near Chicago on July 11-13, 2014. THREE Major Trop

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Momotaro Filter Media - Make Miracle Water

Momotaro Filter Media - Make Miracle Water

This is the Authentic Bacteria House filter media from Japan. Momotaro filter media is sold in 10lb incremements Approximately 5 pcs of media per 10lbs Media Dimensions 3" diameter and 15" long Can be cut into smaller pieces to

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Understanding Kigoi and Akame Kigoi

Understanding Kigoi and Akame Kigoi

The Kigoi are often overlooked. They can be easily over-shadowed by the flashy or sparkly varieties of Koi. But once you learn to understand the Kigoi you might just become infatuated with its scrumptious yellow-ness. The Kigoi variety

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Iphone and Android Shopping App

Iphone and Android Shopping App

We have just released and are currently testing out a shopping app for Apple and Android devices.  We will have special deals and offers for app users and it is an easier way to shop via your mobile device Downloads: Apple:&nb

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What is the best koi fish?

What is the best koi fish?

At the koi farm visitors often ask, “What is the best koi fish?” To answer their question I usually reply with a similar question, something like this; “Well, what do YOU think is the best koi fish?” And the response I hear is almost never the

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Aeromonas Alley

Aeromonas Alley

Aeromonas Alley, just hearing those two words can make a koi-keeper’s skin crawl. As koi hobbyists we know that spring is a stressful time for our koi. Springtime is a period when our koi fish are naturally weak and immunologically stressed aft

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Follow Us on Ebay

Follow Us on Ebay

Follow us on Ebay Click Here We have recently redesigned our ebay store and along with our website will have new fish listed sometime mid to late march. One way you can find out right

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New Year 2014

New Year 2014

THANK YOU!I'd like to begin this newsletter by sending a big THANK YOU to everyone for your patronage in 2013. We sincerely appreciate your business and friendship. We are looking forward to the upcoming 2014 Koi & Water Garden season!Soon we will b

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Kloubec Koi For Sale

Kloubec Koi For Sale

Kloubec Koi Farm is North America’s premier breeder of healthy koi for sale and champion koi, nishikigoi. We hatch, grow and ship high quality live koi to customers throughout the United States and Canada. Our koi for sale are produced from Japanese

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Transporting Fish to a Koi Show

Transporting Fish to a Koi Show

So, you’ve committed to being a ‘wet vendor’ at your local koi show. Congratulations! Now the real work begins. The key to a successful tradeshow outcome is to provide the best quality koi possible. Start with fish purchased from a reputable koi b

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How to Net and Handle Koi Fish The Right Way

How to Net and Handle Koi Fish The Right Way

If you’ve ever watched a seasoned pro net and bag a koi and thought to yourself, “Looks pretty simple, I could do that,” and if you’ve ever chased a koi around a retail tank with a net until your brow beads up with sweat and your arms are burning

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Kloubec Choice Pond Packs

Are you looking to buy a larger quantity of Koi, or just can’t decide?  Let us pick for you. Kloubec Koi Farm is offering our Kloubec Choice Packs that contain 6”-8” sized koi. Kloubec Choice Mix Packs are availa

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Kloubec Koi Farm Wins Grand Champion!

The American Koi Breeders Association held its 4th Annual Koi Breeders Show on July 9 & 10, 2010. The location was at the Darien Sportsplex in Darien, Illinois, and was in conjunction with the Mid-West Pond & Koi Society Annual Koi

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Kloubec Koi take prizes at Indianapolis Koi Show!

Many Kloubec Koi earned top honors at the Indianapolis 2nd Annual Koi Show in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 12-13, 2010!!  Fourteen awards to be exact. Several Koi returned to the show-ring following a win at the 2009 Koi Sho

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Kloubec Wins at KOI AMERICA!

A Kloubec Koi Farm Kohaku earned Baby Champion at KOI AMERICA 2009!                    Our Kohaku, owned by Art Lembke of Maryland,  compete

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