Day 3 with Elna Koi and Floor's Koi - Tosai selection at Oya and Nogami
Posted 26 Feb 2010 - 22:58 by Mark Gardner
On Thursday I spent my 3rd day with Dirk of Elna Koi - http://www.elna-koi.be - and Floor of Floor's Koi Shop - http://www.floorskoishop.nl/. The main task of the day for Dirk and Floor selection of tosai.
First stop was Oya Koi Farm where a pond of mainly Gosanke, including some Doitsu, was netted, the bowl further down those Koi that were purchased.
Taro was in a hurry so we were finished pretty quick at Oya meaning we were too early for the 11am appointment at Nogami so a brief stop was made at Miyakoya - http://www.niigata-nishikigoi.com/node/489 - so Floor and Dirk could purchase a few bits and pieces.
Nogami san was also seemingly in a hurry and in no time the tosai pond was netted by him and his wife and nets and bowls distributed for selection to take place.
The tosai pictured below were all purchased.
That largely concluded the 'essential' buying for both Dirk and Floor although we continued visiting breeders as if the right fish was available they were still interested in buying.
Visits were made to Shintaro, Izumiya and Mazaki and, although tempted by a jumbo Karashigoi at Izumiya, nothing was bought.
