AKA Reporter December 2011-January 2012

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December 2011— January 2012
AKA
Reporter
Journal of The Australian Koi Association Inc
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AKA Reporter
December 2011 – January 2012
Administrative Members and contact details_ ________________________________2
President’s Report______________________________________________________3
Coming events for members
Meeting Agendas______________________________________________4
New Members________________________________________________4
AKA Auction Dates____________________________________________4
KSA Auction Dates _ __________________________________________5
New website and Facebook page for AKA_ __________________________________7
AKA 2011 Young Koi Show______________________________________________8
One off the bucket list Kate McGill_ ______________________________________18
Koi Critique: Midorigoi-Kumonryu_______________________________________28
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© 2011 Australian Koi Association Inc.
Disclaimer
The opinions expressed in this magazine are those of
the authors, and do not necessarily represent those
of the Australian Koi Association or its management.
Nor does the Association accept responsibility for the
claims made by advertisers or members in respect of
any service or items offered for sale herein.
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The Australian Koi Association Inc.
Executive Officers
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Public Officer
Ian Andrews
Arthur Johnston
Carol Durrant
Bryce Hough
John Rhodes
Committee Members
Show Coordinator
Show Support Group
Membership Officer
Supply Officers
Auction Master
Assistant Auction Master
Paul Miglionico
(02) 9862 0472 / 0415 834 529
Shayne Murray
(02) 4621 4300
Graham Fameli
0412 304 190
Kevin Wong
0418 182 818
Martin Rocliffe
0407 475 757
Heinz Zimmermann
(02) 9727 9528 / 0428 478 584
(Subscriptions to 55 Orchard Road, Bass Hill, NSW 2197)
Ron and Max Farrugia
(02) 9533 2546 / 0403 029 532
Ken Cantrill
(02) 9521 1777 / 0450 630 756
Shayne Murray
(02) 4621 4300
AKA Reporter
Editor
Photography
Editorial
Advertising/Distribution
Ian Andrews
John Ling
Kate McGill
Gordon Kilborn 0418 255 897
(02) 9759 3226
(02) 9834 4993 / 0415 655 063
(02) 9724 5860 (Ph/Fax) / 0408 882 025
(02) 9661 4735
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Committee Support Panel
Publicity
Kevin Wong
0418 182 818
Alf Mizzi
(02) 9555 6497
Librarians
Carol and David Durrant (02) 9834 4993 / 0415 655 063
Catering George and Betty Ludbrook(02) 9602 2493
Social Secretary
Lee Nguyen
0439 133 459
Sizing and Assets
John Rhodes
(02) 9661 4735
Webmaster and Facebook Martin Rocliffe
0407 475 757
Website www.akakoi.com
Facebook www.facebook.com/AustralianKoiAssociation
Life Members
Ethel Allen*; Jack Cohen*; Mary Cohen; Max Farrugia; Ron Farrugia; Gordon Kilborn; Yvonne
Louis; Dorothy Miglionico; Paul Miglionico; Ken Newton; Dave Pogson*; Arthur Robinson; Alan
Walter*; Barbara Walter; Harry Watson; Robert Wood*.
*Deceased
All correspondence
Australian Koi Association
17 Westmore Drive, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125
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A K A R E P O RT E R
President’s Report
Firstly I would like to
thank the Members
for electing me as
your President of
the Australian Koi
Association. I will
make every effort
during my term of
office to strengthen
and enhance the
AKA. I would
especially like to grow
the participation
rate in our major koi
shows, as I feel this is a key component to attract
new membership, who hopefully will become
actively participating members as well.
I must pay homage to our outgoing past
President Paul Miglionico. Paul has done an
incredible job over a great many years and through
his efforts we can be very proud that the AKA
is such a well-respected koi club both here and
abroad.
I guess I should formally introduce myself to
the members who do not know me. I purchased
my first koi in the early seventies, but it was not
until I started to build a goldfish/koi pond in
2001 that I knew I needed to update my limited
knowledge. Joining the AKA early in 2003, I
have been very actively involved with the club
from day one. I have prepared our AKA Reporter
since December 2003, acted as Secretary and
exhibited in all our koi shows since joining. I was
heavily involved in the Koi Society of Australia,
the Koi Society of Western Australia and AKA’s
joint submission to the Federal Government’s
“Inquiry into Ornamental Fish” in 2006. This
joint submission was successful in maintaining the
ability to legally keep koi in both NSW and WA,
although it still did not achieve the “promised”
uniform fish keeping status across Australia, as
described in the Government’s original proposal.
AKA has given me the opportunity to make
many wonderful friendships both here and
overseas. I met my partner Kate McGill through
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koi. We both share a passion for koi appreciation.
Kate as many of you will know, is a highly
regarded ZNA and BKKS koi judge and author
of Koi Appreciation – the first step and many,
many articles, which have been internationally
published, as well as published in our AKA
Reporter. Kate’s articles have led me to pursue koi
photography, which fortunately I have been able
to practise at many international koi shows. My
photos have supported Kate’s articles. We both
constructed our first proper koi pond (30,000
litres) three years ago and are always trying to
improve the quality and condition of our koi
collection. In my spare time (which is becoming
even scarcer) I am an avid flyfisher for trout as well
as a gardening enthusiast.
The one facet of koi keeping that, to me, has
had the greatest appeal has been actively showing
our koi. Seeing your beloved koi in the show vats
on show day is terrific. Showing provides the
opportunity to appreciate the quality of all the
exhibits on display and is the best way to really
learn about the different traits of koi, to further
enjoy this wonderful hobby. As well, this is where
you form the greatest friendships.
Hopefully, this edition of the AKA Reporter
will be out in time to remind everyone, we will
be holding our Annual Xmas Small Koi Show on
Sunday 4th December at our club hall. This Show
is open to all club members with Koi 10-20 cms
(size 1). Please supply own plastic tanks, airstones
and airline for each tank. All entries will be taken
on the day. Koi to be in containers by 9:30 am for
Judging at 10:00 pm. Ron and Max Farrugia will
act as our judges.
Please note the bookings for the February
Auction will be taken at the December meeting.
Also our first monthly meeting in January falls on
the SECOND Wednesday 11th January 2012.
On behalf of all the Committee, I would like
to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a
wonderful 2012.
Yours in Koi,
Ian Andrews
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Coming events for members
Meetings are held at the Scottish Hall, 4
Weigand Avenue, Bankstown on the first
Wednesday of each month at 7.30 pm.
December Meeting
The December General Meeting of the
Australian Koi Association Inc will be held
at the Scottish Hall, 4 Weigand Avenue
Bankstown on Wed 7 Dec 2011 at 7.30 pm.
AGENDA
1. Welcome to new members and
guests
2. Apologies
3. Confirmation of minutes of previous
monthly general meeting held 2 November
2011
4. Raffle
5. Reports
6. General Business
7. Social night drinks and pizzas
8. Table Show Results
9. Raffle Draw
January Meeting
The January Meeting and Annual General
Meeting of the Australian Koi Association Inc
will be held at the Scottish Hall, 4 Weigand
Avenue Bankstown, Wednesday 11 January
2013, 7.30 pm. Note that this is the second
Wednesday of January!
AGENDA
1. Welcome to new members and
guests
2. Apologies
3. Confirmation of minutes of previous
monthly general meeting held 7 December
2011
4. Raffle
5. Reports
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6. General Business
7. Social Break
8. Table Show Results
9. Raffle Draw
New members
New members are always assured of a friendly
welcome when attending the AKA’s monthly
meetings. Help and advice is available if
required and our Supply Officers can provide
you with koi food and accessories at favourable
prices. Call our membership officer (see details
on page 2) for more information or use the
application form included in this magazine.
Welcome to the following new members:
Ron and Jenny Bailey
Michael Burke
Robert Gatt
Michael Harper
Helmut Haubenwallner
Rene Smeetz
Lawrence Wang
AKA auction dates 2011-12
Held at Auburn Botanic Gardens (entry from
Killeen Street, Auburn). Commencing at 10.00
am. Quality fish at reasonable prices! Food and
refreshments available. Fish food and other fish
keeping supplies also available.
Bankstown City
NSW Chapter
Zen Nippon Airinkai
Sunday 11 December 2011
Sunday 5 February 2012
Sunday 15 April 2012
Sunday 17 June 2012
Sunday 5 August 2012
Sunday 7 October 2012
Sunday 9 December 2012
News
Facebook
The AKA has started a Facebook
page...go to Facebook and search
for ‘Australian Koi Association’
or direct to www.facebook.com/
AustralianKoiAssociation.
KSA auction dates 2012
Commencing 10.00 am at Auburn Botanical
Gardens:
Sunday 15 January 2012
Sunday 11 March 2012
Sunday 27 May 2012
Sunday 1 July 2012
Sunday 26 August 2012
Sunday 23 September 2012
Sunday 25 November 2012
The sale of koi by members of the AKA can
only take place between members of koi clubs
and associations only, as per NSW Department
of Primary Industries (Fisheries) guidelines.
AKA
Small Koi
Show &
Christmas
Party
Size 1 (10-20 cm)
Sunday 4th December 2011
Scottish Hall Bankstown
Start thinking
about it!
The AKA’s 31st Annual Large Koi Show will
be held on Sunday 1st April 2011.
Put it in your diary and start to think about
which koi you would like to enter!
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New air pumps for sale
The Club has available new Hi-Blow Air
Pumps (made in Japan).
Sizes 20 litre hour capacity ($215), 40
litre ($230), 60 litre ($240) & 80 litre
($270).
Available at our meeting nights or through our Supply Officers.
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New website and Facebook page for AKA
The AKA’s Facebook page (you can view it at
www.facebook.com/AustralianKoiAssociation)
continues to attract followers. Take a look and
‘like’ the page so that you get any snippets of
news in between editions of AKA Reporter.
We are putting the finishing touches on
a new AKA website at www.akakoi.com.au.
It includes the same information as the old
website but will also have show results and
newsletters and other items of interest.
Happy Christmas
from the AKA
We wish all our members and their
families a happy, peaceful and safe
Christmas and a very koi New Year!
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AKA 2011 Young Koi Show
Sunday 25th September 2011
Judges Gerard McDonald and Kazuyo McDonald
MAJOR PRIZE WINNERS
AKA Young Koi Show 2011
Grand Champion
KinGinRin Koroma Size 3 Graham and Lee Fameli
Reserve Champion Utsuri
Size 3 Terry McNeil and Lex Rayment
Best In Variety:
Kohaku
Size
Sanke
Size
Showa
Size
Asagi
Size
Shusui
Size
Bekko
Size
Utsurimono
Size
Kawarimono
Size
Hikari Muji
Size
Hikari Moyomono Size
Hikari Utsurimono Size
Metallic Matsuba Size
Metallic Doitsu
Size
Non Metallic Doitsu Size
Koromo
Size
Tancho
Size
KinGinRin A
Size
KinGinRin B
Size
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Terry McNeil and Lex Rayment
Graham and Lee Fameli
Kevin Wong
Heinz Zimmermann
Heinz Zimmermann
Heinz Zimmermann
Heinz Zimmermann
Heinz Zimmermann
Ian Andrews and Kate McGill
Ron and Max Farrugia
Shayne and Mel Murray
Boun Keokham
John Rhodes
Not even the Weather Gods could dampen spirits as AKA once again hosted its
annual Young Koi Show for Size 2 and Size 3 koi on Sunday 25 September. This year
we saw 152 beautiful koi entered across all 18 classifications. Under the expert eyes
of Gerard and Kazuyo McDonald, the task of judging was completed well before
lunch.
This year, and possibly for the first time ever (before the judges had made any
announcements), we saw a ‘unanimous decision’ with all competitors singling out the
same koi as their personal choice for Grand Champion - a truly wonderful Kinginrin
Koromo bred and raised by Graham and Lee Fameli. The judges formally sealed the
decision and another home grown Aussie koi was anointed GC.
Well done to Graham and Lee, as well as all the other competitors and all the AKA
team who worked hard on the day.
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VARIETY
1ST PLACE
2ND PLACE
3RD PLACE
Kohaku
Sanke
Showa
Asagi
Shusui
Bekko
Utsurimono
Kawarimono
Hikari Muji
Hikari Moyomono
Hikari Utsurimono
Metallic Matsuba
Metallic Doitsu
Non Metallic Doitsu
Koromo
Tancho
KinGinRin A
KinGinRin B
John Ling
Graham & Lee Fameli
Kevin Wong
Ron & Max Farrugia
I Andrews & K McGill
Bradley Bradley
Shayne & Mel Murray
John Rhodes
Heinz Zimmermann
T. McNeil & L. Rayment
G & B Ludbrook
Heinz Zimmermann
G & B Ludbrook
Boun Keokham
Heinz Zimmermann
John Ling
Ron & Max Farrugia
Fred & Rita Grech
John Ling
Graham & Lee Fameli
Shayne & Mel Murr
Ron & Max Farrugia
Graham & Lee Fameli
Bradley Bradley
Graham & Lee Fameli
T McNeil & L Rayment
G & B Ludbrook
Graham Fameli with his Grand
Champion KinGinRin Koromo.
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Size 2
Size 3
VARIETY
1ST PLACE
2ND PLACE
3RD PLACE
Kohaku
T. McNeil & L.
Rayment
Ron & Max Farrugia
Graham & Lee Fameli
Heinz Zimmermann
Heinz Zimmermann
Heinz Zimmermann
T McNeil & L.
Rayment
Heinz Zimmermann
Graham & Lee Fameli
Ron & Max Farrugia
Shayne & Mel Murray
Boun Keokham
John Rhodes
Heinz Zimmermann
Ron & Max Farrugia
Ron & Max Farrugia
Heinz Zimmermann
John Ling
John Rhodes
G & B Ludbrook
G & B Ludbrook
T McNeil & L. Rayment
Ron & Max Farrugia
Heinz Zimmermann
Fred & Rita Grech
Fred & Rita Grech
Fred & Rita Grech
Kevin Wong
John Ling
G & B Ludbrook
Sanke
Showa
Asagi
Shusui
Bekko
Utsurimono
Kawarimono
Hikari Muji
Hikari Moyomono
Hikari Utsurimono
Metallic Matsuba
Metallic Doitsu
Non Metallic Doitsu
Koromo
Tancho
KinGinRin A
KinGinRin B
Setting up on a cool, wet show day.
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A bit of muscle makes short work of
moving the vats.
Grand Champion trophy winner Graham Fameli (centre) with Judges Kazuyo McDonald and Gerard McDonald.
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Grand Champion
KinGinRin Koromo Size 3
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Reserve Champion
Utsuri Size 3
Terry McNeil & Lex Rayment
Bekko
Size 3 and BIV
Heinz Zimmermann
Hikari Utsuri
Size 2 and BIV
Heinz Zimmermann
Hikarimoyo
Size 3 and BIV
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Asagi
Size 3 and BIV
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Kawarimono
Size 3 and BIV
KinGinRin B
Size 2 and BIV
John Rhodes
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KinGinRin A
Size 2
Boun Keokham
Kohaku
Size 3 and BIV
Metallic Matsuba
Size 3 and BIV
Heinz Zimmermann
Metallic Doitsu
Size 3 and BIV
Graham & Lee Fameli
Non-metallic Doitsu
Size 3 and BIV
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Koromo
Size 3 and BIV
Ron & Max Farrugia
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Ogon
Size 3 and BIV
Heinz Zimmermann
Sanke
Size 2 and BIV
Graham & Lee Fameli
Showa
Size 2 and BIV
Kevin Wong
Shusui
Size 3 and BIV
Heinz Zimmermann
Tancho
Size 3 and BIV
Shayne & Mel Murray
Utsuri
Size 3, Reserve Champion and BIV
REMINDER for 2012 subscriptions
Nichirin Magazine
A reminder to all members
that anyone wishing to renew
their subscription ($100) to
the Japanese koi magazine
Nichirin should contact Bryce
Hough on 9724 5860
or 0408 8823 025.
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One off the bucket list
Judging the 2011 Taiwan
International Koi Show
I first heard wonderful stories about the Taiwan
show, with its thousands of excellent quality
koi, upon meeting with South African judges
Mike Harvey and Harry Beckx at the Dutch
show in the 1990s. I determined then, all those
years ago, that one-day I too, would judge in
Taiwan!
This year, I finally achieved my long-held
ambition, following a surprise invitation in
early September from Yuko Shirako of ZNA
Head Office. Following some very necessary
questions concerning Ian’s welcome (the
original invitation was for myself only), the
details of our stay and whether we could
actually afford to go, everything was finally
arranged and we reached Taiwan on Wednesday
evening September 28th.
Taiwan is immediately different from other
Asian countries I have visited. No one seems
to mind jostling anyone else and everyone
talks at once with much gesticulation but no
one appears to become offended. Take the
airport for example. A show representative
met us, ushering us into the chaos of people;
baggage and transport vehicles at least triple
parked outside the terminal and left us to wait
for him to bring the car up. We would have
been quite happy to walk to the car park, but
apparently this is not the way things are done
in Taiwan. We waited interestedly to see just
how our guide was actually going to bring the
car anywhere near us, gradually inching into
what we thought might be a better position,
as small spaces appeared in between the mass
of traffic. Organisation was absolutely nil, an
interesting experience with a happy ending.
We were successfully extracted from the melee
and duly delivered to a beautiful modern hotel
in Keelung, a coastal town about 45 minutes
drive away from the airport on an impressive,
obviously quite new motorway. We were glad
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The hotel foyer in Keelung.
to get to our room, unpack, shower and literally
fall into bed. It had been a long day.
Thursday dawned bright and clear, a day
off for us as the official reception for judges
and other attending VIPs was not until 5pm.
After breakfast, at which Ian sampled quite a
few local unidentifiable delicacies with great
relish while I cravenly stuck to tea and toast,
we were very fortunate to meet Sarah Wu, the
senior assistant hotel manager and a lovely lady
who spoke perfect English. We explained to
her that we didn’t really want to go shopping
in Taipei like every other tourist; we wanted
to see something of the island instead. Sarah
really came up trumps, directing us to take a
taxi to the Gold Ecological Park at Jinguashi in
the mountains. Sarah even told the taxi driver
where to stop on the way to allow Ian to take
photos! The thirteen tiered Taijin ore dressing
relic and the golden waterfall (due to minerals
in the water) are local landmarks.
On reaching the park high in the
Top, a spectacular mountain view; bottom, school children visiting the Gold
Ecological Park
mountains we were surprised to discover
just how many other people were there, on a
Thursday. It was obviously a spot for school
trips; hundreds of children of all ages were
being taken around. Gold mining in the
Jinguashi area achieved a massive output during
the Japanese colonial period, the Japanese
influence in the park being clearly visible, as
it is elsewhere in Taiwan. We looked round a
fascinating Japanese dormitory and bungalow
used by high-level Japanese company employees
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Top, stairway at Jiufen; bottom, a huge
bus on a narrow turn in Jiufen.
when the mine was in full operation, as well
as walking several miles around all the other
historical mine buildings, one of which housed
an enormous gold ingot. It was truly massive,
weighing 250 kilograms.
The second part of our day came about
quite by accident. Just outside the park gates,
we were looking at a map, wondering how to
get back to Keelung (Sarah had suggested the
local bus), when a friendly park official came
up to us asking if we needed any help. Upon
our explanation he said we really couldn’t leave
without seeing Jiufen, a village “just over the
next mountain”. Jiufen has a must-see shopping
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Top, a pearl scale goldfish; bottom,
meeting the President.
Top, shopping arcade at Jiufen; bottom,
old Taiwanese buildings.
arcade winding around the mountain, the
different levels connected by a huge staircase.
The official put us on the bus and other
passengers made up our fare, for which we had
insufficient coins, for a “no-change” system. We
felt quite overwhelmed by such generous help.
The bus trip was an experience in itself. The
mountain roads are unbelievably narrow and
the buses full sized. The driver was happily on
his mobile, held in one hand, while steering the
bus around hairpin bends with the other. We
touched nothing, but how we escaped a crash I
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have no idea. At one point it seemed absolutely
certain that a motorcyclist would become a jam
sandwich as he hurtled between our bus and
one coming the other way. Ideas for James Bond
stunts could have come from Taiwan!
Jiufen proved an excellent recommendation
with its beautiful mountain views and narrow,
winding arcade stuffed with every imaginable
shop including innumerable food stalls; each
offering free tasting. You could have eaten
lunch without paying anything, so keen are the
vendors for you to try their wares. Ian, as usual,
was far more adventurous than I, the smell of
some of the offerings was diabolical! Even Ian
however, drew the line on what looked exactly
like pink jellyfish. We finished our afternoon
in a 100-year old wooden built teahouse
overlooking the valley where we enjoyed an
initiation into the correct way to prepare a tea
called “Oriental Beauty” before braving the
local bus again for the trip back to Keelung.
Koi took over from that point with an
Top, the show site; middle, all the judges and show officials at the aquarium
expo; bottom, judging teams get to
work.
official reception dinner that evening at which
we were delighted to meet many old koi friends
as well as meeting new ones. I was very pleased
to renew aquaintance with head judges Mr
Sadayuki Suzuki and Mr Tomio Motoda from
Japan with whom I have judged on several
occasions in the past, as well as catching up
with judges from Europe and all over Asia. It
was truly an international team. The next three
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Best baby.
days were fully organised, Friday and Saturday
judging, Sunday an official tour of Northern
Taiwan. Luckily, Friday’s and Saturday’s events
were indoors, because a tropical typhoon meant
unrelenting rain on both days. Judging outdoors
would have been a nightmare.
Friday began with a bus trip to a sister
event, taking place that weekend, a huge
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Left, selecting koi for the top awards; middle, the GC Kohaku; right, the first runner up Kohaku
Second runner up Showa.
Jumbo A Kohaku.
aquarium Expo held in central Taipei. It
was fascinating to see the new Taiwan in the
process of building in the city with pristine,
well-designed buildings replacing the soot
and rust-stained, incredibly ugly old concrete
blocks, probably dating back to the 1950s
and 60s evident in surrounding areas. The
aquarium show was great fun, I think most of
us came away quite fancying an indoor fish
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Jumbo B Chagoi.
tank as a sideline to the koi pond! The fish were
really interesting and many aquarium layouts
spectacular, it is years since I kept a small
assortment of goldfish and guppies and times
have moved on considerably with development
of some very unusual varieties. This was a very
important event in Taiwan, opened by no less
than the President of the Republic of China
(Taiwan) himself, Mr Ma Ying-Jeou, whom I
Small koi in bags for
judging.
A poorly shaped Tancho
Kohaku.
had the very great honour of briefly meeting.
After lunch we headed back to Keelung,
where the koi show venue was located. The final
koi entry was1180 so it was fortunate that we
had 30 judges, divided into 5 teams, because
the awards list was formidable involving 20
size categories, best in each size, 12 Champion
awards and best in each variety. Interestingly,
the show committee decreed that best in each
size would only involve Go-Sanke koi (Kohaku,
Sanke and Showa). Unfortunately this was
not included in the paperwork and caused at
least a half-hour’s voluble Chinese with much
hand waving on Saturday morning when koi
chosen for Best Baby by different judging teams
involved non-Go-Sanke varieties! In the end,
the judges won out and a beautiful 35cm Ai
Goromo took the award.
I digress however. After a briefing over tea,
Friday afternoon was spent selecting the top
awards only, Grand Champion, two runners
up, a Jumbo (A) Go-Sanke and Jumbo (B)
non-Go Sanke to be selected from the 80cm,
85cm and over 85cm groups. The paperwork
for these classes was excellent, including
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Gin Rin Matsukawabake.
photographs of each koi. We were directed
around the vats in our teams, but at this stage,
everyone was expected to make their own short
lists for consideration. The head judge in each
team then submitted a list of seven koi, asking
each team member for his or her suggestions.
One of mine was rejected, a lovely Kohaku,
but at 85cm, considered too small for Grand
Champion! (She later took Best in Variety, to
my great satisfaction).
Seven koi, having gained the most votes
from 30 judges, were then moved to individual
vats placed close together and final selection was
by ballot. Surprisingly, any damage visible on
quite magnificent koi was taken very seriously.
One Kohaku, high on my list because of her
superb skin and excellent figure was completely
ruled out from any top award because of
relatively small, uninfected damage to two
fins. I would have not penalised this koi so
severely myself, but every show turns up some
differences in judging style.
Grand Champion, finally selected by
majority vote, was a magnificent 92cm
Konishi bred Kohaku. With a large majority
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Judges on our special bus.
Some of the water had a milky haze
to it.
of votes, this koi exhibited a superb figure and
wonderful quality, displaying beautiful fukurin
(a reticulated effect) over snowy white skin.
Slight bruising to her nose and one fin were
overlooked in this case. The first runner up was
another Konishi Kohaku, this time 86cm, with
a superb 87cm Isa bred Showa in third place.
Jumbo A went to a 94cm Sakai Kohaku and
Jumbo B to a 95cm Marusei (Saitaro Hirasawa)
Chagoi. Sadly, the very best jumbo Chagoi at
the show had a large piece missing out of its
tail and an obvious infection at the site. This
koi would have won hands down, had it not
had this problem. It was one of the best Chagoi
I have seen, incredibly clean skinned, with a
perfect vignette, or reticulated effect, over all
scale areas. The day concluded with a wonderful
buffet meal in our hotel at which we were
offered a bewildering range of different dishes
to cater for every taste. Hospitality throughout
the weekend was lavish and much appreciated
by everyone. Although we could have partied
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all night, with a full day’s judging to follow next
day, discretion was indicated and some of us at
least decided on a relatively early night.
Saturday dawned reluctantly through a
completely grey curtain of steady rain. One
important advantage the rain gave us, however,
was that it kept the temperature down inside
the hall. Having no air-conditioning, it had
been oven-like the previous day when we
arrived, due to Thursday’s hot spell. Our first
task that morning after the arrival briefing
was to judge the smaller sizes of koi (up to
35cm), all held individually in the plastic bags
pioneered in Japan which do not fog. These
bags are not ideal as the curvature of the bag
can distort the shape of a koi, but they do have
the huge advantage of mimicking a “Japanese
style” class. You can move koi close together, to
judge them more easily. A distinct improvement
would be if the bags were placed on low tables,
because grovelling on the floor, which you
have to do, to see the small koi, is very hard on
the knees! My team, headed by Motoda san,
was allocated the 35cm size category, out of
which came the Koromo Best Baby, (previously
discussed) much to our delight. My team only
had a single small size to judge, immediately
followed by 60cm, a huge class, 75cm male koi
only and finishing with 80 and 85cm classes,
easy since they had already been viewed once
the previous day. Best in Size was selected by
the individual judging team responsible for
that size, at the conclusion of each category.
Other major awards, for example Best in
Entry to the National Museum.
Variety, were selected by judge ballot later in
the day. The whole process was very efficient.
Teams of stewards accompanied each judging
team, directing us to each vat containing koi
in our class, removing the cover and displaying
the relevant koi photo. After examining all
the entries, photos were spread out and we
indicated the winners, generally selecting four
or five Go-Sanke varieties, because after major
awards are selected, other koi “move-up” the
awards ladder; a common occurrence at many
shows.
There were some spectacular koi at this
show although the overall level of quality was
perhaps not quite as high as my expectations
had led me to believe likely. There were also
some very poor body shapes to be seen;
including obviously bent fish Common at most
shows outside Australia, Go-Sanke koi were the
most popular varieties in Taiwan, the numbers
of non Go-Sanke rather disappointingly small.
I did find an incredibly beautiful Gin-Rin
Matsukawabake and another of the “satinfinish” koi first seen at the Shinkokai in 2010.
This time the variety appeared to be a Tancho
Kujaku type, but it definitely was not a fully
metallic koi. The shine was muted, but very
attractive. An obvious comment could be that
the metallic lustre was just poor quality, but
this “satin-finish” looks quite different. We also
saw a huge and very bright yellow koi, a Kigoi
type, but without the red eyes usually seen for
this variety. Not a single spot marked this koi,
D e c 2 0 1 1 — Ja n 2 0 1 2
Top, the stone mushrooms; bottom, Ian
and Kate at Yehliu.
lovely to see. It easily took Best in Variety for
Kawarimono.
The day was a lot a fun although we
must have walked many miles. The hall was
enormous. We had two major problems to
contend with at this show, firstly, in many
vats the water was so turbid it looked white,
probably due to ammonia locking chemicals,
because the koi seemed none the worse for
the state of the water. In some vats the koi we
were judging were lifted (to expressions of great
delight when a beauty was brought up from
the murky depths), you couldn’t see them at
all. Secondly, the lighting was really inadequate
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throughout the hall. To add to this dilemma,
half way through the day the peripheral lights
around one wall died completely! A miner’s
helmet with attached light would have been a
wonderful accessory. We just laughed about it
and got on with the job, as all koi judges do!
Quite strangely on the Saturday, prize
giving concluded the day. Almost no visitors
were at the show at this time, so the audience
was very thin of company. I understood that
the show was open to the public on the Sunday,
although I cannot confirm this, because Sunday
saw all the judges and show officials off on a
magical mystery tour of Northern Taiwan in
our gaily-caparisoned, lilac painted bus. First
time I have ever travelled in a bus sporting
tassel-swaged curtains and pelmets, but very
much the fashion in Taiwan.
Our first stop was at the National Museum,
particularly famous because it still houses all
the incredible porcelain and jade sent to Taiwan
from main-land China for safe-keeping in 1949.
We marvelled at the incredible beauty of these
artifacts, many hundreds, some over a thousand
years old, but perfectly sculpted. Sobering to
think that Chinese culture must have been
way ahead of Western contemporaries at the
time. Although the most famous “must-see”
in the museum is a small, carved jade Chinese
cabbage, Ian and I were more impressed with
an incredible jade screen. Its intricacy of detail
was almost unbelievable. It must have taken
many years to complete. The museum also
housed wonderful metal-ware, paintings and
furniture, but time pressure prohibited close
examination of everything. It was a huge place.
We did manage to spend a short time in the
museum shop and came away with our very
own reproduction “Ming” vase!
After a short stop for lunch we headed to
the coast to visit another very famous Taiwan
site, now Yehliu National Geopark. The
sandstone rock in this area is unique in the
world, in that its selective erosion by wind and
sea has formed some very strange shapes, giant
mushrooms, lattices and cones resembling a
Flamingo’s nest with a stone “egg” inside. It
was a fascinating place; Ian and I would have
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enjoyed a lot more time there than we were
allocated. The rain had stopped by this time
and although the day was grey and windy it was
pleasant to walk around. A party atmosphere
was developing by this time and travelling
to our last destination the bus became an
impromptu Kareoke bar. One of the younger
judges, Budi Widjaja from Indonesia, had a
very fine voice and entertained us most of way
home that evening after our stop at a street
market similar to the one Ian and I had visited
in Jiufen. This one however, was entirely foodoriented. Ian still couldn’t quite bring himself to
try the pink jellyfish “look-alike” (we were told
it was a cake), but sampled quite a few other
“delicacies”, including a drink prepared from a
virulently acid green cactus-like plant. Actually
it wasn’t too bad, tasting strongly of added lime
juice. I did enjoy some fruits resembling lychees
and a custard tart, but I am ashamed to say that
was the limit of my experimentation. I am not
very brave when it comes to unidentifiable food.
Our last evening meal back at the hotel was
sad in a way. The end of every koi event is the
same, saying goodbye is always hard and we had
all enjoyed our time together. I can only hope at
least some of us meet again in the next year or
two. It remains for me to express very grateful
thanks to the ZNA Taiwan District Chairman,
Mr Kuo Chung-Yang and his team for the
wonderful organisation and hospitality at this
show. It was a very memorable event.
Kate McGill
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Koi Critique – Midorigoi-Kumonryu? (Kawarigoi or Kawarimono)
Midorigoi-Kumonryu (Me dough’ ree goy –
Ku mohn’ drue)
Kawarigoi (something strange) holds some very
interesting varieties; the largely black and white
Karasugoi (Crow Koi group), Ochiba Shigure
(autumn leaves on water), a range of singlecoloured, non-metallic koi, including the green
Midorigoi and unusual cross bred koi, like the
example featured this month.
This 22cm baby koi was spotted at the
recent “KSA Future Champions” show in
Flower Power at Casula, an interesting event
held essentially to discover the most promising
young koi of the year. It was from an accidental
mass pond spawning, kept out of interest for
several reasons.
Its shape and proportions are good, with
growth potential suggested by the broad
forehead, strong shoulders and peduncle (tail
area). The scale lines are neat, always looked
for on a doitsu koi, although scaling is fairly
extensive on this example. What is really
interesting is the colour of this koi, greenish
yellow over the head, scale lines and fins,
with dense black along both sides, between
scale lines. I have never seen this combination
of colours on a koi before, which suggest
Midorigoi and Karasugoi. There is also a touch
of metallic to the skin over the head and along
the dorsal line.
The owner had no idea which particular koi
in his pond had spawned, so we will be unable
to identify the parents. However, everyone at
the show urged the owner to raise the koi, to
discover if the colours remain true over time.
It is fascinating to see something so different, a
truly unique koi!
Kate McGill
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AKA Reporter December 2011-January 2012

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