1 Celebrating 29 Years of Koi Friendship Visit us on the web at: http://www.lonestarkoi.com Koi Chatter The August 2015 publication of the Lone Star Koi Club Houston Texas FROM THE PRESIDENT S DESK Greetings To All My Fellow Koi Enthusiasts I want to thank David and Linda Bender for hosting this July s meeting. Their gracious hospitality in their beautiful home deserves our thumbs up. Not only were their delicious brisket, sausage, and sides delicious but once again, you attendees brought a fine selection of additional dishes to share. I want to thank all those who made the effort and trekked to the most Northern part of geographical reach, and despite the heat, it was certainly a treat to look over David s pond(s) as well as his remarkable aquarium building, the highlight being the huge tank containing all the rare and colorful corals. Our August 16th meeting at 2:00 pm will be held at Nick Ly s home in Houston. This will be a very important meeting as this will be a major opportunity to obtain quality imported Japanese Koi from Sakai as well as a couple of other breeders. The Lone Star Koi Club has arranged through Nick Ly to obtain two boxes of fish which he will be picking up from the airport on Saturday. The majority of the fish are priced @ $55 or 2/ $100 which, I don t need to tell you, is a huge bargain for fish of this quality no matter how you look at it. The sale is open to all, but club members in good standing will have first choice on all the fish present. This is a meeting NOT to be missed. In addition, I ll have some of the official AKCA Koi posters for members who were unable to attend the last meeting. 1
2 ANNOUNCMENTS NEXT MEETING August 16, 2015 Sunday 2:00 p.m. LOCATION: The meeting/sale will be held at the home of Nick Ly from the hours of 2PM 4:PM Nick will be serving BBQ brisket. Please bring whatever you can in a side dish or desert "Nick" Ly 11007 Round Dale Lane Houston 77075 281 773 5502 Map and further information are available on the website 2
3 Lone Star Koi Club Directory Paul Moss: President 713 992 9939 Paulbkm@gmail.com Robert Wall: 1 st Vice President 713 542 3345 necessarywall@gmail.com David Pinder: 2 nd Vice President 713 992 9939 dmpinder@rocketmail.com Andrew Bradley: Treasurer lskctreasurer@zooniac.com Pat Bush Membership Director 281 257 8366 buddybush@sbcglobal.net Jamie Jameson: Secretary 281 448 0924 Joel Anderson: Webmaster 713 829 1065 janderson@tiburonsystem.som JOIN THE LONE STAR KOI CLUB: To subscribe and/or to pay your 2015 dues, make check payable to Lone Star Koi Club ( LSKC ) and Mail To: Andrew Bradley LSKC Treasurer 6215 Silver Dawn Ct. Kingwood, Texas 77345 3
4 Include with your check made out to: Lone Star Koi Club (LSKC) Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Home Ph: ( ) Work Ph: ( ) E mail address: Dues Level: Individual $25 Family $25 Corporate $100 2015 MEETING SCHEDULE Month Date Host Speaker/Topic July 21 st Pinder Identification Of Koi Types. August 16 th Ly Choice Sakai Koi Sale September 20 th Bradley Oxygenization. October 18 th Miller To be announced. November 15th Open or Combined with early December meeting. December 20 th Freeman Christmas Party & Auction Please stop by the Welcome Table at each meeting, check in and pick up a nametag if you don t have one so new members can get to know you. 4
5 LKSC Membership News If you have anyone contact you about koi needing homes or homes needing koi, please contact Paul Moss, paulbkm@gmail.com. Thanks to our rescue partners. Articles Transporting Koi and Koi First Aid The accepted method of moving koi from place to place is by the use of plastic bags. When moving your koi, you should use the following procedure: 1. Fill the appropriate size plastic bag approximately 1/2 full of water from the pond from which the koi is being removed. (A five gallon bucket can be used to hold the water bag upright while catching the koi.) 2. Catch the koi and place into the bag of pond water. 3. Fill bag with oxygen before sealing with a rubber band. (Oxygen is necessary when the water is very warm, or when the koi is to be kept in the bag for a prolonged period of time.) If the water is relatively cool, less than 75 degrees, the koi may be kept in the water bag without oxygen for a couple hours or more. Keep the bag in a cool location if possible. 4. Transport the koi to the final location. Float the bag in the pond for about 20 minutes to equalize water temperature prior to releasing the koi. 5. Remove the koi from the bag and place into the new pond. Dispose of the water from the bag and do not dump it into the new pond. This is a matter of sanitation that should be followed. Note that if the koi is being transported in a tub or container other than a plastic bag, it is near impossible to provide an oxygen rich environment for the koi while being transported. A battery powered aerator can be used for oxygen if one is available. The oxygen content is critical when water temperature is 80 degrees or more. Remember that warm water holds much less oxygen that cold water. Larger koi are affected much more readily than smaller koi, since they require more oxygen. The result of very low oxygen content of the water can cause koi to get very distressed and can even cause death. 5
6 Koi First Aid Typically a large koi will get very distressed and lie lifeless on its side when starving for oxygen. If action is not taken immediately the koi will most likely die. If faced with this dilemma, here is what you can do to improve chances that the koi will survive: 1. Place an aerator in the pond or container with the koi. 2. Hold the koi just above the stream of air bubbles and force it to continually ingest the oxygen rich air/water mixture. This may take 20 to 30 minutes, and generally is successful in regenerating the koi back to normalcy. 3. When feeling less distressed, the koi will want to swim out of your hands, and if left alone, it will remain upright instead of lying on its side as before. When this happens, survival is complete. Does everyone have an aerator for such emergencies? Don Harrawood Southwest Koi and Pond Association 6
7 Lone Star Koi Club Advertising Rates are posted below. If you are interested in placing an ad, please email the editor at paulbkm@gmail.com Ad Size Newsletter & Website (w/link) Combined 6 mo Per Yr Business Card $60 $100 ¼ page $80 $150 ½ page $100 $185 Full Page $150 $250 The Annual Pond Tour Booklet rate is $200 CLASSIFIED ADS We welcome ads for Koi, equipment, and other items from members. Members are requested to keep the ad Koi related and please donate a portion, (10%), of your proceeds back to the club. For Sale: Need to list something? Let me know. 7
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12 From the Editor Please do make every effort to attend this Sunday s meeting as a great deal of time, effort and expense has gone into making this great opportunity available to our membership. See you all on Sunday, August 16th at 2:00 p.m. and let s have a great time Paul Moss (713) 992 9939 12