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          Welcome to Waddy’s site –

          if it’s anything to do with Nishikigoi, you’ve clicked the right buttons.


          Proper Koi Keeping’ can be simply divided into three different parts and in the following natural order of progression.

          • 1. ‘THE POND’ – you build one

          • 2. ‘THE KOI’ – you put them in your pond

          • 3. ‘THE KEEPING’ – you learn how

          In view of this my website is divided into these three parts, in that same order of division. In order to be able to understand ‘Koi Keeping’ as a ‘whole’ it is vital that we are reasonably versed in all three parts – eg. It is not wise to discuss our ‘Koi’ requirements unless we first know what our ‘Pond’ can provide – and vice-versa.

          I sincerely hope the information inside my site is of some use to the majority of readers, whether completely new to the hobby or otherwise. I also apologise in advance because some of the pages are VERY LENGTHY by necessity. It may be advisable to return to the assorted pages that may be of interest on other visits and when time allows.

          The vast majority of the information contained within has NEVER been read before and is 85% ‘2009-2011’ – I know, I wrote it all. However, there are newcomers to every hobby who need some information that more experienced enthusiasts will already be aware of, obviously this is also absolutely vital to include.

          WARNING – Keeping Koi IS addictive. It can become an obsession – trust me, I know!


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            • Monday, October 28th, 2013
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            • It continues to amaze me how the Japanese Koi breeders have managed to face all adversaries

            • Monday, September 28th, 2015
            • It continues to amaze me how the Japanese Koi breeders … Continue reading →

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            • The myth that’s widely known as NPS

              Diagram showing water flowing through a fluid bed pond filter
            • Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
            • This is probably THE golden opportunity to grasp the real … Continue reading →

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            • That time of the year is around once more folks and the same warnings apply

            • Sunday, January 4th, 2015
            • Not that this really matters to those who cover and/or … Continue reading →


              On a personal whim of mine I’ve decided to place something right there on this home page which will change every day but has nothing whatsoever to do with my love of Koi.

              I am doing this – simply because I can.

              Since I was a kid I have always been fascinated with some truly wondrous ‘words & lines’ that a few very talented troubadours have come up with - often seemingly 'rolling out casually from the tongue'. Over the many years I have had the fortune to be both avid listener and tiny participant to all kinds of music that I just know as‘rock’n’roll’ - some of these lines are 'pure poetry' produced by some of my heroes.

              It certainly will do no harm but it may just brighten up someone’s day!

                John Hiatt
              • ‘I stepped out of a mirror at ten years old with a suit as sharp as a razor and a heart of gold,
              • I had a guitar hanging just about waist high
              • I’m gonna play that thing until the day I die’.

              John Hiatt, Riding with the King, 1983.


          THE POND

        • Waddys Pond
        • Tracking – wot’s that then
        • 2010 Pond from start to finish
        • Fluidised-Bed Filtration for Koi Ponds?
        • The Magic Box – In Search of Perfection
        • 2009 Pond From Start To Finish
        • A Perfect Larger Pond Design in 2009
        • The Perfect Small Pond 2009
        • Gin Clear Water
        • Items to Avoid
        • The Other Essentials
        • Water Flow Patterns
        • Filter Boxes and Associated Lavatorial Undertones.
        • Understanding Modern-day Principles of perfect pond design
        • The Pond Introduction

          THE KOI

        • It continues to amaze me how the Japanese Koi breeders have managed to face all adversaries
        • STICK OR TWIST?
        • RICE AND NISHIKIGOI
        • Possible or impossible?
        • How valuable is the Koi that will take Supreme Champion at the 2013 All-Japan show?
        • Yamakoshi Autumn 2011 Part Twelve
        • Yamakoshi Autumn 2011 Part Eleven
        • Yamakoshi Autumn 2011 Part Ten
        • Yamakoshi Autumn 2011 Part Nine
        • Yamakoshi Autumn 2011 Part Eight
        • Yamakoshi Autumn 2011 Part Seven
        • Yamakoshi Autumn 2011 Part Six
        • Yamakoshi Autumn 2011 Part Five
        • Yamakoshi Autumn 2011 Part Four
        • Yamakoshi Autumn 2011 Part Three
        • Yamakoshi Autumn 2011 Part Two
        • Yamakoshi Autumn 2011
        • TORAZO
        • Yet another Grand Champion to add to Waddy’s record book!
        • MATSUNOSUKE MUSINGS
        • When the penny FINALLY dropped
        • The TOP POND and the OTHER PONDS
        • The Saga Of The Surecut Spade
        • FAQ
        • Hyaku man!
        • The Koi Experts
        • The Price of Nishikigoi
        • Buying Nishikigoi 2009 Style
        • Nishikigoi – My Highlights
        • My Mentors, The Breeders – My very first impressions of them
        • In Depth Tategoi
        • Koi Judging and Appreciation
        • Nishikigoi Varieties
        • The Production of High Quality Koi Today
        • Origins & Myths
        • The Koi Introduction

          THE KEEPING

        • The myth that’s widely known as NPS
        • ‘The Three Big Downers’
        • Michigan September 2010
        • Do’s and Don’t 2009
        • A Winter Warning
        • The Importance of Heating
        • The Paramount Importance of ‘Aeration’
        • The Breeders Keeping Techniques
        • The Medicine Chest and The Koi Keeper
        • The Question of ‘Quarantine’ for our Koi.
        • Handling – Feeding
        • System Maintenance
        • The Keeping Introduction

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