well the season is almost over 15% off this week to say thank you

hello all,
      once again the year has flown, but thankfully we have had some nice weather and the koi have managed to put on that much needed body weight to help them get through our next winter, just to say thank you for your continued support we will be offering 15% off all stock this week [excluding in store offers] so grab that nexus you have promised yourself and save a fortune, we will start to put out our monthly news letters shortly, so email us with a request for inclusion on the mailing list an be in line for some good deals over the coming months,
regards paul

the national koi show 2013

Hello all,
          as we have said this year we will start to sponsor koi clubs and we thought we would start big,
we have taken a 9m stand at the national koi show in Coventry and hope all you koi keepers will try to make the effort to attend the show on one of the days over the weekend, there is a huge range of quality koi on show and it is the koi keeping event of the year and should not be missed, so if you attend call in and say hello and enjoy the day,
regards paul

the start of summer

hello all,
             what can I say, I blink and 5 weeks has gone by already well do I now see a glimmer of summer on the horizon I have no excuse as to why it has been so long since I have done any blogs but I can say I will try a bit harder,
  I am delighted to say we have now sponsored the Yorkshire koi club and we hope to help the national show this year, we will be looking to sponsor other independent koi clubs in the future months,
    for those of you that are not aware the maruju tancho koi are now on sale and they are fantastic quality so grab one while you can, lets hope this is the start of our summer and the temperatures are just going to get better so our koi can get over that long winter and finally put some size,  on as we all know last year was a washout, but things must get better, mind did I not say that last year and look what happened,
speak to you shortly
regards paul

winter

Well what can we say,does anyone think we are going to get a summer this year,just when we think it cannot get any worse it does,when we look back at our summer last year,yes that 2 weeks we got in march last year,when we all cleaned our filters out and grabbed our shorts out of the wardrobe only to find it was over as quick as it started,this year it has not even started,we are thinking about selling brollies and wellington boots,we think we will make a fortune,we have looked at it in depth,and if we bring them in from china at tuppence a pair,and sell them at £50 a pair because nobody will have them in stock as they already have there summer stock in we will be rich,well thats what my new business plan looks like,or do you have a better money making idea we can share and get rich together,
   now the dillema,how many koi do we bring in from japan just in case we get a summer or do we risk running out,answers on a postcard please,
paul

the tancho's have landed

Hello all,
              we are pleased to say the tancho's have finally landed,we hope to get them photographed in about a week,once we are sure that they have settled down. after there first quiet day they are now actively eating and enjoying the water currently at 6o deg,which we will start reducing in a fortnight so they will be ready to go in 4 weeks time weather permitting,
     All koi are available for sale with a £50 non refundable deposit securing each fish which we will keep until weather warms up,
We are sorry we have to charge a deposit,but we have had so many occasions when people have asked us to keep fish only to change there minds at a later date.
   we are currently resizing all our koi and re photographing for the web site,but as this is a very big task please bear with us,also note the tosai matsunosuke go sanke mix are coming on in leaps and bounds so anyone with a growing on unit make sure you have a look at them,
regards Paul

high quality sakai matsunosuke

hi all,
        as we where disappointed that the tanchos would not arrive until march,we have managed to squeeze a box of high grade tosai hand selected mix on this shipment due in 28th Feb,sorry about the photo there was no time to get a video,

these are some very nice koi with great potential in the right hands,ideal to grow on will be nice to see them in the flesh next week,
regards paul

delay in tanchos

Hi all,
i have just been informed that the tancho kohaku hand selected koi that where due on the feb 28 shipment,have been deemed as not ready to travel by the breeder,so they now will not be received by us until the 2nd shipment which is due in in march,sorry for the inconvenience i will give you the full delivery date when i  know,however we hope to have a box of high grade matunosuke showa and sanke mix,which we are just waiting for confirmation of,watch this space,i will post photo as soon as they are confirmed,
regards Paul

first shipment of the year

hello all,
            as i sit here and watch the snow through the window,it is hard to believe that we are only two weeks from our first shipment of koi for the 2013 season [assuming we get one] below are the first 3 boxes that we have purchased which are due in on 28th feb 2013,as usual if there is anything you are looking for please let us know,
enjoy regards paul

koi season nearly here

Hello all,
              have you noticed how the seasons seem to change quicker and quicker every year,I used to say that as you get older the days seem to pass quicker,well now it seems as if the years seem to roll past as if they where days,and it seams as if we close our ponds down ready for the winter we seem to be re-opening them for the summer season [that's if we are lucky enough to get one]well here we are again and the season is upon us,so get ready to get those filters cleaned out and test kits ready,with the barmy weather we are having the fish don't know what season it is,one day they are looking for food the next they are on the bottom of the pond,so be careful what you are doing and don't be lulled into the feeling winter is over because this is England and we know what happens with our weather and as we all know our filters are still sleeping so don't give them a sudden shock and start over feeding our koi, see you all soon
regards paul

first confirmed koi of 2013

hello all,
             here is a sample of some tancho and ginrin tancho kohaku
which we have purchased,these are expected to arrive on 28 feb
prices will be published asap,they are described as 18-22cm and
are bred by maruju,as you can see they are of a very good quality
and should grace any koi pond,
regards paul teesside koi,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0TGC_UYc1-s

winter is here

hello all,
well the forecasters got it right for once,but lets see
if they can predict our summer or lets see if we get
one,
     we are now in the process of sponsoring clubs
and Internet advertising sections relating to the
aquatic specialist,and are pleased to say that we now
sponsor the aquarist classified ads and would like to
thank tony for his prompt service he basically gave me
a shove in the right direction and set the ads up for us
straight away,so watch this space we are on a roll,our
buyer in japan is starting to send us pictures of Japanese
koi available for the first shipments of the year so will
keep you all updated but until then enjoy the snow,
regards Paul

new year

Hi all,
        well we are well into the new year,and i must pull
my finger out,as you can see the shop move has not gone
as planned and the parking issues have not improved and
we are now in a position where we will not be able to move
as this season is nearly with us,so we are just going to have
to grin and bear it for another season,we are on with the
quarantine rebuild,and are starting to refurb the koi side of
the shop and are looking at the koi ponds,as we have once
again had a visit off the idiots who think it is funny to
damage the liners so we have 2 vats out of commission at
the moment,but will be back up and running shortly,we
are at a crossroad this year as we do not know what this
season will bring this year,so don't know if it is worth
bringing in any larger koi or to stick to the smaller ones
any thoughts would be appreciated,
regards paul

welcome to 2013

hi all,
       Hope you are not suffering much this morning,
some of you now know why i gave up the heavy
sessions and i have to say i am pleased i did,apart
from the odd mishap when in japan[it is considered
rude not to drink with the breeders]well that's my
excuse anyway,
      Well as we are now into 2013 and we have closed
the door on 2012,what will this year throw at us,we all
have very few good memories of 2012,which most of us will
remember as the washout year and all we can do is hope for
a better year,this year we must all try and bring our hobbies
and passions back to reality and we must all shoulder the
blame for allowing things to stagnate,2013 is the year to
show the British spirit is still alive and kicking and we
are not going to let a recession or weather dampen our
spirit,
  Lets bring fish keeping back to the fish keeper and lets
enter into the community together,as together we are all
strong,we have allowed the odd ones to sway our thoughts
and judgements and in doing so we have set ourselves into
a path of destruction,and we are at risk of destroying our
hobby for good,now is the time for us to regain control and
bring back the passion we all had and still have for our hobby
lets remember fish keeping for the right reasons and not for the
wrong ones,
  we all at teesside koi and aquatics wish you the very best for
2013,lets make it the year of change,
regards Paul