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Transporting large Koi - page 1.

You have now decided to purchase some new koi, and have gone to visit your favourite dealer. It is possible that the dealer is a long distance away from where you live, and so how will the fish travel, and what must you do to ensure that your new fish will will not come to any harm? We will now show what happened when two of our members went to collect their two large koi.
	This kohaku is still in the dealers pond and he has netted it and is moving it towards the bowl ready to remove it from the pond. The bowl will be tipped so that the fish will swim into the bowl without having to be lifted out of the water.
	This beautiful 22 inch Kohaku is now in the bowl and will be inspected by the dealer and the new owners. Click here for a larger jpeg image of 48kb
	Two bags are always used just in case one should develop a leak. and also the two bags are stronger than one when lifting up the bag with fish and water. Water from the pond where the fish was kept is used in the bag. Some dealers do add some chemicals in the water to keep the fish quiet during the journey.
	The top of the two bags are folded back together so that it is easier to lift the fish into the bag, and the thickness of the creases helps to keep the bags open.
	It can be seen here that the tops of the bags are folded back and everything is ready to receive the fish. The fish, which is now in the bowl, will be lifted up by hand and placed in the bag. Some dealers do use a stocking net to transfer the fish. Sufficient water is placed in the bag to just cover the dorsal fin of the fish when the bag is in its final position in the box.
	Continued on page 2. Using a stocking net.

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This website started with a booklet which I made up originally for the help of those members of the BKKS - South Wales Section who were intending to start building a koi pond, and as the website has expanded more information and articles from other people have been included. This is for general guidance only, and we do not take any responsibility for problems that might occur by following these ideas. It is important that you check out everything in your area, and check on local laws and rules that may apply.

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