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My account of the history of the longfin koi comes from Mr. Megumi Yoshida, a very well respected koi dealer from Japan for many years. I have had a chance to question a few other Japanese koi breeders and they have all agreed with the history.
A Japanese prince was a guest in Thailand when he was presented with some longfin Indonesian black carp. Upon his return to Japan, the black carp were turned over to one of the Prefectures. They then began breeding the Indonesian carp to nishikigoi (standard koi) in an attempt to produce new vigor and hardiness. After some experimentation, the offspring from the crosses were obtained by Mr. Suda. Mr. Suda produced some very impressive Longfin Kohaku, Showa, Utsuri and Sanke; he crossed these longfins into his standard koi bloodline. For a period of time, these longfins were very popular and demand was great. Then, it was declared that the longfin would not be allowed to compete in shows. This caused the popularity and demand for the fish to drop overnight.
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Pond and Lake Stocking Service
Tank Hollow Fisheries has been providing sportfish and forage fish for pond and lake stocking since 1982. We serve an approximate area within a 200 mile radius of San Antonio, Texas.
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Pond Cleaning Service
Tank Hollow Fisheries has been providing sportfish and forage fish for pond and lake stocking since 1982. We serve an approximate area within a 200 mile radius of San Antonio, Texas.
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I am Vance Schultze, and along with my wife Ruth Ann, are the people behind Tank Hollow Fisheries.
We opened for business, supplying sportfish for pond and lake stocking in 1982. After many attempts to diversify the business, including mollies, swordtails, angelfish, cichlids and fancy goldfish, we began breeding longfin koi in 1995.
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