From Birth to Jumbo Koi **The life cycle of a Fish**

a holding area where most Japanese koi breeders are located it is early June and very hot with high humidity exactly the conditions the koi breeder needs for the new offspring it is an exciting time for shintaro koi farm plus of normal activities this will be a long day and night for all staff at this time of year it is time for the parent koi to spawn and the important period of reproduction and growth of the nishikigoi takes place during the course of this program we continue to the shintaro koi farm throughout the breeding process in this episode shintara koi farm will show us exactly how the British in Japan breed koi from the preparations for the nursery to the actual breeding program, we don't skip anything and show everything from the beginning to the end.

The images that you will see in this program in both the first and second parts are unique and exclusive. It is, at best, special that a koi builder gives us access during this process. Nothing can go wrong on this day. All ponds have been cleaned with military equipment. Precision and only fresh water guarantee perfect growing conditions. Every smallest deviation can ensure that the fragile x does not hatch. Fortunately, Shintaro Koi Farm is a very experienced koi farm run by Masaru Saito. Knowledge and experience have been transferred from generation to generation. Masaro's son will have the help of all the staff, including his two sons, Ken Suka and Kosuka, both of whom will have to do everything by themselves in the future and will have an important role in this reproduction process.

Today, Shintaro Koi Farm is known for its very high quality gosanka and yeombokoi which sometimes grows up to 90cn, but before a

fish

reaches that length, each

fish

makes the same journey and at chintaro koi farm this is the starting point this is the hatchery during cultivation guests are generally not allowed or only in very exceptional cases both males and females are placed in the ponds when the female is ready to be born. The male and female koi are placed together between the spawning ropes with a little help from the staff. Several couples will successfully contribute to the new generation of nishikigoi tonight at around 10 o'clock. clock in the afternoon and the fish are in the mood it won't be long before the first female releases her eggs because the eggs have to be collected everyone is on the lookout for the first signs you can only do it once when the time is right masado -san the whole process will begin finally when the time comes the females are ready to release their first ex kensuka and kosuker traps the nishikigoi females and lets them settle in a separate tank before the process can begin.

It is very important that the female showa calm down before the kensuka-san eggs are removed, therefore allow the showa to swim in a separate tank for about an hour tonight the farm will spawn two groups of showa, two groups of sanka and a group of the kohaku variety, most with human intervention, but that of okahaku. will reproduce completely naturally every year, shintaro koi farm obtains more information about the development of different bloodlines with the aim of striving for perfection, for that reason all data is carefully maintained, the number of eggs and For example, the water temperature, mmm, the koi will reproduce completely naturally.

They should be put to sleep briefly so that they do not notice anything of the egg extraction. Everything happens in an animal-friendly way, where the health of these koi is the most important thing. Parents are the foundation of any koi farm, so all parents deserve only the best care, so it is absolutely very important that the fish is very calm, the faster it falls asleep, this will make the extraction of the eggs or the stimulus is much faster to finally start, the female showa is the first to act as opening and The belly is now cleaned with a sales solution to ensure that all germs are removed.

After the fish is dried, the koi is wrapped in a towel and extraction can begin. The eggs are gently massaged to loosen them and collect them in their terrible. The nishikigoi is completely under Anastasia and does not notice the whole process at all because the nishikigoi sleeps all his muscles are completely relaxed so all the eggs can be removed it is very important that all the eggs are collected if this is not done correctly it can cause future health problems to the koi Once all the eggs have been collected, the eggs are carefully packaged and waited.

The female returns immediately to recover from the removal of her. Several hundred thousand eggs of this nishikoi are ready to be fertilized with milkoy seed. It's time for the next female to arrive after this. The first male will donate his sperm and fertilize all the eggs. What can be clearly seen is that this female has a swollen cloaca, a sign that the koi is ready to start. This koi has considerably more eggs than the previous one. It is differentiated by coil and base. An estimate of the absolute numbers will be made based on the weight of the x.

Once outside, everything is ready to fill the first spawning ropes with the fertilized eggs, but before that a man must be added to the process. Thanks back to the koi house. The staff noticed that the kohakus can continue without the help of people these eggs are fertilized naturally and after that the sets of kohakus will be collected together because these kohakus can reproduce without the help of the breeder, the focus for now is on the male fish from which the sperm must be collected it is almost two in the morning and the culture is running at full speed like a well-oiled machine the team works together to successfully complete the mission the milkoy is now well asleep it can finally be To begin collecting, an empty syringe is used and then the contents are placed in a large jar with liquid.

It is very important to collect as much liquid as possible from the mill so that the maximum number of eggs can be fertilized. Once ready, the fish will be grateful. He is given an injection of antibiotics and is allowed to relax in one of the ponds. At which point is perhaps the most important part of this video, the eggs are mixed with the sperm, the koi are about to become parents to hundreds of thousands of their own offspring Masaru Sun divides the eggs and mixes them with the seed one of the male masaru fish uses a sterile dividing tool which ensures that the fertilized eggs can be evenly distributed over the spawning ropes thousands of koi are now at the beginning of their

life

journey which may end in their own pond or one of the biggest koi shows in the world maybe the future champion can grow here in one of those tanks the eggs will stick to the hairs on the spawning ropes within minutes they are clearly visible and it will only be two days before the first eyes are visible after three days the eggs will hatch even the eggs that are not tied to the spawning ropes will accompany their brothers and sisters at the bottom of the tank, now it is in the night and the hard and exhausting work has paid off .

The last eggs were collected from one of the females. I am very grateful to Shintaro Koi Farm for the hospitality and support of the channel. These unique images provide insight into his work. from the most famous breeders in Japan at the end of the video I have prepared two new videos for you that you must see in the second part of this program the eggs will hatch and the fish will be selected do not forget to subscribe like the video and let me know in the comments if you liked the foreigner, so okay sir, in the first part you have seen how breeders do artificial breeding and how koi female eggs hatch, so in this video I will show you the part. two, how they select the koi after the first and second call, so of course, many thanks to shintaro koi farm and especially to kensuke kosuke and masaru saito for sending me the videos, so today I will show you the second cull of the syanka variety. and the first call of the showa variety do it, do it, do it, do it, it's time to reap the fruits of a successful growing season.

It's the second week of October and that means the start of the harvest season in Japan today on the second. The one year old gosanka variety is being harvested here at the shintaro koi farm two days before the harvest the drains were opened so that the water level could slowly lower this is necessary to catch the koi easily and safely today masaru saito The two Kensuka children pace themselves and eagerly await instructions from their father after spending four months in this nutrient-rich environment. The koi are ready to be sold. Only the best remain in Japan to go through the same

cycle

next year.

The bigger and better the koi, the higher the price. the value the colors are so intense that it looks as if they were painted by an artist to be able to talk about a perfect growing season you depend on mother nature high humidity high temperatures and rain are three important factors that play a role in growth season when there was a lack of rain last year everything seems to be different this year masado-san seems very satisfied with this offspring so masado carefully closed the transport tank ready to observe the quality and growth in the koi house four varieties that are separated from each other here in the koi house masaru saito checks in which pond the fish can come to swim all according to quality, size and potential tomorrow morning the first local koi leaders will be at the door of the shintaro koi farm hoping to be the first to select the new koi for their foreign customers.

I am surprised to see the high quality of the skin that the black, also called sumi, has developed very well on these koi. You know, an important characteristic to see if the koi have grown well is to measure them at this time. age koi sometimes grow enormously this wonderful sanka measures 55 cm all koi at the age of 2 years will measure between 50 and 60 cm it is time for masaru saito to transport the koi to the temporary ponds waiting here for a new growing season or a dealer who buys koi for new foreign owners, so, so, before you watch one of our other koi videos on our channel, don't forget to subscribe, like and share this video.

YouTube tells me that 50 of you are unsubscribed, so hit the subscribe button to receive more koi videos about this season's harvest. Many thanks to Shintaro Koi Farm and have a nice weekend, it's mid-October and the koi harvest is in full swing day after day. For more than a month, breeders are busy capturing their grown koi in the mud ponds. Today's agenda is Shintara Koi Farm's first sansai harvest of the year. We got an exclusive look at the activities of the Shintaro Koi farm in Japan. Shintaro Koi Farm is located in one of the most beautiful places in the Yamakoshi Mountains in Nigata.

These special mudpons are located far from the mountains in this vast mountainous area. It's time to take a look at the results of this warm and successful summer of fishing. the brothers ken tsuka and kosuku walk a large circle through the pond with a large net supporting sanzai for three years the koi that come out of this mud pond are just over three years old at this age it is already easy to see which koi have developed Quickly most of the fish have been caught and only a few have managed to stay out of the reach of the two brothers.

It's time for Massaro Cycle to act. Catch the last koi with a big net. What catches my attention is the very high quality of the koi. In this mud pond, every koi is of very high quality, the last fish has been caught and now Masaru-san can start with the fish in the net. It must be a great feeling to see your own fish develop like this, every coin in this pond. It is a chosen only the best koi received this preferential treatment this bomb contains mainly koi of the gosanka variety I think of kohaku sanke and showa personally I really enjoy images like this I see a very proud and happy breeder who has achieved great results with his lines of blood piece by piece, new swimming jewels come out of the mud pond, so the results are incredible, not only the sanka and showa varieties but also the kahaku ones have a show quality, so thank you very much for watching again and thank you to shintaro.

Koi form for sending me all these amazing videos. If you are not subscribed to the channel, subscribe and leave a comment and don't forget to share this video with all your friends. I have selected some special videos for you. Look right now, we are leaving 2020 with a strange feeling, while everything turned out differently than expected, we also realized that our hobby could continue despite all the measures, many people, including koi breeders, have worked very hard. hard this year to ship the new koi fish around the world, one of those breeders. is the shintaro koi farm and breeders in Japan have to face thesecond snow storm in a short time.

Indoor breeders are hard at work on their new crop of tosai when the snow has melted, they are released into the mud ponds in early spring, we will be back. in time for a moment to be precise on October 17, 2020 we are invited to a sunsai harvest from the shintaro koi farm we travel with masaro and kensuka saito to a mud pond high in the yamakoshi mountains the journey to the mud pond starts dry This mud pond contains mainly koi of the sanka variety for months. These koi have been able to enjoy a large pond filled with fresh melt water and neutral protein sources during the warm summers.

Breeders feed their koi a high-quality koi food. Breeders alternate the types of koi food so that the koi fish receive the right nutrients. The goal is to get the koi as big as possible in the healthiest way. It's time to slowly unfold the net and cast it into the mud pond. This mud pond. The mud has been deflated for approximately 90 days one or two before harvest. The massaging sun ensures that all the water disappears into the valley. The tanks at the back of the specially prepared vehicles are filled with fresh water from the greenhouses ready to receive the crops.

Mod Pond Koi This pond is surrounded by a series of other ponds that make it easy to empty one or more puns in a day during Harvard's busy season, literally ko suka-san. Take the lead while Masaru Saitu watches to see if everything is going well If you run too fast or if a koi escapes, you have to go through the whole process again. Okay, one by one, the koi are removed from the modpond, the skin quality and build of these fish are absolutely impressive as the fish quietly recover, masaru sun's children ensure that the koi supply can continue peacefully.

As strange as it may seem, the rain creates a pleasant atmosphere during the harvest one sanka surprises the other I am surprised by the quality of the skin the colors splash on your screen absolutely brilliant my eyes fall on a great show of tanning the constitution of this koi is absolutely phenomenal as the men below get the last koi from the pond which masaru prepares to transport to the koi house once back at the koi house its time to take a good look at the koi the breeder will decide which coi to sell and what Keeping unsold koi will stay with the breeder longer.

This means that the breeder sees potential in these fish and therefore keeps them with them longer, perhaps a year or even more. I have specially selected the following videos so that you can see right now the main harvest with the fish from almost a meter and one of our latest documentaries from Japan. forget to like this video, subscribe if you haven't already and I'll see you in the next video arigato while you enjoy a warm October day the shintara koi farm prepares for the harvest they have been waiting for all year Only the best and largest koi from this breeder swim in this unique mud pond.

Most of the fish have found an owner who is eagerly awaiting the results of this growing season. 55 koi are about to be cut from this mud. The size of this pond is so large that you can almost fill an Olympic swimming pool with it. Today's team is made up of the Saito family and their things under the leadership of Masado-san begin to install the net. this year it is very quiet during this special time normally the best clients and friends of the family are invited to this day the number one harvest of the shindarakoi farm uh some of the koi in this mud pond are bigger than a gentleman to seal, no wonder you have to be pretty strong if you want to lift the coil like masado-san does, what a great image.

What attracts me most personally is the development that a coil like this undergoes from

birth

. The care these koi receive from the breeder is so good that koi breeding can be considered a world-class sport. Oh, it's hard for a stranger to our hobby to understand how. How important this fish is to Japanese culture, besides the cultural aspect, it is important for people to understand why koi are sometimes so valuable. Growing a koi of this size and quality can take years, sometimes up to 10 years. 10 years of the best care, only the best care of these animals. I regularly compare the koi hobby to equestrian sport, where the best animals bred from bloodlines represent a culture or, for that matter, a

life

style.

This incredible sink is owned by a well-known raw fishing YouTuber from the United States. What a beautiful toy the beginning has been. done and now it is up to Masado Saito's sons to collect the rest of the remaining koi from the mud pond under the watchful eye of father Kensuke Kosuke and the rest of the staff to ensure a smooth supply of koi. It is good to know that both children have a very good command of the English language. Ken Suke recently traveled to America to spend time with a good mature friend, Brian from Fitzfishponds, um, so, um, time to head back to the greenhouses, this gives the breeder time to have a good look. all koi and inform customers of their results, so while you are looking at these amazing koi, I would like to ask you to subscribe to our channel, click the subscribe button and click the notification bell so you don't miss no new video that youtube tells me. that 50 of you are not subscribed yet so the coin will stay here until spring or it will leave its owner an unknown fate but with an important similarity and that is that they are always taken care of to the maximum uh so you