DAY IN THE LIFE of a JAPANESE KOI BREEDER

While the temperatures are reaching summery levels in Niigata, the breeders in the Yamakoshi Mountains are busy breeding Koi.
We are guests at the Shintaro Koi Farm who give us a look behind the scenes. How do they breed Japanese Koi? In this video you can see exactly how that cultivation works.
Have you ever tries to breed your own Koi Fish?
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While the temperatures are reaching summery levels in Niigata, the breeders in the Yamakoshi Mountains are busy breeding Koi.
We are guests at the Shintaro Koi Farm who give us a look behind the scenes. How do they breed Japanese Koi? In this video you can see exactly how that cultivation works.
Fine nets have been placed in the ponds. These nets provide a safe environment for the fish as they chase each other to spawn. All this under the watchful eye of the growers themselves. Masaru Saito observes each fish closely so that he can intervene at the right time.
While Masaru San keeps an eye on everything, Kensuke and Kosuke Saito make sure everything is ready for breeding. Breeding has been going on in the same way for generations.
Last year Koi hobbyist Mark Gardner passed away unexpectedly. Mark was one of the pioneers when it came to promoting the hobby. He lived for the hobby.
Masaru Saito today uses a breeding fish owned by Mark Gardner. Mark was unable to breed with the Yagenji showa. As a tribute they use Mark's fish for breeding.
The first fish are now ready to collect the eggs or sperm for breeding. For this breeding they use a female Showa.
The fish that are used will first be set aside so that they can rest. Then the fish will be slightly anesthetized so that they do not experience any stress from breeding.
Multiple female fish are set aside for breeding. In this way the chance of success is greatest.
Breeding and selecting Koi is a time consuming and risky operation. Months of hard work precede it before the Koi can be selected for the future.
Before we continue growing, let me briefly take you through some clips from last year.
Because what happens after the eggs hatch? And how long does it take for these eggs to grow into a jumbo koi like this one?
It will take several weeks before the first selection can be made. During the first selection, the grower mainly looks at color. After all, there is still very little to see of any patterns or the construction of the fish.
The grower repeats this process a few times until they are large enough to select by pattern.
And how does that continue? Well every year the best fish go into the growing ponds in the summer. These ponds are located high in the mountains so that the fish can grow optimally.
Let's go back to growing.
The first female fish are now ready to lay eggs.
The female koi is now cleaned with sterilized water and then dried. This way no water or dirt gets to the eggs.
All eggs are carefully massaged from the female. The fish is wrapped in a sterile wet towel so that it is not damaged during this process. As you can see, growing is done with all the care.
when all the eggs are out of the female, all eggs are weighed. As a result, the breeder knows exactly how much of the male fish he will have to add and approximately how many fish can be grown.
It's time to bring in the other half. Mark Gardner's showa is ready to be used. The same procedures apply here too, except for one thing. The evisceration of the seeds is done in a slightly different way than with the female fish. In the man, a special tool is used that helps to collect the seeds.
It takes a few minutes to get the most out of the male koi.
After everything has been collected it is time to add the eggs that were collected earlier.
On the scale, Masaru San can see exactly how much he needs to add to ensure successful breeding.
The eggs and sperm that have been mixed are now distributed over special breeding brushes. The eggs will attach quickly and hatch in a few days. To ensure that the eggs hatch, they will be checked every day and a lot of oxygen will be added to the water.
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[@TheKoiPartner]

Thank you Shintaro Koi Farm! Do you want to try breeding yourself? 😃

[@mindrelaxsong2716]

Give it to me one koi fish india pls. 🙏

[@fishesbirdsbd]

@πGame 50 no limitsπ nice..

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@@mindrelaxsong2716 nice

[@jeffharris4558]

I loved watching Marks videos, his enthusiasm was addictive. I was genuinely upset when I heard he’s passed away, I did wonder what had happened to his stunning fish and the ones he had home bred from them, I was genuinely surprised and delighted to hear that they were using his fish to breed from ♥️

[@Thedonsmoney25823]

I just got a black moor today

[@garymurray5028]

It’s so nice that their using Marks Koi, such respect shown.would it be possible to follow the journey of these particular fry?

[@unusualaquariumecosystems5805]

Wow big fish. Great colours.

[@musranjimbran8310]

Nice Koi fish... love it

[@jurgenmartens1999]

R.I.P. Mark, followed him on his youtube, but didn't know he passed away, how he could talk about his koi and how he did the spawning....very sad...

[@mikasauchiha6785]

They are so big! 🤩

[@ajb3281]

At this particular moment in my life I don’t have the means to breed, but this has been a dream of mine for a long time and this video just gives me a glimpse of what to expect, thank you so much.

[@lagodepiedrasOFCLeandrorocha]

Lindo trabalho, parabéns!

[@chrisgreen1331]

Mate, these videos are epic. Keep them coming. 👍

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thanks Chris

[@twobrotherskh7176]

I really like this video

[@angelaward-reeves5238]

I think koi and how they get them to look so pretty awesome

[@unknown-mc6gd]

Koi fishes are so cute

[@TheKoiPartner]

They are ☺️

[@kvj472]

Awesome video!! So fascinating.

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thank you Victoria

[@fishesbirdsbd]

@@TheKoiPartner nice

[@lobersekbreederkoi1057]

Amazing

[@gamingeandpets873]

Part 2 pleas

[@hendrikvandersandt4411]

Dear koi partner i have a quistion. Ive hand spawned myself but the eggs get sticky before i can spread them onto the spawning ropes. What do the japanese use to mix the male sperm with..... im a addmimant breeder in south africa and have my own koi farm but i struggel with this one aspect?

[@rudyvanmeerhaeghe4192]

Awesome video , 😍

[@TheKoiPartner]

Dank amigo! 👊

[@koilover9406]

Beautifull fish,and be my motivation later to build my farm again

[@TheKoiPartner]

❤️

[@siddharthshankarpradhan8849]

Bro, I have a pond which is under a tree. Do you think waterlily can thrive there??

[@sakthiveljaiakash1740]

What is the water that u are putting for koi

[@thepetfish4227]

I love This video I am from sri lanka

[@ThePearlprince]

At which age and size of koi is ready for breeding...

[@LeoMaxcats]

Like ♥️👍awesome video 😍😍

[@jan6742]

How does it breath while giving birth?

[@gauravrawat5521]

Lovely video

[@cameragg9752]

Do they eat each other's eggs? I hav3 5 koi in my pond and one just layed eggs. Though I've segregated most of them into my smaller lotus pond as they were sticking on a leaf ..rest are still stuck on tank walls...and I'm wondering will the otherk oil eat them 😢

[@TheKoiPartner]

Yes they do! High protein food, so that’s why breeders always remove the eggs to a different pond immediately

[@tiroshanindika1777]

👍👍

[@harimascs3953]

how long those koi can breath out of water?

[@Ashni_Interior]

Till it dies 😅

[@koisukabumi4585]

Waw

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Hi

[@jezraelstefanbaya2270]

wow ..beautiful .. .can i have one ..hehehe.

[@TheKoiPartner]

Of course

[@askjeevescosby2928]

Can somebody tell me why the bland white and red koi are the ones worth the most. When the butter fly koi are far more beautiful with the super long flowing fins and beautiful colors. These ones just look like white and orange common carp. I don't Hate them I just think the more vibrant koi are more beautiful and should be worth more than some basic koi.

[@TheKoiPartner]

It’s Kohaku that belongs to Gosanke group, they are the Group that can win major prices: Sanke, Showa and Kohaku

[@masradinchannel]

Come on guys, take a look at my underwater aquarium

[@glorymigano8791]

.mjn

[@ayatussyifa2749]

Kalau anaan jumbo berapa

[@royykapitan9927]

Can you show me the machine they used to suck a fish larvae

[@sbhh2]

Are You gonna be able to make a long trip buying koi video again this year ?

[@TheKoiPartner]

I hope so 😃

[@njcraz]

Can you make more breeding video until they throw to the pond

[@user-rb3nc8ud4y]

Can you import koi to srilanka

[@MyDreamHobbies]

Ohh the parent koi were sedated or killed during spawning?

[@TheKoiPartner]

Nooooo just a short sleep 😴

[@fishesbirdsbd]

Nice..🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️

[@nikgourg6909]

Awesome video 👏👏 👏ahh.. i lost one of my kohaku yesterday... She was gorgeous about 2 feet... i had her for about 3 years. Probably about 6 years old koi. I am not sure why she died, probably parasite infection...

[@TheKoiPartner]

Ad to hear Nik, did you know what the infection could be?

[@nikgourg6909]

@@TheKoiPartner no i am not sure it was very sudden. One day she wasn't eating and acting kind of weird like shaking and sitting on the bottom. Then the night she started jumping a lot so i put a net over and the other day she was gone

[@TheKoiPartner]

@@nikgourg6909 sad to hear, if you still have the fish is worth checking it. Please keep a eye on the rest of the koi so they don’t get problems.

[@nikgourg6909]

@@TheKoiPartner yes i am like going out every half an hour checking on them they seem perfect, i also did a huge water change, so now i guess hope for the best🙏

[@harvindersinghuppal2162]

Sorry to hear that, in the UK lots of talk about koi keepers struggling with more resistant strains of flukes. A new product called fluke solve plus is being used for the 1st time by hobbyists (although it has been trialled with dealers for a year). It's a;ways a sad time ... but definately scrape other fish as it's rarely an issue which will only affect a single koi. I don't want to soud like an expert as I'm definately a young fry in the koi keeping world!

[@deni0235]

Banh minta ikan koi nya

[@LeeX86]

😯😯😯😯

[@captintrees3948]

Hey trying to build a pond but just asking things I need to make a pond

[@TheKoiPartner]

How can I help you?

[@captintrees3948]

@@TheKoiPartner What are the necessary items needed to build a pond and I don't know where to place things like the pump or where the filtration system should be .I would really appreciate and already appreciate you making content and replying to my comment.

[@JazzTv06]

@@captintrees3948 I’m currently building one too!!

[@captintrees3948]

@@JazzTv06 I hope you your building goes good for you .

[@JazzTv06]

@@captintrees3948 true me too! It’s just kinda pricey, how is your journey going?

[@dt3306]

where’s day 2

[@TheKoiPartner]

Tomorrow

[@VinLimited]

You have similar content with Quality Nishikigoi channel.

[@TheKoiPartner]

Yes! They have send me this content and I think they send Tim also one of the breeding nights ;) how kind is that :)

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💯❤️👍 Greetings friends, children's toy channel from Indonesia 🙏

[@GamerJustPlay]

So we not gon see the eggs hatch 🌚

[@diludilshad7158]

Malayalikal evide

[@bangkumis2782]

Terjemahan..???

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Kan udah pake bahasa Inggris

[@WUCE__]

Not to say I don’t like it but why do you have to forcefully breed the fish to the fish you want them to breed with? Please tell me how this works and if it makes the fish depressed or sad and not wanting to be with there mate and maybe showing signs of aggression please reply somone to this honest review that’s for reading! Edit: why was the man throwing the young protectless babys into the pond with big fish (that have not been collected yet)also why does the female have to be out the water? Thanks for reading (again) (another edit) (lol) so basically this white liquid coming out of the fish they sucked it up does this hurt the fish? Thanks for reading this once and for all again-

[@usnisaputra5888]

O

[@chamodnissanka1390]

It's very hard no

[@royykapitan9927]

What liquid they used mix with the sperm?

[@patanibingah7484]

Please give bonnus fish.

[@elahmaangue2889]

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[@suzanneaufang4976]

What happens to the non-perfect fish?????

[@muhammadikhwan6905]

Hi

[@teach3705]

Hi