We are pleased to advise that we will very shortly have stocks of the highly praised Koi books Kokugyo and Kokugyo II. As you read this they are on route to us.

Kokugyo and Kokugyo II are both written by highly respected Japanese Koi dealer Mamoro Kodama, head of the Miyoshiike company which has been serving Japanese hobbyists for over 40 years.

Kokugyo provides a detailed explanation of how to appreciate every variety of Nishikigoi. As well as the main book there is an interactive CD-rom, a question and answer book on koi keeping and a glossary of koi terms with help on correct pronounciation.

Kokugyo II is a book focusing on teaching an appreciation of Nishikigoi development. The book contains hundreds of quality colour photographs highlighting the development of 174 different koi through their lifetimes.

Both books are priced at £80 and available for order today for the earliest possible delivery.

To find out more details visit www.koikit.biz/acatalog/Books.html

The Kichi Koi Buffet feeders, as detailed in the May newsletter, are here and receiving excellent feedback from our customers.

We have one on our own pond and as well as being fascinating to watch it's interesting to note how the Koi's feeding pattern changes compared to when food is thrown in maybe 3 or 4 times per day. The Koi now 'graze' at their leisure as opposed to the feeding frenzy normally experienced.

You can now see the Kichi Koi Buffet in action in the exclusive video clip on our website. To find out more visit www.koikit.biz/acatalog/Auto_feeders.html

We all know that blanketweed can be a right pain in the neck, blocking pipes, pumps and filters, seemingly growing as you watch it no matter how much of it you pull out.

Different products come and go with varying degrees of effectiveness, ranging from superb to having absolutely no effect whatsoever.

One product this year seems to stand head and shoulders above the rest as far as effectiveness is concerned, that being Evolution Aqua's Blanketweed Inhibitor.

Blanketweed Inhibitor is available in 3 sizes, 500g for £8.45, 1kg for £14.95 and the economical 5kg for £49.95.

Dosing:

Initial dose: 50g per 1500 litres (333 UK gallons) of pond water per week for 3 weeks.

Repeat dose: 50g per month per 1500 litres (333 UK gallons) of pond water.

Visit www.koikit.biz/acatalog/Blanketweed_control.html for more info.

The 25th and 26th June sees some of the best Koi outside of Japan brought together for the 30th anniversary BKKS National Koi Show in Newark.

Whilst we do not have a stand of our own at the show we will be there all weekend and hope to meet many of our customers, if you see us please say hello.

We would ask you to please support the BKKS and visit the show, we are sure you will not be disappointed.

For more info visit www.bbks.co.uk

We are continuing to offer 10% extra free on all orders of Dai Suki Gold food.

Many of our customers have reported excellent results from using Dai Suki Gold.

Dai Suki Gold is a growth food available in 4, 6 and 11mm pellet sizes in 2, 5, 10kg tubs and 20kg sacks.

Dai Suki Gold contains protein (45%), spirulina (12%), fibre (2.8%), oil (5%), and ash (4.5%). Also contains extra vital vitamins and minerals, E, C, K, B1, B2, B6 and B12. Calcium, potassium, sodium and chloride.

We will send an extra 10% free of charge on all orders of Dai Suki Gold placed during May, i.e. order 10kg and we'll send you 11kg.

For more information see www.koikit.biz/acatalog/Dai_Suki_Goi.html

We have always advocated that the more air added to your system the better, never more so than during the warmer days and nights and the suggestion is that this summer will be extremely warm.

For a limited time we have some special prices on the EA Airtech range of air pumps.

Airtech 40 - £110 (saving £15 off of rrp)

Airtech 80 - £170 (saving £25 off of rrp)

Airtech 120 - £265 (saving £35 off of rrp)

Following the death of my Dad we launched the 'Healthy Hands' campaign to raise awareness of the importance of taking care of your hands around the pond and when dealing with koi.

We have the following products available on our site as part of the campaign, all offered at prices which just cover our costs:

- Purell Instant Hand Sanitiser, a no water required anti bacterial gel
- latex surgical gloves
- heavy duty latex gloves

Please see www.koikit.biz/acatalog/Human_hygiene.html for more details and please help us to spread the word about the importance of 'Healthy Hands' around the pond.