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Welcome to the 8th Annual Koi Show
Presented by ZNA NorCal
Thank you for attending our annual koi show. We hope to make your visit as
enjoyable as possible. All of our club members and volunteers love to talk about
koi and ponds and will be happy to answer any questions about the fish in the
show or any other aspect of the hobby.
The enthusiastic members of ZNA NorCal have produced the entire show. All of
the koi inside of the show ring are in competition for awards and are owned by
private individuals with backyard ponds.
Many are from enthusiasts in the Bay area while others have come from across
the country and possibly from another country. ZNA NorCal is just one of the
many koi clubs in the US and around the World.
While ZNA NorCal members are primarily interested in raising and showing very
high quality koi. There are a number of other clubs in the area that emphasize
other aspects of the hobby. The beauty of keeping koi is that it can be enjoyed at
many levels with koi costing thousands of dollars apiece to koi that are 25 cents
apiece.
Other clubs in the area include:
• Santa Clara Valley Koi & Water Garden Club
• SF Bay Area Koi Club
• Monterey Bay Koi and Pond Club
• Central California Society
• Camellia Koi Club
Please Visit Our Vendors:
We could not put on this show every year without the support of our vendors.
They have booths around the vendor area and would enjoy answering your
questions about koi, koi keeping and their products.
Many have show specials so this is a great opportunity to get some great deals.
Please Don’t Touch:
Parents, please help keep little hands out of the water. This is for their protection as well as for the koi. Never feed the koi or drop anything into the tanks.
Since there is no filtration running, we must be very careful to maintain healthy
water quality.
Be careful not to lean on the tanks. They are very flexible and if pushed too hard
a catastrophe could result.
Thanks For Coming:
We really appreciate your interest. If you’re thinking about joining our club,
please see the folks at the admin desk. We have a number of enjoyable and
interesting events for members throughout the year. Check our website: http://
www.znanorcal.org for additional information.
Schedule of Events
Friday, 2/27/2015
Event
Location
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Complete Tank Setup
Exhibit Area
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Vendor Setup
Vendor Area
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Exhibitor Koi Registration
Admin Tent
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Judges Reception Party
TBD
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Exhibitor Koi Registration
Admin Tent
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Open to the Public
Event Grounds
9:45 AM - 11:30 PM
Judging
Exhibit Area
11:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Entertainment
Event Stage
11:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Introduction of Judges
Event Stage
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
NA
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Judging
Exhibit Area
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Greeting Ceremony
Event Stage
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Raffle
Event Stage
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Banquet
Sheraton Hotel, White Oak Room
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Open to the Public
Event Grounds
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Tour With Commentary
by Show Judge
Exhibit Area
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
NA
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Raffle/Entertainment
Event Stage
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Awards Ceremony
Event Stage
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Entertainment
Event Stage
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Show Koi Removal
Exhibit Area
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Vendor Breakdown
Vendor Area
Saturday, 2/28/2015
Sunday, 3/1/2015
Vendors
Vendor
Web
Phone
Booth
Sponsor
Platinum
Hikari Sales USA, Inc
hikariusa.com
(800) 621-5619
P
Regan Koi
www.regankoi.com
(408) 592-2507
1
Bridge Way Koi
www.bwkoi.com
(707) 494-2609
2
MamaSon Koi
www.mamasonkoi.com
(530) 830-6730
3
AKCA
www.akca.org
(949) 650-5225
4
Ultra Balance Koi Food
www.koifood.com
(888) 330-3361
5
Silver
GreatWave Engineering
greatwaveeng.com
(408) 594-4161
6
Bronze
Genki Nishikigoi
www.genkikoi.com
(408) 295-4500
7
Bronze
Kodama Koi Farm
www.kodamakoifarm.com
(808) 354-7031
8
Bronze
Champion Koi
www.champkoi.com
(408) 528-0821
9
Bronze
Aquatic Veterinary Services of Northern
California
avsnca.com/tag/fish-vet/
(831) 278-1081
10
Bronze
Koi Hunter of Japan
koihunterof japan.com
(408) 806-3367
Mazuri Koi Food
www.mazuri.com
(800) 227-8941
13
Majestic Koi
www.majestickoi.com
(916) 606-6436
14
11
12
Bronze
Judges
Judge
Title
ZNA Chapter
Tomio Motoda
Certified Judge
Nagano
TBD
TBD
TBD
Dr. Richard Thomas
Assistant Certified Judge
Northern Midwest
Junichi Kayano
Local Certified Judge
SoCal
2014 7th Annual ZNA NorCal Koi Show Grand Champion
2014 7th Annual ZNA NorCal Winners
Class
Koi
Owner
Grand Champion
Size 8 Kohaku
Long Vo
Reserved Grand Champion
Size 8 Showa
David Tran
Mature Champion
Size 7 Kohaku
Long Vo
Adult Champion
Size 6 Showa
Mo Tanjidi
Young Champion
Size 4 Kohaku
Dai Ngo
Baby Champion
Size 1 Koromo/Goshiki
Louie Hermandez
Jumbo Champion
Size 8 Hi Utsuri
David Tran
Best Tategoi
Size 7 Showa
David Tran
Show Chair Award
Size 2 Sanke
Alex Nguyen
President Award
Size 1 Kawarigoi/
Bekko
Long Vo
Founder Award
Size 6 Kohaku
William McNally
AKCA Award
Size 3 Showa
Ann Nguyen
North Idaho Koi Keepers Friendship Award
Size 5 Koromo/Goshiki
Khuong Doan
San Diego Friendship Award
Size 6 Showa
Mo Tanjidi
World Wide Koi Club FA
Size 6 Showa
Mo Tanjidi
Canada Koi Kichi Friendship Award
Size 6 Sanke
Danh Phan
ZNA VN Friendship Award
Size 5 Kohaku
Antonio Quintero
ZNA SoCal FA
Size 2 Sanke
Erwin Santos
Best In Size 1
Showa
Nick Holquin
Best In Size 2
Showa
Sibi Joshep
Best In Size 3
Kohaku
Khuong Doan
Best In Size 4
Showa
Donous Tran
Best In Size 5
Sanke
Nathan Truong
Best In Size 6
Kohaku
Long Vo
Best In Size 7
Kohaku
Sibi Joshep
Best In Size 8
Kohaku
Nathan Truong
Koi Varieties
Name
Description
Kohaku
Classic red and white nishikigoi. Red should
start at the head and form interesting patterns
along the tops and sides of the body. Fins should
be white.
Taisho
Sanke
Red, white and black nishikigoi. Like a kohaku,
but with small black patches.
Showa
Sanshoku
Black with white and red markings.
Tancho
Kohaku, Sanke or Showa Nishikigoi with a single
circular red marking on their head. Named for the
Tancho Crane, the national bird of Japan with a
similar marking on it’s head.
Koi Varieties
Name
Description
Kinginrin
Any pattern koi with golden silvery scales.
Kawarigoi
Name means different koi. These are non-metallic nishikigoi that do not fit into any of the other
categories.
Bekko
Tortoise shell black markings along the dorsum.
There are white (shiro), red (aka) and yellow (ki)
varieties.
Kawarigoi and Bekko are judged in the same category in our show.
Utsuri
Means reflection. Similar to Bekko except that
basic color is black with white, red or yellow as
the second color.
Koi Varieties
Name
Description
Asagi
Light blue variety with each scale outlined in a
lighter color. The sides should be red below the
lateral line.
Shusui
Name means autumn water. This is a Doitsu
Asagi.
Asagi and Shusui are judged in the same category in our show.
Goromo
Name means robed. A cross between Asagi and
Kohaku. The red scales are edged with a darker
color (robed). Aigoromo (blue-robed) has red
scales edged in dark blue. Sumigoromo (blackrobed) has red scales edged in black. Budogoromo (grape-robed) has red scales edged in
grape color.
Goshiki
Goshiki means five colors, referring to the red,
black and white of the Sanke and the navy and
blue of the Asagi from which the Goshiki were
developed.
Goromo and Goshiki are judged in the same category in our show.
Hikari
Muji
These are metallic single color nishikigoi. May
have the Matsuba (pine cone) pattern. Includes
Platinum Ogon, Yamabuki Ogon (yellow-gold),
Orenji Ogon (orange), Kin Matsuba (gold) or Gin
Matsuba (silver).
Koi Varieties
Name
Description
Hikari
Utsuri
Metallic versions of the Utsuri and Showa varieties.
Hikari
Moyo
Name means metallic patterns. All other multicolored metallic koi.
Hikari Utsuri and Hikari Moyo are judged in the
same category in our show.
Doitsu
Doitsu refers to Germany in Japanese. The Germans developed a strain with fewer scales to
make them easier to prepare for eating. Doitsu
nishikigoi have two rows of large scales along the
dorsum (top of back) or may also have some
scales along the lateral line.
Most pattern varieties may be Doitsu. Doitsu are
not judged separately in our show.
The koi in our show today will be judged on body conformation, skin quality,
depth and purity of color and attractiveness of pattern. For judging the koi are
divided into several classes.
Try your hand at judging Best in Class using the judging sheet below. Simply
write the number of the best koi in each class in your judgement and then compare your results with the show judges at the end of the competition.
Judging Classes
Variety
Size 1
<9”
Size 2
9”-12”
Size 3
12”-15”
Size 4
15”-18”
Size 5
18”-21”
Size 6
21”-24”
Size 7
24”-27””
Size 8
27”30”
Size 9
>30”
Kohaku
Taisho
Sanke
Showa
Sanshoku
Tancho
Kinginrin
Kawarigoi/
Bekko
Utsuri
Asagi/
Shusui
Goromo/
Goshiki
Hikari Muji
Hikari Utsuri/
Moyo
Our Sponsors and Vendors
Please support our sponsors and vendors with booths here today as well as all
of the other advertisers that have helped make this event possible.
T: (408) 295-4500 genkikoi.com 1850 S 10th St #14
genkikoi@hotmail.com
San Jose, CA 95112
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