Bettas4all @ 17th Holland Koi Show: 21-23 August 2009

17th Holland Koi Show: 21-23 August 2009 - Arcen (NL)




The Nishikigoi Vereniging Nederland (the Dutch Nishikigoi Association) traditionally organizes the Holland Koi Show For these days, known as the biggest koi spectacle in the world, the association organizes the annual Holland Koi Show. On the 21th, 22th and 23th of August koi enthusiasts and dealers from all over the world can exhibit their koi to a large public visiting the show.
Years of experience has inspired great confidence of numerous top koi dealers and enthusiasts who trust us with their koi during the days of the show.
In its 17 years of existence the event has become the single most important koi exhibition in all of Europe. During the Dutch Koi Days you can learn about the most advanced techniques in pond keeping and admire some spectacularly beautiful fish. Japan is the cradle of koi, but its culture also offers other phenomena for you to enjoy during the Koi show, such as Bonsai, Japanese sword fighting and Japanese archery, which makes for a very diverse program of the show. Of course the show also pays a lot of attention to the entire koi commerce; there will be over a 140 stands with a great variety of offers such as koi, complete ponds, pond magazines or koi paintings.
The Dutch Koi Show is known world wide as the largest koi show regarding size and number of visitors.
The Netherlands is becoming a koi country of growing importance that brings forth many innovations in the koi hobby, something the Nikishigoi Vereniging Nederland is naturally very proud of! If you are a true koi enthusiast you wouldn’t want to miss out on the Dutch Koi Days, even more so because of the amazingly beautiful gardens of the castle in Arcen where it all takes place.

Opening times Castle Gardens Arcen: 09:30 tot 18:00 uur.

Adres:
Kasteeltuinen Arcen (Castle Gardens Arcen)
Lingsforterweg 26
5944 BE Arcen
The Netherlands

Entry prices:
Adults: € 16,50 per person
65+: € 13,50 per person
Kids (3-11 years of age): € 12,50 per person
Kinderen (up to 2 years of age): Free
Groups of 20 people or more: € 12,50 per person

3-day ticket Adults: € 40,00
3-day ticket 65+: € 37,50
3-day ticket kids (3-11 years of age): € 35,00

Dogs are not allowed!

The above mentioned prices are a combined entry fee for the Holland Koi Show as well as the beautiful Castle gardens! As you can see this will provide you a nice day out for the whole family!

For more information please have a look at: www.hollandkoishow.nl

1st Holland Aquarium Show




That Koi hobbyists have something with water and fish, is off course clear. But what does a Koi hobbyist do in winter when all outside is frozen and the Koi is resting at the bodem? Exactly, many hobbyists try to bring the water and the fish inside. As most aquariums are a bit too small for the koi but a small or big aquarium does give these hobbyists to enjoy a broad variety of other fish during these cold winter days.
The Dutch Nishikigoi Association also had noticed this practice and was surprised that with respect to the aquarium hobby, the Netherlands only has one big aquarium fair, although several small events & shows are organized. Previous visit to Hayling Island (England) showed that a koishow can be perfectly combined with an aquariumshow. This was the start! Intensive contact with persons from the aquarium hobby have led that we now proudly presend the 1st Holland Aquarium Show during the 17th Holland Koi Show.

What can you expect during this Holland Aquarium Show?
In a tent of >500 m2 an aquariumexhibition will be held. Many wellknown aquarium companies will show you their products in many different varieties and styles. If you want to get some ideas for your own aquarium, this is "the place to be"!
The International Betta Forum "Bettas4all" wil organize a "small" Betta Show with ~100 Bettas also called Siamese Fighting Fish. Off course you will be able to get information and advice with respect to keeping and breeding of these fish.
But off course there is more. In this tent you will also find many more clubs and sellers with respect to the aquarium hobby. With other words, it doesn't matter if you are interested in discus or guppies, the Holland Aquarium Show has it all!

1st Holland Shrimp Show




Almost everybody is familiar with shrimps from the shrimps on their bread or the Scampis in an Italian restaurant. That shrimps are fascinating creatures is not known to many people. About one year ago an article was published in KOI about dwars shrimp of the family Caridina. We never could have imagined that this article would have such an impact. Wholesellers who had to say no to their customers and increasing number of topics on the forums where more and more people started with a tank dedicated to shrimp. The nice thing about these shrimps is the fact that they are constantly busy in their search for food (even more than our beloved koi). It is no surprise that you are never bored with a tank full of these shrimp.
Shrimp and Koi by the way have more in common than most of you would think. The dried shrimp which are often fed to Koi are widely known but there are many more common factors! In the shrimphobby, as with koi, many different colorvarieties exist which are obtained by selective breeding. Topquality shrimp even are sold for >10000 euro. And this all for a small animal of about 2,5 cm big and a life expectation of about 2 years. That this off course extreme exceptions might be clear because the costs of the shrimp hobby are only minimal in comparison to the koi hobby. For the price of a normal koi you normally can buy a fully equiped aquarium with a nice amount of shrimp.
Because the interest in the shrimp hobby is rising and many koi hobbyists also get attached to this hobby, the Dutch Nishikigoi Association wanted to bring this hobby under the attention of the public on the Holland Koi Show. The "Garnalen en Kreeften forum", literally translated Shrimps and Lobsters forum, (www.garnalenenkreeftenforum.nl) has been a reliable partner who wanted to explore these ideas further. We therefore now proudly present the 1st Holland Koi Show. In more than 50 showaquaria several 100 shrimp will compete for the highest honor, the title of Grand Champion.
Off course it will also be possible to answer all your questions with respect to shrimps and lobsters. Please bring them a visit at the east side of Holland Koi Show in the big Aquarium tent. I can ensure you that this will open your eyes to a complete new world!

1st Holland Bonsai Show



It is clear that Koi hobbyists have a special relation with Japan. Therefore it is not surprising that the Bonsai hobby is also very popular with many Koi hobbyists. Every year we see a huge amount of people leaving the terrain of the Holland Koi Show with a beautiful minitature tree. More and more bonsai sellers are presenting their goods at the Holland Koi Show.
Because of this reason and the fact there almost nothing is organized in our country with respect to a Bonsai show, the Dutch Nishikigoi Association therefore decided to change this.
We are proud to invite oyu all for the 1st Holland Bonsai Show which will be held during the 17th Holland Koi Show. The Holland Bonsai show will take place in a natural valley on the border of the show terrain and will have a surface area of more than 1500 m2.
Because there are people with much more knowledge on Bonsai than the organization of the Holland Koi Show, we have decided to organize this show in cooperation with Lodder Bonsai from Harmelen (NL). As they have been present at the Holland Koi Show for many years they know exactly what this event can offer. Off course the most beautiful bonsai of the Netherlands will be shown and there will be multiple options to purchase a nice bonsai yourself. This can be a small tree for starters or an older adult tree which is many decennia old. You will find it all at the 1st Holland Bonsai Show!

Bettas4all @ the 17th Holland Koi Show 2009



Bettas4all is proud to be invited for the 17th edition of the Holland Koi Show. We think the Holland Aquarium Show is a great initiative to promote the aquarium hobby within the Netherlands. The Holland Aquarium show will be a perfect opportunity for Bettas4all to introduce our beautiful hobby to the public. At our ~16m2 stand a dedicated team of experienced betta hobbyists will provide you information about all aspects of our beautiful hobby. At the stand approximately 100-120 bettas of different color and finnage varieties will be shown. It will also be possible for the visitors to purchase quality bettas at our stand for a reasonable price.
We hope to welcome you at the Bettas4all stand @ the 17th Holland Koi Show 2009, so please mark 21-23 August in your agenda!

C'est moi qui est redimensionné toutes les photos, car trop grandes

Stéf, tu peux nous en dire un peu plus et en french s'il te plaît (dès que tu as un peu de temps)

Sinon, superbe nouvelle