The Holland Koi Show is a hugely popular koi- and aquarium-event held in Arcen, The Netherlands every year – and this year I was lucky enough to be there as well.
Even though I couldn’t stay the entire weekend like originally planned, I had a great time. I got to talk to lots of other aquarium enthusiasts and took tons of photos of beautiful bettas (all bred by members of the lovely Bettas4All forum!), goldfish, shrimp and koi. I didn’t actually buy any fish or inverts myself, but I’m definitely full of ideas for new aquarium projects and blog posts now! Be sure to keep an eye out for those.
Preparing for the event!
Fancy goldfish, while very popular, are actually one of the worst beginner fish.
Bubble eye goldfish
There were some beautiful shrimp for sale as well!
Crayfish too
Also, gorgeous aquascapes…
Prize winning veil tail at the Holland Koi Show!
This little guy was very defensive of the bubble nest he built in his container!
This plakat was beautiful, so sad I didn’t have room for an extra betta!
This one was VERY active and aggressive!
They had a breeding tank set up to illustrate how betta breeding works too!
Koi are unfortunately only suitable for very large ponds!
Thank you for the nice report. Was great to have you with us and hope you we are looking forward to have you on board again next year ;).
Thank you! Glad you liked the photos 😀