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.
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- Preparing for the event!
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- Fancy goldfish, while very popular, are actually one of the worst beginner fish.
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- Bubble eye goldfish
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- There were some beautiful shrimp for sale as well!
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- Crayfish too
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- Also, gorgeous aquascapes…
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- Prize winning veil tail at the Holland Koi Show!
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- This little guy was very defensive of the bubble nest he built in his container!
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- This plakat was beautiful, so sad I didn’t have room for an extra betta!
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- This one was VERY active and aggressive!
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- They had a breeding tank set up to illustrate how betta breeding works too!
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- Koi are unfortunately only suitable for very large ponds!
Hope you enjoyed the photos!
2 Comments
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 😀