[RayJordan]

Quote: Originally Posted by JasPR Thanks for that Ray. Tell me, what do you know of the ' history of koi in Texas'? I know Spindola helped Brett at one point. And that Ron Goforth brought ZNA to Texas. But is there earlier history ? ( Pre 1980?) JR

Those are both good sources to go to.

I am assisting the Japanese Tea Garden koi pond restoration project with some koi /pond issues here in San Antonio. Looking at some pre-WWII. photos There were some type of carp and maybe even koi in the pond before the war. Wheather they were truely koi or not is hard to determine from old and poorly preserved B/W photos. There were definately koi in the pond from the mid 60's when color photos were made. The historical societies says that koi have been in the pond since before WWII. Maybe I can find out more at some point.
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Here is a link to the Garden History