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Beaver Creek Aquatics owner Justin Beaver announces they are now offering scientifically enhanced pond supply products that have been developed to improve the health of all aquatic life. The new product line is guaranteed to work great for all pond types including Koi Ponds. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 16, 2012 Beaver says, “For the better part of eight years, I have been taking care of a number of aquariums and ponds. My studies in Biology with a major in Ecology Behavior and...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Koi Design, LLC (koi), a leading Santa Monica, CA-based clothing company that designs and manufacturers koi branded medical apparel led by designer and entrepreneur Kathy Peterson, announced today that it has retained The Pollack PR Marketing Group (PPMG), a multi-specialty public relations and marketing agency as its agency of record. "As The Home of Designer Scrubs(TM), koi has built a venerable niche in the medical apparel marketplace and, in...

A British man running an online Sudoku competition for a $1.1 million home says he will let his fish pick the winner from correct entries. Insurance broker Dave Mackie, 49, said the winner of the Lancashire, England, home will be chosen from 14,000 correct entries by a system involving his pet koi fish and a touch-sensitive pad, The Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday. He said the pad will pick a winner when a fish brushes against it. Mackie said he hopes the system will allow the fish to pick...

Employees of a garden shop and nursery in North Jersey are mourning the loss of four koi, apparently fish-napped by thieves.The koi, domesticated carp bred for looks and color, vanished from a pond in a greenhouse at Waterford Gardens overnight last Friday, The Record of Hackensack reported. One of the fish, a 30-pound giant renamed Floyd after he survived Hurricane Floyd 10 years ago, had been at the nursery for 20 years.We came in Saturday morning and usually go to feed the fish "¦ someone...

Fish scales are making a splashy mark on home and garden accent pieces. The pattern is a great way to bring in marine decor to an outdoor summer party or to a tropical beach bash. _ Fish mirror, $54 at Salt of the Earth, salt-earth.com. _ Pearl white water pitcher, $12.99 at HomeGoods, homegoods.com for locations. _ Blue and yellow vase, $28 at Salt of the Earth. _ Blue ceramic serving dish, $9.99 at HomeGoods. _ Koi round placemats, $5.99 at Terra, (314) 966-0800. _ Multicolored enamel...

By DEIRDRE FLEMING Staff Writer The state's seizure of pet koi from a Freeport restaurant owner has been widely ridiculed by the public as an example of heavy- handed bureaucracy. But the issue is much broader than one man's fish tank. For biologists, the seizure was a necessary, if unpopular, step to protect Maine's native fisheries from being taken over by invasive species. They have been fighting to keep non-native fish out of wild trout and salmon waters for 30 years. The reaction to...

TOKYO -- Armed with nothing more than a couple of sensors, a robotic fish unveiled by Japanese scientists this week could one day be used to observe fish in the ocean or survey oil platforms for damage.Modeled on the koi, a decorative strain of carp popular in Japan, the remote-controlled white, red and gold robot can maneuver its way around a fish pond with a realistic flick of its tail.The 80-cm (32-inch) carp can also use sensors in its mouth to monitor the concentration of oxygen in...