Nestled in the rolling hills of rural Amana is the Kloubec family farm. But it's a farm unlike most in Iowa. What once housed 80 acres of corn and soybeans, now features approximately 72 ponds layered ...

Amore's Koi Farm at 44300 County Road 58 was opened by Clifford Amore in 2007 after he got koi fish to handle duckweeds in ponds on his property. Along with koi fish, the business also does ...

CARNEYS POINT TWP. — Quality Koi Company's 43-acre Nisei Koi Farm provides the stage for a new episode of Animal Planet's popular series "Tanked" in which the show's stars find the perfect fish for a ...

NEWBERRY SPRINGS — Ken Liu thinks of himself as an artist. He plays with colors and designs, carefully studying options before making a decision. His creations are well-known by collectors. It wasn’t ...

Things were going along swimmingly at the Kloubec Koi Farm northeast of Amana when I stopped by Aug. 13 for a brief education in fish farming. Myron Kloubec and his wife Ellen were busily preparing ...

As the water ripples in large tanks, Japanese Koi, looking like living jewels, lie in wait for the hand that brings them food pellets. Koi carp are elegant eaters, waiting patiently for their turn and ...