Category Archives: Koi Fish Facts

Koi Fish Facts, including everything you’d want to know about keeping koi fish. How to care for your koi fish, and how to maintain a happy, healthy koi pond (or tank).

Koi Food for Thought

As you look at the list of ingredients on the back of your koi food,[read more...]

Koi in a Bubble

In the mid-70s, John Travolta starred in a movie called the Boy in the Plastic[read more...]

Butterfly Koi: A Fin of Beauty

Longfin. Hirenagagoi. Water Dragons. Butterfly. The Koi with the long, flowing fins that resemble silk[read more...]

Rainwater and Your Koi Pond

In some parts of the country, it has been a wet and rainy Spring. Any[read more...]

The Many Faces of Kohaku

To the untrained eye, all Kohaku would appear to be the same—a white fish with[read more...]

Koi Shows: Breaking Down The Awards

With the All Japan Koi Show already in the books (held in late January in[read more...]

5 Steps to Acclimating Your Koi to Pond Life

Spring is coming. It’s almost time to get those new koi that you’ve been dying[read more...]

21 Things You Should Know Before You Become a Koi Owner

If you talk to any veteran koi enthusiast, they will tell you what a fulfilling[read more...]

Your Koi Pond and Reselling Your Home

You love your koi pond and your koi love it. But what happens one day[read more...]

Safekeeping Living Jewels: The Importance of Biosecurity in Supplying Koi

Most enthusiasts, hobbyists and Nishikigoi lovers can attest to the stress and angst that comes[read more...]