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).

The Not-Your-Average-Mall-Koi-Pond Drained

Can you imagine having a koi pond filled with 3,000 fish? Visitors at the New[read more...]

Asagi Koi Fish

Asagi (ah-SAH-gee) are fully scaled, nonmetallic koi. The name is derived from the Japanese word[read more...]

Ogon Koi Fish

Ogon (meaning “golden”) koi are metallic, solid, single-colored koi fish in the Hikarimuji class (Hikari[read more...]

The Sex Of Koi Fish

How to determine the sex of koi fish is a frequently asked question that is[read more...]

Hikarimoyo Koi Fish

Pronounced hee-KAH-ree-MOH-yoh, this classification of koi fish is a multi-colored metallic koi with a white[read more...]

Koi Fish Stress

When Hans Selye said: “Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to[read more...]

Quarantining Your Koi Fish

As a koi fish owner, an ounce of prevention is worth many pounds (and dollars)[read more...]

Hikarimuji Koi Fish

The Hikarimuji class of koi fish is from the Japanese hikari (“shining”) and muji (plain).[read more...]

Koi Fish Predators

It may seem a little far-fetched to believe that in an urban (or suburban) setting[read more...]

Over and Under Feeding Your Koi Fish

One of the most rewarding aspects of being a koi owner is feeding your koi[read more...]