Hand Feeding Your Koi Fish
One of the most rewarding activities for any koi enthusiast is hand feeding a koi fish. For a fish already renowned for its sociability, it makes for an even more remarkable relationship. There is no...
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25% Off of Yamabuki and Hariwake with Coupon Code HIKARI25
We have a current surplus of Yamabuki and Hariwake Butterfly Koi, and you can benefit because of it! While this surplus lasts, get 25% OFF of all Yamabuki and Hariwake, both Koi and ButterflyKoi, with...
View ArticleDragon Fish on the Move: Transporting or Relocating Koi Fish
Moving is a strenuous and stressful event for most people, and the same can be said for your koi fish. As hardy of a species as they are, koi fish are highly sensitive to change—a stressed koi is...
View ArticleKoi Food Types
Koi fish are natural foragers, and over the process of evolution have broadened their diet to include almost anything that they can find in their aqueous surroundings. The breadth of their dining...
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Grab Bag Baby Koi and Butterfly Koi Back In Stock
For the first time in weeks, we have imported Grab Bag Baby Koi and Grab Bag Baby Butterfly Koi back in stock! The Grab Bag Baby Koi are 2.5 to 3 inches in lenght, and are available in lots of 10, 25...
View Article30% Off Kohaku & Sanke, 20% Off All Other Varieties
We are overstocked on Koi, Butterfly Koi and Goldfish, and you can save big because of it! Use coupon code GOSANKE30 for a 30% discount on all Kohaku and Sanke. Use coupon code OVERSTOCK20 for a 20%...
View ArticleIntroducing Koi Fish to a New Home
Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of a new (or newest) addition to your pond. Like any getting-to-know-each-other period, there is going to be an adjustment and acclimatization period. You...
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Ghost Koi
Not quite as otherworldly as they sound, the Ghost Koi that have been popularized in recent times are not the thoroughbred grouping of Kumonryu and Beni Kumonryu koi who will change their colors...
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The Last Of Our Butterfly Koi
As the koi season slowly draws to a close in the fall, Butterfly Koi are usually the first items to go out of stock at our suppliers. This year is no exception. What is listed for sale now is among...
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External Koi Fish Anatomy
A koi fish is no different than any other living entity. It is a complex and interconnected set of systems that have developed naturally (and in some cases through selective breeding) over the course...
View ArticleFactors Influencing Koi Fish Metabolism and Diet
Your koi fish like to eat. And they can do so quite regularly given the right conditions. As natural foragers worried about where their next meal will come from, they will eat almost anything their...
View ArticleKoi Fish Treats
Koi fish are renowned omnivores, and their ability to exist on almost anything they can digest is remarkable. As domesticated pond denizens, however, most koi have a well-formulated and balanced diet...
View ArticleOver and Underfeeding Your Koi Fish
One of the most rewarding aspects of being a koi owner is feeding your koi fish. It could be something about the act of caregiving and sustaining life or simply because koi love to eat and their...
View ArticleWinterizing your Outdoor Koi Fish Pond
The story in the Detroit Free Press about the koi wrangling event at the Belle Isle Aquarium, moving koi fish from their outdoor environs into their summer digs is a reminder to koi owners that...
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Koi Fish Predators
It may seem a little far-fetched to believe that in an urban (or suburban) setting that your koi fish could potentially fall victim to wildlife predation. Yet many enthusiasts lose some of their prized...
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ORP, Foam Fractionators and Koi Pond Water Quality
What exactly is ORP? It’s an acronym for Oxidation-Reduction Potential (or Redox Potential in some parts of the world). In this case, it applies to the water you have in your koi pond, and more...
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Hikarimuji Koi Fish
The Hikarimuji class of koi fish is from the Japanese hikari (“shining”) and muji (plain). As the name suggests, it is single-colored, metallic koi. The “shiny” skin comes in bright, single hues...
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Quarantining Your Koi Fish
As a koi fish owner, an ounce of prevention is worth many pounds (and dollars) of cure. That preventative measure, more often than not, is your quarantine tank. A “Q tank” is an important part of your...
View ArticleKoi Fish Stress
When Hans Selye said: “Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it” he probably didn’t have koi owners and their pets in mind, but it definitely applies to that relationship. Recognizing...
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Hikarimoyo Koi Fish
Pronounced hee-KAH-ree-MOH-yoh, this classification of koi fish is a multi-colored metallic koi with a white (platinum) base. If a metallic koi doesn’t fit into either the Hikarimuji or Hikariutsuri...
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