Koi Fish

Whether you are a koi enthusiast or simply a garden pond owner who wants to raise fish, there are several important tips to follow when buying these beautiful creatures. Read on to learn how to buy koi fish. more »

Koi do not give birth to live young but instead deposit eggs in a method called spawning. Spawning means to produce eggs or young in large numbers. Koi are known as "egg scatterers" because they scatter their eggs all over when releasing them during spawning.
After males reach 3 to 5 years old and females reach 4 to 6 years old, they... more »

Buying fish for your pond can get expensive. Luckily, if you built your pond correctly, it can actually be a great place to breed and raise your own stock for a pond. Another great benefit of raising fish stock is that there is very little need for you to intervene or help the process along. more »

The Japanese Koi is part of the family Cyprinidae. This fish comes from the ranges of Japan and has over the years been disseminated around the world. Japanese Koi are omnivorous and can grow up to 36 inches. They can live for a number of years, but their typical life span is 25 to 35 years. Read on to learn how to care for your... more »

Koi is the common name for Nishikigoi. These are spectacular domestic fish bred in Japan for hundreds of years that now can be found in many places throughout the world with a large, devoted following. A particularly beautiful koi can be worth thousands of American dollars. The largest price ever paid for a koi was $850,000. Koi do... more »