The Asagi in Question In the lead up to the All Japan Show 2025, I was nattering to Steve Rollins about his potential plans for the trip,...

A while ago I featured the above pond owned by my friend Mark. At the time, due to the failing light (and far too much talking) we didn't...

A brief post this one, but I wanted to share... I had a rather pleasant koi nerding afternoon with Ashley Dart at Yoshikigoi UK, being in...

Last year I visited a pond that contained a wonderful example of a cha utsuri, I recently shared a video of the koi on social media and...

The last of Martin’s koi I wanted to take a look at in closer detail was this gin rin showa bred by Marushin and imported by Queni Koi....

This sanke landed in the UK at approximately 10cm when imported by Ken Wilkie at The Koi Collection. Along with its siblings, it was...

This Kohaku from Sakuma is owned by Martin who recently featured in my "Pond Visit" article. Imported by The Koi Collection, I took the...

Five months ago, Paul at Chosen koi in Essex secured a mixture of koi from Taniguchi koi farm. The koi were all placed into a 3000 gallon...

After a week being nosey at koi and ponds online I was left with an interesting question regarding the koi we select for our collections....

A microscope is a vital piece of equipment that every koi keeper should own. They look complicated to use, you’ve not got a clue what...

A post I saw on Facebook prompted me to reflect on koi I have seen that stopped me in my tracks, koi that opened my eyes or maybe gave me...

This Kujaku bred by Oofuchi was purchased as Tosai, at some 15cm. See the left picture. The pattern is front heavy and not overly...