Koi Guides

Practical koi and pond guides written from the counter at our San Jose facility, where we have been importing and keeping Japanese Nishikigoi since 1998. Real numbers, honest trade-offs, and advice we would give you in person.

Koi Quarantine: How to Quarantine New Koi Fish

Tom Lai

A four-week koi quarantine protocol with the numbers that matter: 74-78°F, 150 gallons, salt at 0.3%, one praziquantel course and the release criteria we use before a fish joins the...

Koi Quarantine: How to Quarantine New Koi Fish

Tom Lai

A four-week koi quarantine protocol with the numbers that matter: 74-78°F, 150 gallons, salt at 0.3%, one praziquantel course and the release criteria we use before a fish joins the...

Koi Fish Varieties: 20 Types With Pictures and ...

Tom Lai

Twenty koi varieties explained the way a dealer sorts them: ground colour, pattern, then scalation, with photographs of our own fish and honest notes on price and quality.

Koi Fish Varieties: 20 Types With Pictures and ...

Tom Lai

Twenty koi varieties explained the way a dealer sorts them: ground colour, pattern, then scalation, with photographs of our own fish and honest notes on price and quality.