Yes - you read the title right! A real life, in-person, live, proper, UK koi show is taking place very soon! The Yorkshire Section are a...

Well, once again a whole year has flown by and last Sunday it was time to get together with the wonderful Mid Staffs Koi Keeping Society...

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...

It is said that all wisdom begins by emphasising the valley aspect as distinct from the peak aspect. In other words, you can’t have a...

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...

As the temperatures start to slowly rise it can prove a tricky time in the koi hobbyists calendar... But staying vigilant ensures we can...

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...

Paul at Chosen Koi in Essex has a new shipment of koi coming in and needs to free up some pond space... This means big savings if you’re...

I think it’s fairly safe to say that this time last year, none of us would have predicted the long lasting events that have quite...

It's time to announce the results! The Kujaku Makoto believed to be the best koi for the future was... A Congratulations if you were...

I've tested you on shusui recently - but now for something completely different... Pictured below are four kujaku of the same age, bred...

The koi Makoto thought was the best future prospect was.... B Well done if you got it right! Interestingly, there was substantially less...

It's been a while, so let's get those brains in gear! For those of you who have purchased the most recent copy of the 'Nishikigoi...

Imperial Koi have just released some lovely yonsai karashigoi as part of their autumn harvest. All bred by Marudo Koi Farm, there is a...

It’s that time of the year again and Volume Seven of ‘Nishikigoi Yearbook’ is now on sale! Many of you may already be familiar with the...

It's been great to see so many unique koi being posted on social media lately, recently I visited a pond that is brimming with unusual...

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....

Today I visited Allan and Lois Gavin of Ez-Pond Limited and was quite simply blown away by the quality of the products and the scale of...

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

Chosen Koi in Essex are very aware that the cancellation of koi shows this year has not only seriously impacted those who like to show...