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Spring is right around the corner which means that it is time to buy Toasi in Japan! We will be buying and offering Koi from Japan. Below are some of the breeders that we will be bringing in;
Otsuka
Marusaka
Hiroi
Yagenji
Suda
Yamazaki
Maruju
If you are interested in purchasing, looking for a specific variety or looking for a specific breeder let us know and we will see what is available for you!
We proudly will be offering Koi from Yoshikigoi of Poland. World Renowned Doitsu Koi Breeder!
Yos Aben has created quite a few new varieties of Doisu Koi and has been breeding Koi in Europe for over 20 years. His name is synonymous with the most famous breeders from Japan. Aben started his first Koi dealership and farm under the name A&C Koi 26 years ago.
Yoshikigoi is the 4th largest koi farm in the world. It has more than 148 acres and more than 158,000,000 gallons of water volume. The farm produces more than 12 Million fry a year. Yoshikigoi prides itself on breeding unique varieties and inventing new koi types that are taking the koi world by surprise. Yoshikigoi continues to break koi show records having won over 400 awards with most of them won in the last 5 years.
The first picture (Showa) is what put Yoshikigoi on the map around the world! This made people around the world, including Japan, realize high- quality Koi can be produced outside of Japan.
The farm has been SVC and KHV certified free for over 10 years. For this year we will be bringing in Nisai and Sansai of various qualities and varieties.
Limited dealers to supply Yoshikigoi in the US market.
Below are some examples of their high quality Koi:
Any inquiries or questions regarding Yoshikigoi feel free to email us at asilvano@yourpondfarm.com.
We will post all of the available Yoshikigoi that we have in stock on an upcoming blog!
Ai Goromo- Ai meaning indigo blue and Goromo meaning robed
Budo Goromo- Budo meaning grape and Goromo meaning robed
Karashigoi- Karashi means the color of mustard
Kigoi- Ki meaning Yellow Koi
Kijiro- New variety
Haijiro- Meaning a duck with bright patches on its wings.
Karasugoi- Meaning black like a raven or crow.
Matsukawabake- Meaning pinecone river ghost.
Kumonryu- Meaning Nine Crest Dragon (A crest “monshō” is
the Japanese version of a coat of arms). Black pattern changes with every season.
Beni Kumonryu- Beni means red. Kumonryu means Nine Crest Dragon (A crest “monshō” is the Japanese version of a coat of arms). Black pattern changes with every season while the red pattern does not change.
Volume 6 will be the last and upcoming blog post for the koi varieties! Dont miss!
These will be metallic two and three colored Koi in scaled and Doisu (scaleless) types. Also remember that they come in different colored hues:
This weeks Koi variety is called Ogon which means a solid one color metallic Koi. They come in the following:
Yamabuki, Orenji, Purachina, Nezu, Mukashi,and Matsuba
All of these types can come in different hues of color (lighter or darker) . These also come in Gin Rin (diamond scaled) and also in Doisu (scaleless or leather skinned) . The Doisu version of Matsuba will have a scaled pattern of scales running down the back of the Koi. This scaled pattern is referred to as a ladder.
Yamabuki (Yellow) Mukashi (Dark Gold/Bronze/Silver)
Orenji (Orange) Nezu (Silver Grey)
Purachina (Platinum) Matsuba Ogon (Net patterned)
Below are the pictures of these varieties:
Other varieties in Metallic- Scaled and Doitsu:
Yamatonishiki Kin Showa
Hariwake Kin Utsuri’s
Kujaku
We have had many requests for a blog dedicated to explaining the different varieties of Koi. We thought that it would be a great idea to familiarize our customers so that they are most educated on selecting the Koi that will be perfect match for their ponds and in return educating their customers.
The top three varieties in Japan are referred to as the “Go-Sanke”(also known as Kohaku, Sanke, and Showa). These are the most popular varieties in Japan and around the world. Not to mention these Koi are the most produced variety in Japan! Kohaku is also known as the King of all Koi.
These Koi come in varieties known as Doisu (Scaleless) and Ginrin (Diamond Scaled).
Kohaku have white (Shiroji) based bodies with red (Amber) patterns -referred to as Hi:
Below are pictures of some examples of different styles:
Tancho Kohaku (Red circle patch on head)
Inazuma Kohaku (Lightning bolt pattern)
Two Step: Two patches of red pattern
Three Step: Three patches of red pattern
Sanke have white (Shiroji) based bodies with red pattern (Hi) and black spotted patterns:
Below are pictures of some examples of different styles:
Tancho Sanke: Red (Hi) circle patch on head with black (Sumi) pattern
Doitsu Sanke: Scaleless (leather skinned)
Inazuma Sanke : Red (Hi) Lightning bolt pattern
Ginrin 5-Step: Diamond scaled with five plates of red (Hi) pattern
Showa have white (Shiroji) based bodies with a black wrapped pattern (Maki Sumi) along with a red pattern (Hi):
Below are pictures of some examples of different styles:
Hi -Mostly Red (Hi); Little White (Shiroji)
Kindai -(Modern) Have more white base (Shiroji) then the red (Hi) and black (Maki Sumi) pattern
Tancho Mark- (Red circle pattern on head) and a black wrapped pattern (Maki Sumi)
Kin- Metallic
Doitsu- Scaleless (leather skinned)
Gin Rin- Diamond scaled
Well, our fall harvest is finally over! Our farm is 80 acres. We have 15- 1/2 acre ponds and 5- 1 acre ponds for grow outs, not including 4 brood stock ponds. Above are a few pictures of the ponds. Coming this Spring we will be installing five more ponds!
As for the buildings with holding tanks we have 4- 10,000 gallon tanks and 32- 500 gallon tanks each. Totaling 56,000 gallons of water!
We have over thirty varieties of Koi in brood stock both straight finned and Hirenaga (butterflies). We spawn 15 females each Spring and we rotate varieties each breeding season. We do not breed every variety each year other then Hirenaga (butterflies) due to high demand.
Here are the varieties available this coming season:
Doitsu Sanke HeiSei Nisei Yamato Nishiki
Doitsu Kohaku BeniGoi Doitsu Yamabuki
Doitsu Shiro Bekko Yamabuki Ogon Kikusi
Hi Utsuri Matsuba Tancho Kohaku
Shiro Utsuri Shusui Tancho Sanke
Hariwake KarashiGoi Tancho Showa
Doitsu Hariwake Goshiki Tancho Goshiki
Hirenaga (Butterflies)
Karasugoi Goshiki
Shusui Kohaku
Ogons Yamatonihiki
Sanke
As for culling this fall, we had a lot of culling to do as you can see from all of the pictures! It is quite a lot of work. We cull the Koi into three grades:
A- High Quality (Show)
B- Select Quality
C- Standard Quality
Grade A Koi are grown out for five years. Each year they are brought into the building to be looked at, deparasited and culled. Then bottom quality are released for sale in the Spring.
Grade B & C are sold each Spring graded for size.
The pictures above are some of the Koi that we culled. They range in size and are also graded of (A, B &C) quality.
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