Large Koi

First of all … Koi are not just overgrown Goldfish … far from it … the Koi is a very special fish which has been bred especially for the Ornamental ponds all over the world …

The Art of breeding Koi, and that is exactly what it is, an ‘Art’… has been mastered by the Japanese over many hundreds of years, and of late, one or two other countries,

Koi can be extremely expensive and sometimes the prices need a lot of understanding by the novice to the hobby …

A Koi Pond
But what you have to bear in mind, that Koi are, if you like, similar to that very rare Painting or pieces of sculpture … the higher the rating of the Artist, or in the case of Koi, the Breeder, then the higher the price .. but the name of the breeder alone does not completely govern the price, the body shape of the fish, the patterns, depth of colour all play a roll in determining the final price of that particular Koi …

How big, how old, how expensive?

The average Koi can grow to 24 – 36 inches, with some jumbo varieties growing up to 52 inches – but that won’t happen if the conditions within the pond and if the pond is not large enough … and to get a Koi to grow to those larger sizes is never going to be an easy task to achieve …