Hariwake Koi: The Complete Guide to This Stunning Metallic Koi Variety Among the many beautiful koi varieties available today, few are as striking as the Hariwake koi. Instantly recognisable by its shimmering metallic white body and vibrant yellow or orange markings, the Hariwake brings brightness and elegance to any pond. Whether you’re a first-time koi […]
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Information on Koi Carp and Pond Fish.
What is new at ATYD? With the summer season in full flow, it is all things Pond here at ATYD HQ. This year we had David back over in Israel, hand picking hundreds of stunning Koi, lot’s of which are available on the site to purchase right now. We also increased our range of […]
The Tancho with it’s red spot on the head is a much sought after fish. There are very few good quality high grade fish available. There are different varieties the Kohaku, Sanke and Showa, all have one distinguishing feature a red mark on the head. Tancho Kohaku– The Hi should be deep red and the […]
(Ctenopharyngodon idella) Also known as White Amur Grass Carp are fast becoming a popular fish addition for garden ponds. Introduced to the UK to control weeds in Garden Ponds, they are a herbivorous freshwater fish from Eastern Asia. They have long torpedo shaped bodies with broad rounded heads. There are two varieties stocked the green […]
Utsurimono are often confused with the Bekko varieties due to their similar colouration. The difference between them is that Utsuri are black Koi with red, white or yellow markings. Whereas Bekko are white koi with black or yellow markings. Unlike the Bekko they also have sumi markings on the head which reaches down to the […]
The Showa is the last of the traditional ‘big 3’ koi varieties, known as ‘Go Sanke’, Kohaku and Sanke being the other two. A little bit of history A young variety compared to many. It was first produced by Jukichi Hoshino back in 1927 when he attemped to cross a yellow and black koi (Ki […]
The word Sanke means tri-colour. A little bit of history on the Sanke It is not known exactly when the first sanke was bred but they were first recorded between 1912 and 1926. They have changed dramatically over the years from having a striped appearance to the many patterns found today. Sanke Colours One of […]
ACCLIMATISATION GUIDE FOR PONDS During the Summer months it is generally to warm and sunny to float the fish on the pond. Floating bags of fish in the sunshine causes the air and water in the bag to overheat and the fish to run out of oxygen very quickly. Once you remove the fish from […]
Well it’s official, the heating is on, thick jumpers are required and I’ve even spotted that warm winter hats are here, that’s right winter is upon us! Winter arriving means Koi sales end and all the ‘out of season’ jobs begin. So what does winter look like for the Koi team at ATYD? First thing […]
Koi Carp Varieties and Colour Guide Koi Carp all come under the species Cyprinus capio, but there are many different Koi carp varieties. The variety names are japanese and are words that describe the colour, pattern or scales of each group. We’ve put together the most popular varieties below. Kohaku A little bit of history- […]
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