Koi fish are known to grace the interiors of fancy restaurants, elaborate businesses, and beautifully landscaped backyards. The aesthetically pleasing fish are usually paired with equally attractive surroundings. As koi ownership and interest picks up, more and more people are wondering whether they can afford to raise them, to purchase equipment, and to afford upkeep. So, we’re doing the math to figure out – just how much are koi fish?

As a koi owner, keeping your fish friends safe is one of your top priorities. Because a koi’s sustainability relies on their aquatic environment and is entirely influenced by the water quality, maintaining the water correctly is one of the best ways to care for your koi. With proper upkeep of the pond and water, you will provide your koi with a safe environment to grow and live. 

Butterfly koi fish are a beautiful and graceful variety of koi that have grown in popularity in recent years. Contrary to popular belief, the hybrid fish is not a cross between the closely related koi and goldfish. The butterfly koi’s origin is unknown but rumored to be Indonesia. Many believe it is a descendent of koi and Asian carp. In koi breeding, a very traditional sport, butterfly koi have yet to be highly recognized at shows. For some koi connoisseurs, butterfly koi are not considered in the same league as traditional koi. Others love butterfly koi for their long, flowing fins that look similar to a butterfly’s wings.

A few weeks ago we wrote about diagnosing specific diseases found in your backyard koi pond in our post, Koi Fish Diseases Exposed. We only scratched the surface but we’re back to help you detect any koi fish illness you may come across! The following is a checklist of what to watch for and what to inspect when you suspect a koi fish illness is invading your pond.

Koi fish breeding can boost your pond’s population and extend the lifeline of your koi. Breeding takes many steps and can be costly, but if you’d like to grow more koi for your pond, or maybe even sell them, koi breeding may be for you. Once they reach a foot long they can be worth about $100 each. With your koi producing so many eggs, the amount of money you wish to make just depends on how much space you have to raise the koi.