By: Rosimeri Tran There are many options when it comes to koi food based on size, season, nutritional value, color enhancement, cost, etc. Koi keepers can choose the type of koi food that meets their preferences and goals. Here is a comparison of sinking versus floating koi food. Benefits of Sinking Koi Food Benefits of …
Thank you to Nijikawa USA for being a 2025 Fresno Koi Show Gold Sponsor! CCKS appreciates your long-time support of our koi club and other koi hobbyists around the world. Fun fact: Nijikawa koi food was introduced at a Fresno Koi Show!
CCKS members and friends had a fun and amazing experience at the 2025 Koi Appreciation Day hosted by Champion Nishikigoi! About 25 CCKS members rented a party van and drove themselves to meet at the annual event held at the Champion Nishikigoi koi shop in San Jose, CA. On the way back, we packed every …
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Thank you to Hikari USA for being the 2025 Fresno Koi Show Presenting Sponsor again! CCKS appreciates your long-time support of our koi club and other koi hobbyists around the world. Hikari has been the food of choice for several All Japan Koi Show champions for decades! They offer a variety of high-quality food choices …
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Thank you to Champion Nishikigoi for being the Auction sponsor for the 2025 Fresno Koi Show! Our friends at Champion Nishikigoi have been long-time supporters of CCKS, the Fresno Koi Show, and koi hobbyists around the country! The annual Koi Appreciation Day at Champion Koi in San Jose, CA attracts hobbyists from all over California! …
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Thank you to the Shinzen Friendship Garden for being the venue sponsor for our 2025 Fresno Koi Show! In 2019, our friends at the Shinzen Friendship Garden helped us move the Fresno Koi Show to Woodward Park, next to their stunning Japanese Garden. Koi Show guests get free entry to Shinzen Friendship Garden through the …
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Over the years our koi keeping was improving, but the quality of our koi had not because of spawning in our pond and not knowing how to select koi. It was time to improve the quality of our koi but we did want to spend thousands. A tosai tank allows similar sized koi to grow at a faster rate because they are not competing for koi food with larger koi. It also allows us to save on koi food costs by feeding our tosai high quality food and feeding koi in our main pond less expensive food.
By Seng Tran, CCKS Member (Past Board Member and President) There are three main factors to consider and maximize your koi growth: GENETIC POTENTIAL Genetics is one of the main factors in growth potential for koi. Starting with koi that are known for good growth potential goes a long way. You can choose koi varieties, …
The Central California Koi Society (CCKS) is hosting an educational MEET THE EXPERT SERIES with Dr. Jessie Sanders, Aquatic Veterinarian, that is free for CCKS members on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the Shinzen Friendship Garden. SATURDAY, MAY 4, 202412:00 – 2:00 pm Topic: Happy & Healthy Koi By: Jessie Sanders, DVM, DABVPHead Veterinarian and …
With Spring arriving many koi hobbyists will enjoy adding plants to enhance their koi pond environment, but some are unaware of the dilemma adding the wrong plant inside the pond could cause the koi to get ill and worse die. An overabundance of aquatic plants can also strain a pond’s ecosystem and potentially lead to …