The Central California Koi Society (CCKS) hosts its 2026 Grow Out Competition for a fun, friendly, and educational opportunity to grow out a first-year (tosai) koi. This is an opportunity to get a high-quality koi at a great value and free bag of koi food. See sign-up information below!
Grow Out Sponsors
Thank you to our 2026 Grow Out sponsors for supporting CCKS again!
Champion Koi in San Jose, CA, sponsors the Grow Out and got beautiful, high-quality Kujaku variety koi fish from Omosako and Ogata Koi Farms in Japan.
Ultra Balance sponsors the Grow Out with a 22 lb. bag of growth koi food for every koi fish purchased in the Grow Out!
2026 CCKS GROW OUT COMPETITION KOI SELECTION
SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2026 | 9:00 AM
Private Home
$125 each Koi for CCKS Members
$200 each Koi for Non-Members (Join CCKS for $50 to get the $125 price)
How it Works:
- Champion Nishikigoi sourced Kujaku variety koi fish from Omosako and Ogata Koi Farms in Japan.
- Select from 55 beautiful tosai (first-year) Kujaku, no limit!
- Draw a number for each koi selection order.
- Each koi comes with a free 22 lb. bag of Ultra Balance Growth Koi Food (sponsored by Ultra Balance)!
- Each koi comes with a certificate from CCKS.
- Grow koi at home pond April through September.
- Koi judged at Fresno Koi Show, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, for size and quality.
- Top 2 Best in Growth and Top 2 Best Quality Grow Out winners win a prize.
CCKS Grow Out Sign Up
To sign up for the 2026 CCKS Grow Out Competition, email info@cencalkoi.com.
2025 Grow Out Competition Results
Congratulations to the 2025 Grow Out Competition winners! Thank you to Tom Lai, from Champion Nishikigoi, for judging the Grow Out Competition and sponsoring the Champion Nishikigoi gift card prizes. The Top Growth and Top Quality koi were awarded a $150 gift card. The 2nd in Growth and 2nd in Quality were awarded a $75 gift card. Tom chose a 3rd place in Quality to receive a bag of Hikari koi food.
The initial results announced were 1st in Growth: Isaac Lee and 2nd in Growth: Blue Alday, Ray Horne, Sheila Jackson (3-koi tie).
After the koi show, we discovered there was a miscalculation in growth for one of the Grow Out koi that resulted in a change in the results. An oversight caused by the many activities happening during the Koi Show and Grow Out judging. All winners were notified and allowed to keep the prizes. The actual first place in Growth was Sheila Jackson, who will receive a free koi in the 2026 Grow Out competition as a result. In the next Grow Out, we will have the calculations checked by a second person for accuracy (we improve our processes every year)!
Final, Updated Results:
- 1st in Growth – Sheila Jackson
- 2nd in Growth – Isaac Lee
- 1st in Quality – Blue Alday
- 2nd in Quality – Nathan Ching
- 3rd in Quality – Harry Fayter
