The prestigious All-American Koi Show, the flagship koi competition of the Shinkokai USA Koi Breeders Association, returns to Las Vegas in 2025, promising an even more exciting and vibrant event for koi enthusiasts across the globe. Taking place from March 28th to 30th, 2025 at the Silverton Casino, this renowned event is a celebration of …
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What a thrill! I attended the All-American Koi Show in Las Vegas in March. I got a call from Hector Mardueno from W. Lim Corp. late last year, who described what he and Shawn McHenry of Mystic Koi were cooking up. I later had a sit-down with Hector, who filled me in. He originally wanted …
The inaugural All American Koi Show held in Las Vegas March 23rd and 24th was an incredible experience for all koi hobbyists that attended and showed koi.
W. Lim Corporation is proud to announce that the All-American Koi show is now officially sanctioned by Shinkokai Japan!
A Spectacular Weekend of Color, Culture, and Community is in the works and scheduled for March 23-24, 2024 at the at the Silverton Hotel and Casino.
It’s a wild time to be a koi enthusiast in America. As the 2025 All-American Koi Show season approaches, koi dealers are flocking to Japan with dreams of landing “The One” — you know, the perfect koi that stops people in their tracks, with patterns so beautiful that it could hang in an art museum …
When pond owners ask for the “friendly koi,” you can be relatively certain that they are requesting a Chagoi. The Chagoi, (chah-goy), is a non-metallic, brown-colored, scaled koi. It is known for several unique qualities, with friendliness and social behavior being most notable. It is a fast-growing variety that can reach enormous length and girth. …
Fitz’s Fish Ponds Farm in Milford, NJ, was the epicenter for koi enthusiasts on Saturday, August 24th, as koi lovers from around the globe gathered for Koi Fest 2024. This year’s event was a spectacular celebration of koi culture, drawing industry experts, dedicated hobbyists, and families for a full day of education, entertainment, and community …
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For the koi dealers at Fitz’s Fish Ponds, this process of selecting, growing & sourcing elite-level koi rings true. While in Japan, we had an excellent customer, Andrew Sandler of Polo Reef, who was looking for a top-tier koi. We were soon on a mission to source a winner. Communication with different breeders began to …
No matter how many koi shows you attend, no matter how well versed you become in the hobby and industry, and no matter how much of an expert you are on what judges look for when assessing an elite-level koi, there is no such thing as a sure thing. Ultimately, the contest is left to …