Next in our 'Koi Varieties' series, we look at the Lemon Hariwake koi, a beautiful metallic koi with a lovely lemon-yellow pattern.

For the final blog post in the Utsuri trio, we are looking at the Shiro Utsuri, the incredibly popular black and white koi.

The next instalment in the Utsuri trio, this time looking at the red-accented version.

The first in a trio of blog posts about the Utsuri varieties, starting with the yellow version, the Ki Utsuri.

In the newest of our 'Koi Varieties' blogs, we are looking at the Goshiki koi which is one of the most colourful varieties of koi.

The latest instalment of our 'Koi Varieties' series looks at the Chagoi koi - one of the oldest varieties of koi carp.

A look at the first Doitsu variety of koi - the Shusui koi.

Following on from Kumonryu, Kikokuryu and Ginga koi, we finish by looking at Matsukawabake koi and the changing sumi pattern.

The newest post in our 'Koi Varieties' series looks at the new variety, Ginga koi, which is closely related to Kumonryu and Kikokuryu koi.

A look at the metallic counterpart to Kumonryu - the Kikokuryu koi.

All about the Kumonryu, the magical 'colour-changing' koi.

A quick look at the subvariety of koi, the Tancho koi

A new instalment of 'Koi Varieties' this time looking at Asagi koi, the oldest variety of koi.

Often, filters are turned off during winter. Today, we will look at what a filter does and why turning them off is often not the best idea.

A quick look at what you can do to give your koi the best chance of arriving in spring happy and healthy.

This instalment of 'Koi Varieties' looks at the skin type Gin Rin.

A look at the Kujaku koi variety - its history and how to pick the best Kujaku koi.

A quick look at the things you should be thinking about when buying your next koi.

Overview of the dropsy illness and advice on how to avoid and treat the 'pinecone disease'.

This instalment of 'Koi Varieties' focuses on Showa