I had so much fun with the last video that I decided to put together a new one about some of the different koi types.

What is it that distinguishes one koi type from another? Most times it is the coloration of the individual fish. Avid koi collectors spend a lot of time searching for the perfect specimen.

A person’s personal favorite type of koi is very subjective. It depends on what appeals to them aesthetically. There are many more types than I have shown in the video here.

I took all of the pictures you see in the video on a recent trip to one of my favorite koi ponds at the South Park Botanical Gardens in Buffalo, New York. If you are ever in the Buffalo area it is a wonderful place to visit!

Without further ado here is a short look at just a few of the many koi types!

I would love to hear about your favorite koi type!

What Type Of Koi Fish Food Should You Use?

Have you ever wondered what type of koi fish food you should use? If you’re like most people you probably wonder which brand or type of food will provide the optimum nutritional value at the best possible price.

There are many different types of foods you can feed your koi. I like to use a pelleted food as my mainstay because it is easy to keep track of how much your fish eat.

Plus, it doesn’t sink to the bottom of the pond and decompose. You can see how much they eat and make adjustments accordingly so that you don’t waste food (and therefore money!) and foul your pond water.

I’ve published a new Squidoo Lens comparing several of the more popular brands of koi food.

I lean towards Hikari koi for several reasons.

You can select a high quality, well balanced koi fish food from their Economy, Staple & Gold varieties through their Saki-Hikari varieties, with their special growth formula and color enhancing formula, developed especially for breeders and show koi.

I also love that they have a Saki-Hikari Multi-Season Food so that you don’t have to worry about the temperature…it is specially developed to be fed through all the seasons …except, of course, when temps fall below 50 degrees fahrenheit.

So head on over to my Squidoo Lens and check out the information on some of the industries top brands of koi fish food!

Alan Deacon
KoiCareBasics.com