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36 US koi businesses, listed independently and compiled from public sources and community discussion. Prefer browsing by location? Use koi for sale by state. Shopping for something specific? Start from a variety or the price guide. Run a koi business? Claim your listing.
Mesa, AZ Ships nationwide $$ $$$
Hakuna Matata Koi is a family-run koi dealer in Mesa, Arizona founded by Melissa and Mike Watkins, who grew the business from garage tubs into a storefront and obtained a direct import license from Japan. Its main supplier relationship is with Nagoshi Koi Farm in Toyama Prefecture, and it ships imported and domestic koi to hobbyists nationwide from its Mesa location.
North Hollywood, CA Ships nationwide $$$ show
Cali Koi is a North Hollywood, California dealer, founded in 2004, that imports Japanese nishikigoi through relationships its owner built directly with breeders and agents in Japan. Alongside retail koi sales spanning pond-grade to high-end show fish, the business also offers pond and lake management consulting, koi rescue, and pond maintenance and installation services.
San Jose, CA Ships nationwide $$ $$$ show
ChampKoi (Champion Nishikigoi) is a San Jose, California online koi dealer founded in 1998 by hobbyist-turned-importer Tom Lai. It sells premium Japanese koi hand-selected directly from named Niigata- and Hiroshima-area breeder farms, ships nationwide overnight, and publishes individual breeder profiles so buyers can see which farm produced each fish before purchase.
San Jose, CA Ships nationwide $$ $$$ show
Genki Koi is a San Jose, California koi importer founded in 1997, run by owner Kevin who travels to Japan several times a year to hand-select fish from more than 50 Niigata and Hiroshima breeders including Dainichi and Isa. It sells a broad range of traditional and metallic varieties online with nationwide shipping.
Fountain Valley, CA Ships nationwide $ $$
Inland Koi is a Japanese koi importer and retailer operating out of Fountain Valley, California (despite its name, current listings place it in Orange County rather than Riverside). It sells through a physical storefront and an online store, quarantines incoming shipments before offering fish for sale, and is regularly mentioned alongside other Southern California shops in hobbyist dealer-recommendation discussions.
Laguna Beach, CA Ships nationwide $$ $$$ show
Laguna Koi Ponds is an Orange County koi retailer in Laguna Beach, California that has operated since 1982. The business maintains roughly 35,000 gallons of display ponds stocked with imported Japanese koi hand-selected from breeders including Koshiji, Ikarashi, Sakazume, and Otsuka, alongside pond design, filtration, and equipment services, with inventory ranging from a few hundred dollars to show-quality fish priced up to $30,000.
Upland, CA Ships nationwide $ $$ $$$
Mystic Koi & Water Gardens is a family-owned shop in Upland, California that has operated since 1996 as, by its own description, the largest Southern California specialty retailer of imported Japanese koi and water-gardening supplies. The three-quarter-acre property carries an unusually wide range of named varieties sourced from Japanese breeders including Sekiguchi, Omosako, and Sakai Fish Farm, alongside plants, filtration, and pond-care products.
Rocklin, CA Ships to 49 states $$ $$$
Sacramento Koi is a family-owned importer of Japanese koi based in Rocklin, California, operating since 2000. It sells hand-selected imported koi online and through a storefront, runs new arrivals through an extended in-house quarantine before sale, and also manufactures its own U.S.-made pond filtration equipment under the Sacramento Koi / Advantage brand.
Eustis, FL Ships nationwide $ $$
Blackwater Creek Koi Farms is a working American koi farm in Eustis, Florida that breeds its own fish from broodstock originally imported from Japan, sold online as US-raised koi and goldfish. It operates two bio-secure farm sites, sells nationwide, and allows appointment-only farm visits where buyers can hand-select fish.
Ocala, FL Ships nationwide $ $$
Chevy's Quality Koi is a small, owner-operated breeding farm in Ocala, Florida run by Brad, who has built a stable of breeder koi to sell quality, affordably priced fish. The farm ships nationwide on a Monday/Tuesday schedule with shipping cost based on box size and destination, and also welcomes appointment visits to hand-select from its Butterfly and Standard Fin koi, including Kohaku, Kujaku, and Matsuba varieties.
Miami, FL Local pickup only $$ $$$
Miami Koi Farm is a South Florida koi dealer at 18900 SW 232nd Street in Miami that imports Japanese koi and pairs fish sales with pond design, build, and tiki-furniture services. The business emphasizes personal consultations and in-person selection rather than an online storefront, and displays Sanke, Kohaku, and Showa varieties among its stock.
Blountstown, FL Ships nationwide $ $$
We're So Koi describes itself as Florida's largest wholesale koi farm, breeding its own koi and butterfly koi on a 36-acre property in Blountstown with 38 mud ponds, holding tanks, greenhouses, and an on-site lab. The company ships nationwide via UPS Next Day Air and sells individual koi, curated packs, and baby koi directly from the farm rather than importing from Japan.
Douglasville, GA Ships nationwide $$ $$$
Grand Koi is a Japanese koi importer based near Atlanta in Douglasville, Georgia, describing itself as one of the largest US stockers of imported koi and citing preferred-buyer relationships with Japanese breeders including Dainichi, Sakai, and Momotaro. The company screens, quarantines, and acclimates koi at its Georgia facility before shipping to customers across the continental United States.
Marietta, GA Local pickup only $$ $$$
Splendor Koi & Pond is a full-service koi and water-garden store in Marietta, Georgia, established in 2007, offering what it calls the largest koi selection in the Southeast alongside pond design, installation, and maintenance. Koi are sold in-store or by phone consultation rather than shipped, spanning varieties from Kohaku and Sanke to Kujaku and Goshiki.
Mililani, HI Ships nationwide $$ $$$ show
Kodama Koi Farm has been farming koi in Mililani, Hawaii since 1969 and operates as both a breeder and a major importer, running weekly online auctions of fish sourced directly from top Niigata breeders such as Dainichi, Isa, and Marudo. It ships nationwide by air cargo from Hawaii and runs an additional retail location, Kodama Koi Garden, in New York.
Amana, IA Ships nationwide $ $$
Kloubec Koi Farm is a family-owned Iowa hatchery, started in 1981 and focused on koi since the early 1990s, that breeds all of its own stock from Japanese-blooded parent fish on 80 acres of ponds rather than importing live koi. It ships nationwide with a live-delivery and USDA health-certification guarantee, and also allows Saturday, appointment-only farm visits during the season.
Russellville, KY Local pickup only $ $$
Cedar Creek Koi Farm, run by Melvin and Stephanie Smith in Russellville, Kentucky, sources koi directly from Japan alongside premium US-bred koi and ornamental goldfish. Sales are by appointment only to give each customer a personalized, unhurried shopping experience, and the farm also offers pond design, installation, and maintenance services.
Glynn, LA Ships nationwide $$ $$$
Purdin Koi Farm has bred American-bred koi from Japanese Gosanke bloodlines since 1990 on a former plantation property in southeastern Louisiana, about 30 minutes from Baton Rouge. The farm focuses on Kohaku, Sanke, and Showa, ships koi domestically within the US with a defined live-arrival credit policy, and also welcomes farm visits and hosts judging events for the koi community.
Clinton Township, MI Local pickup only $ $$
Michigan Koi is a family-owned koi and pond-supply retailer in Clinton Township, Michigan, in business for more than 30 years raising and selling koi. Live koi are sold through a custom local delivery service or on-site pickup rather than nationwide shipping, making it primarily a resource for hobbyists in the greater Detroit area, alongside an online store for food, medications, and pond equipment.
Scandia, MN Ships nationwide $$ $$$
Koi Acres is a koi importer and pond builder based in Scandia, Minnesota, founded in 2003. The company sends buyers to Niigata each year to hand-select koi from Japanese breeders that test for KHV, then holds every import in quarantine for a minimum of three weeks before it becomes available. Alongside live koi, Koi Acres sells pond construction services and a large online catalog of pond equipment and supplies, with retail visits by appointment.
Carneys Point, NJ Ships nationwide $$
Beni Hanna Nishikigoi is a New Jersey koi breeding operation founded in 2017 by koi geneticist Mat McCann on the site of the former Quality Koi Company, which closed in 2016. The farm breeds its own American-bred koi lines alongside imported Japanese stock, describing its approach as genetics-first rather than tied to country of origin, and ships smaller koi overnight while larger fish move via air cargo. It is not affiliated with the original Quality Koi Company beyond sharing the same New Jersey property.
Milford, NJ Ships nationwide $$
Fitz's Fish Ponds is a New Jersey-based pond builder and koi dealer founded in 2008, running six greenhouses of Japanese koi at its Milford, NJ farm alongside retail locations in NJ and PA. The company both raises its own stock and imports directly from Japanese farms including Shintaro Koi Farm and Aokiya Koi Farm, and organizes buying trips to Japan for customers who want to hand-select fish. Koi ship nationwide, and the farm location is open to retail and wholesale visitors by appointment.
Dix Hills, NY Ships nationwide $$$ show
Koi Market is a Long Island, New York koi dealer founded in 2008 that grew from a local pond-supply shop into what it calls the largest Japanese koi importer on the East Coast, stocking upwards of 10,000 fish sourced through direct relationships with Japanese breeders. It ships nationwide, maintains a walk-in retail location in Dix Hills, and offers a paid membership tier with shipping perks alongside individually priced championship-line koi that can run into five figures.
Kernersville, NC Ships nationwide $ $$
Blue Ridge Fish Hatchery (doing business as Blue Ridge Koi & Goldfish) is a fourth-generation family operation based in Kernersville, North Carolina, describing itself as America's largest and longest-running koi and goldfish supplier after more than 60 years breeding fish across six farms with over 200 ponds. It sells standard and premium-grade koi, butterfly koi, and pond goldfish direct to consumers as well as through a retailer network.
Turkey, NC Ships to 4 states $
Carolina Fish Hatchery is a farm-direct wholesale koi producer based in Turkey, North Carolina that breeds large quantities of Japanese-strain koi, including butterfly koi, in sizes from 2 to 12 inches. Rather than nationwide shipping, the hatchery runs scheduled regional fish-day events and delivery routes across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, plus farm pickup by appointment.
New Hill, NC Ships nationwide $$ $$$
East Coast Koi Imports operates a 32-acre farm near Durham, North Carolina with over 80,000 gallons of show ponds, mud ponds, and holding tanks. The owner has more than 20 years of experience hand-selecting koi from Japanese breeders, and the business ships nationwide with cost calculated by fish quantity, weight, and destination zip code, in addition to welcoming appointment visits.
Kernersville, NC Ships nationwide $ $$
Next Day Koi is an online koi and goldfish retailer, shipping since 2006, that sources primarily from Aquamade, an Israeli breeder cooperative, rather than Japanese farms. It ships nationwide via UPS Next Day Air with a point-and-click ordering process, volume discounts, and a 14-day live arrival guarantee, though its own site does not disclose a public storefront address.
Findlay, OH Ships nationwide $ $$ $$$
Black Swamp Koi Farms, also operating as Kuronuma Koi Farms, is a Findlay, Ohio koi breeder that describes itself as raising show-quality koi from Japanese parent stock for around 40 years, while also carrying individually imported Japanese fish such as Chagoi and Bekko. The farm ships via UPS next-day air or Delta Cargo for larger koi, handles shipping issues case-by-case rather than with a blanket live-arrival guarantee, and welcomes visits by appointment.
Sunbury, OH Ships nationwide $$$ show
Ohio Koi is a Sunbury, Ohio dealer founded in 2016 that raises domestic koi across eight mud ponds and 24 indoor tanks while also stocking Japanese imports. Its online catalog lists premium varieties such as Shiro Utsuri, Showa, Kikokuryu, and Kujaku in the $1,200-$8,500 range, with the company noting hundreds more fish are available to view in person by appointment. It ships nationwide alongside a broader pond-supply and specialty-goldfish business.
Hanover, PA Ships nationwide $ $$
Hanover Koi Farms is a family-owned koi breeding operation in Hanover, Pennsylvania that describes itself as one of the largest retailers of koi and butterfly koi on the East Coast, with roughly three decades in the industry. Rather than importing pre-grown fish, the farm breeds its own bloodlines in-house, developed in part under the guidance of a Japanese breeder, and runs a documented quarantine and health-testing regimen focused on SVC and KHV screening. Fish and pond supplies ship online, with in-person retail hours Thursday through Sunday.
Enola, PA Ships nationwide $ $$
Koi Fish USA is an online-only koi and butterfly koi retailer operated by Cumberland Valley Koi, LLC out of Enola, Pennsylvania. It focuses exclusively on live fish, offering next-day nationwide delivery, a 14-day live-arrival guarantee, and over 100 standard and butterfly koi varieties, though it does not publicly disclose whether stock is bred in-house or sourced from other farms.
Nashville, TN Local pickup only $$ $$$
TN Koi is a Nashville-area import dealer run by Jack Green, who has more than 30 years of experience hand-picking koi from top breeders in Nagaoka, Japan and acclimating them in dedicated greenhouses before sale. The business operates on a direct-contact, relationship-based model with no published online storefront or shipping option, so buyers reach Jack by phone or email to arrange a purchase.
Weatherford, TX Local pickup only $ $$
Clear Fork Koi Farm is a Parker County, Texas pond and koi business near Fort Worth that combines a working koi and goldfish farm with residential and commercial pond design, installation, and maintenance. Fish and aquatic-plant sales are by appointment at the farm, and the company has supplied koi to the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens and Dallas Arboretum.
West Jordan, UT Ships nationwide $ $$
Utah Koi is a West Jordan, Utah dealer founded in 1987 by owner Robyn Kasteler, one of the state's earliest koi retailers. The business sells imported Japanese koi and fancy goldfish alongside pond filtration equipment and design consultations, operating primarily by appointment out of its West Jordan location.
La Center, WA Ships nationwide $$ $$$ show
Children of the Sun Koi, doing business as Cots Koi, is a Washington State importer founded in 2004 that sources exclusively from named Japanese breeders including Dainichi, Ikarashi, Maruyama, Izumiya, and Torazo Koi Farms rather than breeding its own stock. It carries Gosanke varieties, Shiro Utsuri, and Ginrin koi across a wide price range, with a live-arrival guarantee that applies to air-cargo shipments but not to UPS shipments. It is included in this Northeast/Midwest research batch even though it is West Coast-based, per the assigned task scope. Note: it competes in the same national import-focused segment as some larger East and West Coast dealers.
Bothell, WA Ships nationwide $ $$
Play It Koi is a pond supply and koi retailer based in Bothell, Washington, founded in 2014, that imports hand-selected Japanese koi from breeders including Kodama and Dainichi and ships live fish nationwide via express overnight service, alongside a full line of pond equipment and appointment-only in-person visits.
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