Carneys Point, NJ · Ships nationwide · $$ · Ships to NC
Beni Hanna Nishikigoi is a New Jersey koi breeding operation founded in 2017 by koi geneticist Mat McCann on the site of the former Quality Koi Company, which closed in 2016. The farm breeds its own American-bred koi lines alongside imported Japanese stock, describing its approach as genetics-first rather than tied to country of origin, and ships smaller koi overnight while larger fish move via air cargo. It is not affiliated with the original Quality Koi Company beyond sharing the same New Jersey property.
Findlay, OH · Ships nationwide · $ $$ $$$ · Ships to NC
Black Swamp Koi Farms, also operating as Kuronuma Koi Farms, is a Findlay, Ohio koi breeder that describes itself as raising show-quality koi from Japanese parent stock for around 40 years, while also carrying individually imported Japanese fish such as Chagoi and Bekko. The farm ships via UPS next-day air or Delta Cargo for larger koi, handles shipping issues case-by-case rather than with a blanket live-arrival guarantee, and welcomes visits by appointment.
Eustis, FL · Ships nationwide · $ $$ · Ships to NC
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.
- Kikokuryu Koi
- Gin Rin Koi
- Butterfly Koi
- Jumbo Koi
North Hollywood, CA · Ships nationwide · $$$ show · Ships to NC
Cali Koi is a North Hollywood, California dealer, founded in 2004, that imports Japanese nishikigoi through relationships its owner built directly with breeders and agents in Japan. Alongside retail koi sales spanning pond-grade to high-end show fish, the business also offers pond and lake management consulting, koi rescue, and pond maintenance and installation services.
- Kohaku Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Showa Koi
- Goromo Koi
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San Jose, CA · Ships nationwide · $$ $$$ show · Ships to NC
ChampKoi (Champion Nishikigoi) is a San Jose, California online koi dealer founded in 1998 by hobbyist-turned-importer Tom Lai. It sells premium Japanese koi hand-selected directly from named Niigata- and Hiroshima-area breeder farms, ships nationwide overnight, and publishes individual breeder profiles so buyers can see which farm produced each fish before purchase.
- Kohaku Koi
- Showa Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Asagi Koi
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Ocala, FL · Ships nationwide · $ $$ · Ships to NC
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.
- Kohaku Koi
- Kujaku Koi
- Matsuba Koi
- Butterfly Koi
La Center, WA · Ships nationwide · $$ $$$ show · Ships to NC
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.
- Kohaku Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Showa Koi
- Shiro Utsuri
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Milford, NJ · Ships nationwide · $$ · Ships to NC
Fitz's Fish Ponds is a New Jersey-based pond builder and koi dealer founded in 2008, running six greenhouses of Japanese koi at its Milford, NJ farm alongside retail locations in NJ and PA. The company both raises its own stock and imports directly from Japanese farms including Shintaro Koi Farm and Aokiya Koi Farm, and organizes buying trips to Japan for customers who want to hand-select fish. Koi ship nationwide, and the farm location is open to retail and wholesale visitors by appointment.
- Showa Koi
- Kikokuryu Koi
- Kujaku Koi
- Goshiki Koi
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San Jose, CA · Ships nationwide · $$ $$$ show · Ships to NC
Genki Koi is a San Jose, California koi importer founded in 1997, run by owner Kevin who travels to Japan several times a year to hand-select fish from more than 50 Niigata and Hiroshima breeders including Dainichi and Isa. It sells a broad range of traditional and metallic varieties online with nationwide shipping.
- Asagi Koi
- Bekko Koi
- Doitsu Koi
- Gin Rin Koi
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Douglasville, GA · Ships nationwide · $$ $$$ · Ships to NC
Grand Koi is a Japanese koi importer based near Atlanta in Douglasville, Georgia, describing itself as one of the largest US stockers of imported koi and citing preferred-buyer relationships with Japanese breeders including Dainichi, Sakai, and Momotaro. The company screens, quarantines, and acclimates koi at its Georgia facility before shipping to customers across the continental United States.
- Kohaku Koi
- Showa Koi
- Sanke Koi
Mesa, AZ · Ships nationwide · $$ $$$ · Ships to NC
Hakuna Matata Koi is a family-run koi dealer in Mesa, Arizona founded by Melissa and Mike Watkins, who grew the business from garage tubs into a storefront and obtained a direct import license from Japan. Its main supplier relationship is with Nagoshi Koi Farm in Toyama Prefecture, and it ships imported and domestic koi to hobbyists nationwide from its Mesa location.
- Sanke Koi
- Gin Rin Koi
- Platinum Ogon
- Butterfly Koi
Hanover, PA · Ships nationwide · $ $$ · Ships to NC
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.
Fountain Valley, CA · Ships nationwide · $ $$ · Ships to NC
Inland Koi is a Japanese koi importer and retailer operating out of Fountain Valley, California (despite its name, current listings place it in Orange County rather than Riverside). It sells through a physical storefront and an online store, quarantines incoming shipments before offering fish for sale, and is regularly mentioned alongside other Southern California shops in hobbyist dealer-recommendation discussions.
Amana, IA · Ships nationwide · $ $$ · Ships to NC
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.
- Kohaku Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Showa Koi
- Shusui Koi
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Mililani, HI · Ships nationwide · $$ $$$ show · Ships to NC
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.
- Kohaku Koi
- Showa Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Shiro Utsuri
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Scandia, MN · Ships nationwide · $$ $$$ · Ships to NC
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.
Enola, PA · Ships nationwide · $ $$ · Ships to NC
Koi Fish USA is an online-only koi and butterfly koi retailer operated by Cumberland Valley Koi, LLC out of Enola, Pennsylvania. It focuses exclusively on live fish, offering next-day nationwide delivery, a 14-day live-arrival guarantee, and over 100 standard and butterfly koi varieties, though it does not publicly disclose whether stock is bred in-house or sourced from other farms.
- Kohaku Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Showa Koi
- Tancho Koi
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Dix Hills, NY · Ships nationwide · $$$ show · Ships to NC
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.
Laguna Beach, CA · Ships nationwide · $$ $$$ show · Ships to NC
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.
- Kohaku Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Showa Koi
- Asagi Koi
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Upland, CA · Ships nationwide · $ $$ $$$ · Ships to NC
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.
- Kohaku Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Showa Koi
- Shiro Utsuri
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Sunbury, OH · Ships nationwide · $$$ show · Ships to NC
Ohio Koi is a Sunbury, Ohio dealer founded in 2016 that raises domestic koi across eight mud ponds and 24 indoor tanks while also stocking Japanese imports. Its online catalog lists premium varieties such as Shiro Utsuri, Showa, Kikokuryu, and Kujaku in the $1,200-$8,500 range, with the company noting hundreds more fish are available to view in person by appointment. It ships nationwide alongside a broader pond-supply and specialty-goldfish business.
- Shiro Utsuri
- Hi Utsuri
- Showa Koi
- Ochiba Koi
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Bothell, WA · Ships nationwide · $ $$ · Ships to NC
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.
- Kohaku Koi
- Showa Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Butterfly Koi
Glynn, LA · Ships nationwide · $$ $$$ · Ships to NC
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.
- Kohaku Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Showa Koi
Rocklin, CA · Ships to 49 states · $$ $$$ · Ships to NC
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.
- Kohaku Koi
- Showa Koi
- Ochiba Koi
- Hi Utsuri
- +3 more
West Jordan, UT · Ships nationwide · $ $$ · Ships to NC
Utah Koi is a West Jordan, Utah dealer founded in 1987 by owner Robyn Kasteler, one of the state's earliest koi retailers. The business sells imported Japanese koi and fancy goldfish alongside pond filtration equipment and design consultations, operating primarily by appointment out of its West Jordan location.
Blountstown, FL · Ships nationwide · $ $$ · Ships to NC
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.