Variety
Gin Rin Koi for sale 銀鱗
Also called: ginrin, diamond scale koi
How to identify a Gin Rin Koi
A scale trait, not a color: sparkling diamond-like scales that glitter gold over red areas and silver over white. Applied across varieties — Gin Rin Kohaku, Gin Rin Chagoi, and Gin Rin Showa are all common.
In stock now
All 74 →74 currently listed across 7 dealers, from $18 to $8,999 — updated daily.
What gin rin koi cost
| Grade | Typical price (6–10″ unless noted) |
|---|---|
| Pond / garden quality | $50 – $775 |
| High grade / import | up to $1,500 |
| Show grade | $3,500+ |
Price follows the underlying variety; the sparkle adds a premium.
Size, body conformation, and breeder line move prices more than variety alone — see the full koi price guide.
Dealers that carry gin rin koi
Artisan Koi Farm
UnclaimedStilwell, KS Ships nationwide $ $$ $$$
Artisan Koi Farm is a father-and-sons operation on an 8-acre property in Stilwell, Kansas, just south of the Kansas City metro, sourcing stock raised at well-known Japanese breeder farms including Kodama, Aokiya, Dainichi, and Fukazawa. The farm sells individual koi online with nationwide shipping and a 14-day health guarantee, and also welcomes local hobbyists for farm visits by appointment.
- Showa Koi
- Asagi Koi
- Shusui Koi
- Butterfly Koi
- +1 more
ATX Koi
UnclaimedAustin, TX Local pickup only $ $$ $$$
ATX Koi is an Austin, Texas koi retailer run by Rajat and Lisa Agarwal, offering a rotating inventory of Japanese and domestic koi alongside pond consulting, maintenance, water testing, and non-veterinary koi health services. The business sells online but is local-pickup-only by appointment at its Austin property, with no shipping or delivery currently offered.
- Kohaku Koi
- Showa Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Shiro Utsuri
- +14 more
Blackwater Creek Koi Farms
UnclaimedEustis, FL Ships nationwide $ $$
Blackwater Creek Koi Farms is a working American koi farm in Eustis, Florida that breeds its own fish from broodstock originally imported from Japan, sold online as US-raised koi and goldfish. It operates two bio-secure farm sites, sells nationwide, and allows appointment-only farm visits where buyers can hand-select fish.
- Kikokuryu Koi
- Gin Rin Koi
- Butterfly Koi
- Jumbo Koi
Blue Ribbon Koi & Marine
UnclaimedCatharpin, VA Local pickup only $$$ show
Blue Ribbon Koi & Marine is a family-owned aquatics shop in Catharpin, Virginia that traces back to 1986, when its founders were among the founding members of the Mid-Atlantic Koi Club. Originally a koi-focused hobbyist business, it expanded into marine livestock in 2005 and broader freshwater fish and aquascaping supplies in 2022. The shop sells individually priced, photographed WYSIWYG Japanese koi — Showa, Sanke, Kohaku, Shiro Utsuri, Doitsu, Gin Rin, and Ochiba Shigure lines running roughly $800 to $1,800 each — for in-store pickup only; koi are not shipped, unlike the store's coral and dry-goods inventory.
- Showa Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Kohaku Koi
- Shiro Utsuri
- +3 more
ChampKoi
UnclaimedSan 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.
- Kohaku Koi
- Showa Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Asagi Koi
- +5 more
Children of the Sun Koi (Cots Koi)
UnclaimedLa 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.
- Kohaku Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Showa Koi
- Shiro Utsuri
- +1 more
Crystal Creek Koi Farm
UnclaimedConroe, TX Ships nationwide $ $$
Crystal Creek Koi Farm is a small, family-owned koi farm based in Conroe, Texas (Houston metro) that raises its own hand-selected koi from Japanese bloodlines and also carries its own Blackwater-brand koi food line. It is an online-only business with no public retail storefront or walk-in visits, shipping live koi nationwide via UPS Next Day Air every Wednesday under a live arrival guarantee.
- Kohaku Koi
- Hi Utsuri
- Shiro Utsuri
- Kumonryu Koi
- +6 more
Genki Koi
UnclaimedSan Jose, CA Ships nationwide $$ $$$ show
Genki Koi is a San Jose, California koi importer founded in 1997, run by owner Kevin who travels to Japan several times a year to hand-select fish from more than 50 Niigata and Hiroshima breeders including Dainichi and Isa. It sells a broad range of traditional and metallic varieties online with nationwide shipping.
- Asagi Koi
- Bekko Koi
- Doitsu Koi
- Gin Rin Koi
- +8 more
Hakuna Matata Koi
UnclaimedMesa, AZ Ships nationwide $$ $$$
Hakuna Matata Koi is a family-run koi dealer in Mesa, Arizona founded by Melissa and Mike Watkins, who grew the business from garage tubs into a storefront and obtained a direct import license from Japan. Its main supplier relationship is with Nagoshi Koi Farm in Toyama Prefecture, and it ships imported and domestic koi to hobbyists nationwide from its Mesa location.
- Sanke Koi
- Gin Rin Koi
- Platinum Ogon
- Butterfly Koi
Infinity Koi Farm
UnclaimedSpring, TX Ships nationwide $$ $$$
Infinity Koi Farm is a Spring, Texas-based online koi retailer serving the Houston area and shipping nationwide. It sells premium Japanese-bloodline koi (including fish from named Japan farms like Shinoda) alongside more affordable domestic stock, quarantines every fish for 5-7 days before shipping, and backs orders with a 100% live arrival guarantee. The business currently operates without a public retail storefront, shipping via UPS/air cargo Monday through Thursday.
- Kohaku Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Hi Utsuri
- Shiro Utsuri
- +5 more
Kloubec Koi Farm
UnclaimedAmana, IA Ships nationwide $ $$
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.
- Kohaku Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Showa Koi
- Shusui Koi
- +7 more
Kodama Koi Farm
UnclaimedMililani, 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.
- Kohaku Koi
- Showa Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Shiro Utsuri
- +9 more
Las Vegas Koi & Water Gardens
UnclaimedLas Vegas, NV Local pickup only $ $$
Las Vegas Koi & Water Gardens is a Las Vegas, Nevada pond and koi specialty business that sells only koi fish (no other livestock), offering varieties including kohaku, sanke, showa, bekko, tancho, asagi, gin rin, and butterfly koi. Fish are quarantined before sale, and the company personally delivers koi to customers' ponds in the Las Vegas area rather than shipping nationally.
- Kohaku Koi
- Bekko Koi
- Tancho Koi
- Sanke Koi
- +5 more
Mystic Koi & Water Gardens
UnclaimedUpland, CA Ships nationwide $ $$ $$$
Mystic Koi & Water Gardens is a family-owned shop in Upland, California that has operated since 1996 as, by its own description, the largest Southern California specialty retailer of imported Japanese koi and water-gardening supplies. The three-quarter-acre property carries an unusually wide range of named varieties sourced from Japanese breeders including Sekiguchi, Omosako, and Sakai Fish Farm, alongside plants, filtration, and pond-care products.
- Kohaku Koi
- Sanke Koi
- Showa Koi
- Shiro Utsuri
- +16 more
Sacramento Koi
UnclaimedRocklin, CA Ships to 49 states $$ $$$
Sacramento Koi is a family-owned importer of Japanese koi based in Rocklin, California, operating since 2000. It sells hand-selected imported koi online and through a storefront, runs new arrivals through an extended in-house quarantine before sale, and also manufactures its own U.S.-made pond filtration equipment under the Sacramento Koi / Advantage brand.
- Kohaku Koi
- Showa Koi
- Ochiba Koi
- Hi Utsuri
- +3 more
Webb's Water Gardens
UnclaimedWhite Marsh, MD Ships nationwide $ $$ $$$
Webb's Water Gardens is a family-owned pond and koi supplier based in White Marsh, Maryland, operating since 1981 and now run by its third generation. It sells both American-bred koi across Standard, Premium, and Premium Select grades and koi imported directly from Japanese breeders, in standard and long-fin butterfly forms, plus skeleton and metallic Hikari mixes. Individual fish and bulk lots ship nationwide with free shipping on orders over $49, with prices ranging from roughly $16 per fish in bulk standard lots up to $500 for a single 10-12 inch Japanese import.
- Kohaku Koi
- Showa Koi
- Ogon Koi
- Platinum Ogon
- +2 more