Welcome to the Richdon Koi Farm

The Richdon Koi Farm was formed to grow and develop special young nishikigoi, selected by us from some of Japans major koi breeders such as Dainichi, Seki-guchi, Hoshikin and our own Richdon Exclusive to name a few.

These include koi which the breeders themselves have allowed us access to and sold us as TRUE tategoi and also other special koi which Richard hopes and believes will improve here in the UK given time and growth and most importantly the right conditions. These other koi can be classed as RKF Tategoi and hopefully these koi will still fill the very essence of the word for our customers who have dreams of a koi with a future.

Rather than hiding away the best stocks we've imported into the UK we have decided to show them off, by having them for sale whilst they grow on throughout the summer months in our specially built 200 tonne indoor growing on pond we are giving the opportunity for hobbyists to purchase some very special tosai and watch them develop in a safer and more secure environment here in the UK whilst potentially matching growth rates and developments to those that are left in Japan.

Each koi on this web site has been hand selected in Japan by Richdon and the breeders from thousands of high class koi to be grown, improved and more importantly enjoyed here at Richdon Koi Farm. Our track record over the years speaks for itself, where customers have left special young koi with us to be grown at stable rates in their second season.

Over the years Richdon have selected and provided many show winning young koi, and over recent years, not only have we supplied prize winning koi at the BKKS National, but also many local shows spreading all over the UK. Certainly an amazing history showing the experience and accessibility to high grade koi Richdon has gained by building solid long lasting relationships with some of Japan's top breeders.

The Pond:

Over the winter of 2007 / 08 we built a filtered 50,000 UK gallon indoor pond especially for growing on these young tategoi. Using the same filtration methods used by most modern Japanese fish houses’ we have built this pond to enjoy this wonderful art of growing tategoi. Each koi that is placed into this pond is worthy of being there on merit and, due to limiting the number of fish in there at any one time, will have a large amount of water in which to develop.

With public access accompanied with a member of staff, anyone visiting Richdon koi over the weekends can ask to see this breathtaking new venture, make sure you ask when you next visit, but if you can't wait, click here to see some photos now!