Kohaku 45 cm

Spotted this very nice Kohaku 2-step yesterday. Very nice body shape and exellent color. This Kohaku has very good potential to grow very big.

Interested please call +6 019 6202628 or drop me an email ongph10@hotmail.com.

Koi sold to Singapore customer

Today we sold 85 pieces 40-45 cm of various varieties to a single customer. The customer was very satisfied with the koi she received as she paid a very reasonable price for them. These koi are meant for her gigantic out-door koi pond!

This is a case of customer having full confidence in our judgement by entrusting the selection to us. We always want to meet customer's expectation on price and quality to ensure customer gets the best value. She accepted these koi with comments like (1) color very distinct and red very red (2) the few metallic are real beauties (3) for what I paid, great value!

Europe Koi shipment - Germany

The koi season in Europe has started. Malaysia ships lots of koi to European countries like UK, Germany and Holland. We shipped our 1st overseas shipment in 2007 to Germany on 26 March and just got feedback from our customer.

To quote his exact words from an email he sent this evening, "The Koi arrived in a very good condition and they are VERY (!) nice. We like the Koi a lot and we are very satisfied."

Seeing to an overseas shipment is always a difficult task. It is never easy for two parties to match up on koi quality, but somehow in this case we managed to. Why? It is just adequate upfront preparation and communication between us and the German customer who was buying great volume from Thailand for many years. Thailand had been hit by the terrible KHV virus which wiped out all their koi.

So keeping your koi healthy in your pond is a very important part in koi keeping. Adequate quarantine of your newly purchased koi before letting them into your main koi pond is a must, just in case as in most cases one cannot tell a koi has KHV viruses. Take great care, always.

Nishigikoi - Japan vs local

Picture shows parent koi we fly in from Japan. They are all jumbo sizes!

Often customer asks about the difference between imported Japanese koi and local bred koi. In fact, bloodline is the most important here - the quality of the parent koi we use to spawn koi.

I would use this analogy to explain....... A Japanese multi-national company sends its Director ( handsome, tall and intelligent) to work in Malaysia and his wife also came along to join him in Malaysia. 1 year later when they have a son born in Malaysia. This son will naturally have features following his parents and not looking like an European or Indonesian. In summary, still Japanese.

So if we fly in Japanese jumbo parent koi to spawn our koi here, ours are not the unpolular 'local koi' (spawned with local koi of poor bloodline) but still known as Japanese koi. Our koi will grow in size depending on your pond environment and the koi food you give. Have fun hunting your koi.

Japan Koi Auction - 8 April 2007

This afternoon we received catalogue which provides details and pictures of koi from various farms which will be auctioned off on 8 April in Japan. Keen customer Mr Ng has already reviewed all the pictures and expressed interest to bid those he fancies. More customers will be making their way to view this catalogue, one of them is a Mr Yang who will be making time to our retail outlet tomorrow - he will be buying koi too! For those who are interested please call 019 6202628.


Picture shows Mr Ng (light checked shirt) with Mr PB Ong (one of KKH's directors) studying the catalogue very closely.

Hikari Saki 15 kg - High-end popular koi food

In recent days, many customers came by to ask about this high-end, and I must say, popular only with those who understand the values of this particular grade of koi food. In the course of such enquiries, we get to realize the wide price range one could get from one outlet to another. Of course such products are normally found in the bigger outlets and not your usual neighbourhood aquarium shops.

There are two main reasons for this price difference:

(1) More than one distributor appointed to push the Hikari brand of Koi food.
(2) Freelance koi sellers are also selling the Saki range with cut-throat prices!

I came to know recently that Hikari also started producing koi food in China. Also I have been told that for those who have tried koi food coming from China they have not been impressed! My suggestion is for you to be mindful who you purchase your koi food from!!

Dr Chandran - the man with many hats

Got the pond serviced with the close attendance of Dr & Mrs Chandran. Spent quite a bit of time exhanging views with Dr Chandran (not on koi but his consultant role helping companies to turn around) and found him a very resourceful person with wide engineering and manufacturing knowledge.

Germany-trained Dr Chandran has great admiration for German technologies and we share the same opinions on things like (1) the importance of improving one's capability (2) Doing things right the first time and never leave any room for error. He is also in Solar energy, Automotive Engineering, Wastewater treatment plants and many others. Dr Chandran, I take my hat off you! I hope your sick koi will recover fully. Have fun.

Pond servicing - another call

Got another call, this time from a Mrs Chandran asking to service her koi pond. She sounded desparate and yet very patience. Her koi are in trouble with most swimming around on the pond surface fighting for more oxygen. For such cases, never mind that we have not agreed on a price. We have decided to make the trip this evening to see what we can do to help the koi and Mrs Chandran.

Pond servicing

A call came by from a Mr Azmy who asked to service his koi pond. It was one of the fastest deals we have made. The price was agreed at RM300. For sure we are going to do a good job. I think Mutiara Rini is a place where such service is lacking and deserves our attention
Picture shows a koi pond at the Show House at Mutiara Rini with our Display sign board.

The black koi in a feng shui 9-pc set

The black koi is one where feng shui believers like to keep while also wanting to go for many red. Well, many people have their personal preferences. The choice is yours. More information, please call 019 6202628.

9-pc Feng Shui Set - currently available

If you look closely, you will find there are several more unique varities in this 9-pc set. Goshiki, kumoryu, ochiba and even a tancho which are the higher range of koi. This set would appeal to those who have been keeping koi for a while.

9-pc feng shui set - premium mix 10 - 11 inches

This is one of the 9-pc feng shui sets we offer to new pond owners. Such pre-selected sets are by far the most popular among new pond owners as they get to view the complete set of koi and are able to visualize how they would look like when introduce to their newly completed pond. Call 019 6202628 if you want to find out more.

How much to feed?

This morning a Mr Mohan (did not ask his full name) bought 2 koi to bring his koi collection to 9 as two died after a recent rain. He also asked about how much to feed his koi. Here is our recommendation - 3% of koi food for the total weight of koi in his pond. As a guide, a 12-inch koi (or 3 pcs of 8-inch koi) weighs about 600 gm, so at 3%, the food for this one koi is 18 gm per day. How much is 18 gm? Again as a guide if you use an adult bare hand to grab some koi food and hold them at half- grip - it's about 18 gm. Have fun feeding your koi!

Taiwan trip 8 to 15 March 2007

In Taiwan now to meet with our koi food supplier. Visited the factory yesterday and left with a very good understanding of this very big company which not only makes koi food but also other pet food for dogs and cats. They have been around for 80 years! Looking at the facilities and talking to the person in charge for manufacturing, I am convinced they are trustworthy people running a reliable set up certified to ISO9001.

A trip to Japan is being planned for early April to bring in koi from various farms for our many loyal customers. They want the best value and Koi from the land of Nishigikoi. Many customers are already all excited and we will not fail them. Will keep you all posted on new developments of this trip.