The Process of Shipping Koi from Japan to Fitz’s Fish Ponds

Winter marks an important season for Fitz’s Fish Ponds (FFP) — koi shipping season. Each year, the team travels to Japan to select top-quality koi from Niigata's renowned breeders. The pro …

January 16th marked an exciting day at Fitz’s Fish Ponds as we received our second major koi shipment of the year! Despite the frigid 25-degree weather and even some snowfall, our dedicated team …

The first shipment of koi which included all of the koi that was purchased during the Fall Harvest Trip came in on February 20th. This shipment included approximately 135 boxes of koi and some of the …

!This March, the Fitz’s Fish Ponds team imported 50,000 tosai koi from Japan!  This is one of the largest amounts of koi ever to be imported into the US. Over 500 boxes of koi were unboxed …

This past month Fitz Fish Ponds had the opportunity to deliver an amazing koi to an amazing client. A 39 inch Yamabuki from the breeder Izuymia in Niigata, Japan, was delivered to Shaquille O’Ne …