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Tropical Fish at Koi Hut

Koi Hut is proud to announce that we now sell Freshwater Tropical Fish! We have converted our storage room into a fully-fledged tropical fish room, complete with 6 display units for fish and 1 for plants. we are also delighted to say that we have received a 5 Star pet...

Hanako, the Oldest Koi

Most Koi live around 40 - 50 years inside of Japan, with ideal conditions. In the rest of the world the average is closer to 20 years. Hanako, however, surpassed all others by a very wide margin. Born sometime in 1751, Hanako was a female "Scarlet Koi" that lived to...

Mark has Retired

Our long-time friend and colleague, Mark Grist, has chosen to retire. Mark has been with us since we first opened our doors back in 2016, and has since provided our customers with top quality service and a wealth of knowledge and advice. He has worked tirelessly to...

Huge Shipment of Koi from Japan

Hi everyone. I hope you are all having a lovely start to 2022. Here at Koi Hut, we are delighted to announce the arrival of over 30 boxes of Koi, shipped directly from Japan. They will all have to undergo our rigorous quarantine procedure to ensure that their health...

Yamasan Koi Coming Soon

Merry Christmas everyone, and a happy new year to you all. Here at Koi Hut we are happy to announce six beautiful Koi from the breeder Manabu Yamazaki of Yamasan Koi Farm. These fish are all Sansai (3 years old) and look absolutely stunning. They will be arriving at...

Koi Farms

Japanese Koi farms have historically been notoriously difficult to find on the map. They were often a closely guarded secret known only to a few select agents that would take Western Koi dealers to the farms for a price. In recent years this has loosened up...

Our Filtration

Here at Koi Hut, the health and happiness of the fish is paramount, and this means crystal clean water with no exceptions. For our filtration, we're running five Evolution Aqua Nexus 220 and one 320. This gives us a stable, superior water quality with very easy...

Matsuko Switch Boxes

Are you fed up with manually operating all of your essential pond electronics? Why not buy a Matsuko Switch Box, now in stock at Koi Hut. Fully programmable for up to 5 devices, with options to turn them on and off individually! Sick of having to remember to turn off...

Website Revamp

It's been a long time coming, but our website has been brought up to date. You can now browse our "Fish for Sale" page and watch videos of the Koi in the photos, and see a picture of the breeder. We have also included a Google maps insert of the very Koi farm in Japan...

End of Season Sale

We have a selection of beautiful Koi that we're adding to our special offers. These Tosai Koi are between 10cm and 20cm (4" - 8") and are ideal for growing on over winter. Purchase 4 of these stunning fish for just £120   [video width="240" height="426"...

Saki Hikari Food

Is your pond ready for winter? We're pleased to be able to offer Saki Hikari Multi-Season Koi food. This is a top quality blend to keep your fish healthy over the winter months. Here is a small display on some of our Saki Hikari food range, available in store now....

Dainichi Tanchos

We now have a selection of absolutely beautiful Nisai Tancho Kohaku from the esteemed Dainichi Koi Farm in Niigata, Japan. We usually sell these for £850 each, but are now including them in our End of Season Sale for just £500 (While stocks last) Contact us today and...

A Brief Update

Its been a while since we updated this blog, but a lot has been happening at The Koi Hut! We’ve finished our main extension to house even more Koi in three 12000 Litre vats, and created an outside display area. This summer we installed some Evolution Aqua Tempest...

Koi Hut is Expanding

We are extending the main fish room in the Koi Hut to include a 3000 gallon show vat and installing six smaller vats of 320 gallons each. The main show vat will be used to show our top range of Koi, which will include the best of our current three year old's and will...

Spring Feeding

Ponds will be starting to warm up from April/May. It is at this time of year you need to be careful that you do not overfeed your filters and fish, so I would recommend feeding wheatgerm or an appropriate multi season food until your pond temperature is above 14...

Cold Weather

Temperature Control - Available in-store at the Koi Hut. I have been getting customers ringing me and coming into the shop asking for advice about their fish behavior and condition in this cold weather. One of the most important pieces of equipment you should have is...

Koi Hut Now Open

Koi hut in Havant is now open and sells a range of beautiful Koi, Goldfish, fish keeping / pond accessories and fish food at great prices. Why not come and visit our purpose build Koi facility, and if you need advice or have any fish keeping questions you can ask...

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