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Koi and Ponds

Koi are at the heart and soul of our business, but there is one thing that’s even more important – our customers!

Our unique relationship with Purdin Koi Farm in the USA enables us to follow the progress of Koi, many of these are featured in our case Studies section of the web site. Equally important is our relationship with some of our customers enables us to take this a step further – following the progress of some of our Koi in their new owner’s ponds.

This section of our web site will feature the progress of some of our Koi.

April 2009

Sanke - 43cm

We have discussed previously just how much Purdin Koi develop. Rather than talk about it we thought we’d show you. This Sanke was born in April 2007, when we brought it into the UK in late April 2009 it was a whisker under 41cm. It didn’t travel well and the original photo shows the sumi and skin quality a little ‘down’. We haven’t had the Koi in a bowl until the end of July and the Koi has now reassumed its quality with glowing skin. The sumi is also beginning to re-emerge and it’s put on some body volume. It’s also grown and now is a whisker under 43cm. The Koi is seriously good now but even more exciting is its potential for the future, and a great example of how Scott Purdin’s Koi really do deliver on their potential.

Current Pics - July 2009:

We were so impressed with the development of this Koi we sent photos back to Scott Purdin in Louisianna for his thoughts. This is what he had to say about the Koi:

The hi should thicken, and turn a bit towards the pink rather than yellow. the sumi will continue to come up. i'm hoping for some very rectangular blocks
to appear. we'll see. but it's a fabulous sanke. has all the right ingredients to be a truly outstanding koi. the white is the base. great white. then the addition of the hi etched perfectly and in a large wrapping pattern. this provides the perfect contrast
for the brushes of sumi. i like the sum to be a contrast to the hi and the white. in other words, i don't want the sumi to be too anal. i like it to splash. to poke. to bite. and to just pop in areas. sometimes connecting sometimes just out of sync.
a too perfect sanke is boring finally and only beautiful for a very short period of time. a great sanke like this one has all the pieces to make it an interesting koi for a very long time. the white won't finish until the koi is eight or nine.
that gives you some idea of how long one has to wait for the sumi to get right and the hi to finally become what it should be.

Scott Purdin, 26 July 2009

PS - Scott is planning a flying visit to the UK to attend the Topponds stand at the South East Show August Bank Holiday weekend along with Bill & Maureen McGurk - so if your anywhere near Swanley in Kent that weekend drop in and see some of our Koi and - tha man who created them!