Male Koi shapes are genetically less elegant and generally tend not to grow quite as big, this makes them debatably less valuable.

You might also have noticed how all the best patterned Koi you may have bought as Tosai turn out to be male? This is the infamous murphys law that also determines that if a Koi jumps in your pond and damages itself - guess which one it will be? The same law also determines that if you get a visit from your not so friendly neighbourhood heron three guesses which of your treasured Koi provides breakfast? 

It's important to note that its quite difficult to determine if a small Koi is male or female and the only real way is to wait till the Koi is sexually mature around two years old, then its less difficult.

However there is a flip side to this and its that often there are some amazing deals to be had for male Koi. We currently have some amazing male Purdin Koi they are seriously accomplished in terms of quality and priced to sell. Check these out: 

After a three year intensive Koi health screening programme Top Ponds have been granted a licence to import and provide Koi for sale from our partners at Purdin Koi Farm, Louisiana, USA.

This significant milestone now means for the first time ever Purdin Koi are available in the UK. Purdin Koi are bred in the USA from a world class selection of Japanese parent Koi perhaps the biggest difference between Purdin Koi and Japanese Koi is that Purdin Koi are proven virus free and have been in quanartine all their lives!