3yr-Ueno-Showa-W2
$1,500
Koi Can Be Shipped
UPS
To Your Door
Southwest Cargo
To Your Nearest Airport
Showa (Sho-Ah) is the last of the Big Three varieties collectively known as Gosanke, and historically it's by far the youngest. It wasn't until 1927, in Niigata, when Jukichi Hoshino crossed a Ki Utsuri with a Kohaku that the first Showa came to be. These early fish displayed very poor, yellowish hi and indifferent sumi. Then, in 1965, Tomiji Kobayashi improved the strain by crossing a female Showa with a male Sanke and a male Kohaku. The resulting fry wore deep scarlet hi, glossy black sumi, and snow-white skin akin to those we appreciate today.
All koi are guaranteed to arrive alive. In the rare event of DOA, send a photo within 2 hours of delivery and we will replace or refund.
Koi ship in oxygen-sealed bags with temperature-controlled packaging. Delivery is typically 24–48 hours from dispatch. We do not ship during extreme weather.
Every fish is quarantined and health-checked at our Louisville facility before being offered for sale. Koi arrive eating and active.