We became enthralled with koi about 6 years ago. From a simple garden pond began a love that ended in a 5,000 gallon koi pond. We added 20 Japanese koi to our original 3 pond shop babies. Sadly this winter just a few days before Christmas our heater, designed to keep them happy all thru our cold winter, took their lives. We will rebuild our collection. Though saying good bye to such wonderful friends was heartbreaking. Please meet our finned family that has left us. The last few underwater photos are not mine, they are the work of a fellow koi keeper, Martin, who is from Holland.