Choosing our American, home-raised generations means investing in unmatched health, stability, and predictable quality. Because our koi are bred, culled, and raised right here in our New Jersey mud ponds, they are fully acclimatized to domestic water profiles. They transition to your home ponds beautifully, free from the immense transit exhaustion, long-distance shipping shock, and severe immune depletion common in mass-shipped import environments.Furthermore, our philosophy is driven entirely by genetics, not geographic origin. By pairing top-grade parent stock imported from premier bloodlines in Japan and Poland with our own meticulously selected offspring, we deliver the exceptional skin luster, dynamic patterns, and structural integrity of international champions—while ensuring our fish are robust, healthy, and accessible for backyard pond enthusiasts of all levels.

Yes! We love welcoming collectors and pond enthusiasts to our facility in Carneys Point, New Jersey, to hand-select their fish in person. During peak season, our farm maintains open hours where you can explore our selections firsthand. Because our schedule changes depending on the season—such as our Spring opening or Fall harvest events—we keep our operational hours completely current right on our official Google Business Profile.To protect our strict on-farm bio-security and quarantine protocols outside of these seasonal hours, access to our holding ponds is by private appointment only. We always recommend checking our live Google listing or contacting Mat and Jen McCann directly before driving out to ensure our gates are open and ready for your visit.

We always maintain a large, vibrant selection of smaller koi at the farm. Because our smaller koi sell so quickly, they usually do not make it onto our website inventory pages. However, you are always welcome to visit the farm during or open hours or schedule a private visit to the farm and hand-select the perfect koi for your pond. If you are a national shipping client, we can easily work one-on-one with you by sending real-time photos and videos of our current selections to choose from. Our healthy, home-raised offspring typically start around 4 inches for $25.

When you visit Beni Hanna Nishikigoi, you receive an exclusive, one-on-one consultation directly with our farm’s koi specialists, Mat or Jen McCann. We believe in providing a personalized, unhurried experience to help you select the perfect additions for your pond. Any koi you are interested in will be carefully bowled for you in our professional viewing bowls.This allows you to closely evaluate the fish's skin quality, structural conformation, and dynamic pattern right at the surface, giving you a clear view of exactly how your new koi or collection of koi will look together in your home ecosystem. Throughout your visit, Mat or Jen will answer any questions you have regarding the animals' genetics, care, and health, ensuring you invest with absolute confidence.Once your selections are made, we professionally prepare, bag, and oxygenate them for a safe ride home. We recommend ensuring you have clean trunk or backseat space in your vehicle to securely transport our heavy-duty, water-filled travel boxes.

Yes. Beni Hanna Nishikigoi safely ships our Koi throughout the mainland United States. We treat transit logistics with the same precision and scientific care as our breeding program. Unlike automated corporate storefronts, we work directly with you to personally coordinate every step of the timeline, ensuring your koi arrive when you are home and expecting them.Prior to travel, every fish undergoes a careful conditioning process to ensure its system is resting and stable. We then secure them into customized, eco-friendly insulated container, packed with pure oxygen and conditioned water. This temperature-regulated setup guarantees a live, healthy, and completely stress-free arrival directly to your door, fully coordinated with your schedule.

We treat transit logistics with strict scientific care, tailoring our shipping methods entirely to the size of the animal to guarantee a safe arrival. For koi under 12 inches, we ship overnight directly to your doorstep using UPS. For our larger, specimen-grade koi, we utilize premier commercial airline air cargo services (delivering directly to your local, cargo-accepting airport center for client pickup). [1, 2, 3, 4]Regardless of the carrier, we work directly with you to coordinate the exact flight or delivery window so you know precisely when to expect your fish. Prior to packaging, all koi are carefully conditioned. They are then secured in customized, eco-friendly insulated containers packed with oxygen and temperature-regulated water profiles, ensuring a healthy, live, and zero-stress arrival. [1]

To help us select and safely prepare the perfect fish for your shipment, we just need to know your target size, preferred varieties, and your overall budget. We also proudly offer a custom "Box" Selection service, where our expert team will hand-pick a beautiful, cohesive collection of smaller koi tailored specifically to your budget and the color varieties you love. Once you reach out to Jen McCann with your zip code and preferences, we can either coordinate your custom box or send you real-time photos and videos so you can confidently select your next living works of art.

We do not breed standard domestic pond mutts. Our facility is a premier producer of high-grade Nishikigoi bred exclusively from elite Japanese and Polish parent stock. We combine world-class international genetics with decades of American breeding experience to produce fish that rival the beauty of imports, but with significantly better hardiness.

Historically, hobbyists preferred imports for their superior patterns and sizes, but our farm has changed that reality. By using champion-lineage parent stock from elite breeders in Japan and Poland, our fish possess the exact same refined genetics, deep coloration, and structural potential as imports. The key difference is that our koi are raised under our rigorous, specialized husbandry practices right here in New Jersey, giving them a distinct advantage in health and environmental adaptation.Q: Why are your koi often more healthy than imported fish?

There is a direct lineage of expertise between the two names! Mat McCann was the head breeder at Quality Koi Company (the Nisei Koi Farm) from its founding in 2000 until the owner’s retirement and subsequent closure of that facility in 2016. Following that transition, Mat and Jennifer McCann opened Beni Hanna Nishikigoi right here in Carneys Point, New Jersey, just around the corner from the old Quality Koi Farm