Beni Hanna Nishikigoi is a breeder of American Koi and Importer of Japanese Koi
Mat McCann
Co-owner
Breeder and Koi Specialist
Jen McCann
Co-Owner
Customer relations
A Legacy of Expertise and Dedicated Operations
Our facility is uniquely guided by decades of hands-on expertise spanning both the science of fish farming and precision agricultural logistics.
Mat McCann (Co-Owner & Breeder): An environmental science graduate with more than 35 years of professional husbandry experience, Mat spent nearly two decades traveling directly to Niigata, Japan, to study side-by-side with legendary masters. His scientific, artistic approach to cultivation has earned prominent national media recognition, including features in The New York Times, a documentary by VICE Media, and an expert appearance guiding selections on Animal Planet’s "Tanked."
Jen McCann (Co-Owner & Administrator): The vital operational backbone of our farm, Jen holds over 25 years of specialized agribusiness management experience. An alumnus of East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, Jen orchestrates our meticulous shipping logistics, billing, and customer relations, ensuring every selected fish is perfectly prepared and safely transitioned to its new home.
Uncompromising Bio-Security and Community Education
Operating a closed, strictly managed breeding environment allows us to deliver a standard of predictable health and water-profile acclimatization that general brokerages simply cannot replicate.
Our advanced bio-security and quarantine frameworks are so rigorous that we have actively assisted with research of Koi Herpesvirus (KHV) research with the University of Georgia. Furthermore, we believe true mastery should be shared to inspire the next generation. Through our custom on-farm aquaponics systems, we proudly partner with local school classrooms to use the grace and color of koi to teach students animal biology, water chemistry, and sustainable crop science.
When you choose a Beni Hanna koi, you are investing in a legacy of absolute health, traceable genetic integrity, and a family dedicated to your success in the hobby.
Thank you to Micheal Paras of Paraphotography for photos and video. Watch more about farming in Salem County, NJ
Blast from the Past!
Beni Hanna Nishikiogi is just another chapter of our story!
Beni Hanna Nishikigoi first spawning year koi was 2018, but our story starts long before that. We have been Koi farming in New Jersey since 2001.
Enjoy a video by Brady Brandwood of our Mat McCann at the Old Quality Koi Farm
Do we look familiar? You may recognize our New Jersey Koi farm from when TANKED made a visit!
Mat with the crew from Tanked at the old Farm
Fun Day!
Quarantine Method
BHN quarantine procedure, includes blending naïve, antibody tested, koi into the imported populations, with heat changers, chemo theory stressors