ABOUT US

Yume Nishikigoi are based in Bristol, England, and run by Mike and Elisa Snaden. We are agents for Momotaro Koi, and related products. We started business in January 2000 with one aim... To try to sell the kind of Koi that the Asian market demanded.

Mike's forte is being able to 'read' young Koi and understanding how they will develop and grow. Further to this, his knowledge of how to grow Koi, and how to control their development, is second to none.

Yume Koi is a name built purely upon reputation. We hope either this year, or next, to win the BKKS National Koi Show, not with a Jumbo Koi that we have sourced, but with a customers Koi that has been grown from Tosai, or Nisai. We feel that we are now very close to achieving this ultimate dream.

Our business is very strongly focussed on buying only the absolute highest level Koi, and only ones that have a high likelihood of exceeding 80cm. When we buy Koi, we always asses them with the criteria of firstly, "Will it get big?", and secondly, "What will happen if it gets big?". If the Koi doesn't stand up well to our criteria, we don't buy it, it's simple as that! Once we have sourced these special Koi, we either leave them in Japan for growing, or we bring them back to the UK, where we can easily grow them, and condition them to the same level as the breeder could in Japan. This means, that as a business strategy, we buy the best Koi, and sell on tight margins. With tight margins, there is no room for error, and we can't have end of season 'Clearout Sales'. Instead, we make sure that if we buy a Koi as Nisai, and it is still here as Sansai.. then it has to become a Sansai of good size for it's age, and better than when it was Nisai. Because of the success we have with our keeping skills, many clients prefer to purchase Koi from us, and leave them in our care for growing.

Pease browse our 'Gallery' pages to see Koi that we have purchased, and how they have grown up.

Show Success

The BKKS National Koi Show, is the most significant Koi Show outside Japan, and certianly the one that the Japanese regard as being the best outside Japan.

In 2003, we sourced and supplied the two Koi that won "Grand Champion" and "Baby Champion" at the BKKS National Koi Show. The wonderful Sanke that took top honours, was bred by Momotaro, six years old, and measured 85cm. This wonderful Koi measured 87cm in December 2003, and hit 92cm in 2005, only to return to the BKKS to win again!

In 2006, we supplied our third BKKS National Champion in four years. This was done, with a wonderful Kohaku bred by Takigawa Koi Farm. To top this, we also supplied the Mature Champion, and Jumbo Champions. Or, in short, Yume Koi supplied the Koi that took the top three, out of the top six prizes!

We are a fulltime dealer, but please call first to avoid disappointment:
01275 848427 or 07909 916949 (mobile). +81 907 897 8447 (Japan)

Telephone: +44 (0)1275 848427   Mobile: +44 (0)7909 916949
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