You would love having your fingers nibbled gingerly by your Koi fish while feeding them in the pond. Watching the flashing, colourful "Living Jewel" scramble in a splash of colours to bite a share of the food can fill oneself with an overwhelming emotion with wonder and awe.

It's really an amazing experience to be able to witness the "King of freshwater fish" moving leisurely and gracefully in a crystal clear pond without care in the world. You would appreciate the calming effect their presence can have on your jaded soul.

Koi fish is very popular in Japan as the Japanese believe that every house need a garden for it to be a home. When you've a garden, the pond becomes a natural features and what a better way to give life to the pond than keeping a few colourful Koi. Aesthetic value aside, the Koi does have its influence on Fengshui too. Their beauty and colours will brighten up any house and the dynamic way in which they flow in the pond exudes the aura of commanding "general".

Besides colour, the Koi's other physical attributes such as its tame behaviour and size also contribute to its growing popularity throughout the world. Koi can grow up to four feet (1.2m) in length and is said to have an average lifespan of 70 years, some are known to have lived for more than 200 years, handed down to several generations.

Koi fish - require a great deal of space to thrive. Depth of the pond should be 4 feet or more. Deeper water means a chance of surviving the winter is great and in hot climate, it provides cooler environment. A 4500 liters or 1000 gallons of pond is a good starting point. Bear in mind that a Koi pond requires specialized filtration system.