Who Are We
Three Decades of Professional Koi & Aquatic Experience
Anthony Quintero is the founder and owner of Koi Enterprise, based in West Sacramento, California. His professional career with koi and aquatic systems began in 1996, giving him three decades of hands-on experience in Nishikigoi, ornamental fish husbandry, koi breeding, water quality, filtration, pond construction, and aquatic life-support systems.
Anthony began his professional training under respected koi industry mentor Fred Tonai, working with him for approximately six years. During that period, Anthony gained extensive practical experience in koi breeding, farm management, fish husbandry, quarantine, and the design and installation of residential and commercial aquatic life-support systems.
His education later extended to Japan, where he spent two seasons working and learning under Kaztaka Suda ( Japan koi buying and breeder relationships). That experience further developed his understanding of Japanese koi husbandry, koi quality, breeder practices, and the traditions surrounding Nishikigoi.
Over the course of his career, Anthony has worked with koi keepers ranging from first-time pond owners to serious collectors. Koi Enterprise’s work encompasses imported Japanese koi, koi selection and husbandry, quarantine and biosecurity, health testing, water-quality management, filtration systems, pond design and construction, diagnostics, maintenance, consultation, and nationwide koi sales.
Anthony has also served as a speaker and consultant on aquaculture and aquatic life-support systems. His consulting and project experience has included specialized aquatic environments such as the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, along with commercial and residential aquatic systems for organizations and facilities associated with companies such as Intel and Google.
Anthony is an active member of Shinkokai USA, the U.S. chapter of the All Japan Nishikigoi Promotion Association, and serves as the organization’s Web Administrator, contributing to the promotion and advancement of Nishikigoi in the United States.
His involvement in koi judging extends both nationally and internationally. Anthony has served as a judge at local and regional koi shows throughout the United States and has also accumulated judging experience at more than three major All Japan koi shows in Japan, including the All Japan Young Koi Show.
These judging experiences have provided Anthony with firsthand exposure to both U.S. and Japanese judging standards and the evaluation of important characteristics including body conformation, skin quality, color quality, pattern, balance, overall condition, and the characteristics that distinguish high-quality Nishikigoi.
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3535 Partridge Ave
West Sacramento, CA 95691
(916) 373-0111