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Koi for SaleKoi, Nishikigoi Fish for Sale. Koi Pond Supply, Building and Information.Koi Breeding, Care, Food and more.Find more Koi for Sale Here:Koi for Sale"Koi or more specifically nishikigoi, literally "brocaded carp", are ornamentaldomesticated varieties of the common carpThey are believed to have originated from Eastern Asia. Earliest records of Koi have been found in China and have been widelyspread in Korea and Japan. The ornamental cultivation of carp flourished under the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Korean Silla Dynasty,and Japanese Edo Period. They are very closely related to goldfish and, in fact, the style of breeding and ornamentation has becomevery similar, probably through the efforts of Japanese breeders to emulate goldfish.The word "koi"comes from the Japanese, simply meaning "carp." It includes both the dull grey fish and thebrightly colored varieties.A homophone of koi means "love, affection" and koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan: a goodexample is the short story Koi-san by Mukoda Kuniko.Koi have many different colors. Some of the major colors are white, black, red, yellow, blue, and cream.While possible variations are limitless, breeders have identified and named a number of specific categories. The most popularcategory is Gosanke. The Gosanke category is made up of the Kohaku, Taisho Sanshoku, and Showa Sanshoku varieties.The Japanese breeders have many generations of knowledge and experience when it comes to breeding and raising Nishikigoi.They know which ones will be worth hundreds of dollars and which ones will be worth thousands of dollars."The major named varieties include:Kohaku - a white-skinned Koi, with a red patternTaisho Sanshoku (Sanke) - a white-skinned Koi with a red and black patternShowa Sanshoku (Showa) - a black-skinned Koi with a red and white patternTancho - Any koi with the only red being in a circle on its forehead. The fish can be a Tancho Showa, Tancho Sanke, oreven Tancho GoshikiAsagi - a Koi with light blue scales on its top and red scales on its bottomShusui - the partially scaled version of an AsagiBekko - a white, red, or yellow-skinned Koi with a black patternUtsurimono - a black Koi with a red, white, or yellow patternGoshiki - a mostly black Koi with red, white, brown, and blue accentsOgon - a Koi that is one solid color, can be regular or metallic; known colors - red, orange, platinum, yellow and creamGhost koi - "Hybrid" of Ogon and wild carp. Not Nishikigoi.Kin Gin Rin - a Koi with shiny scales. The name translates into English as " Gold Silver Scales" There are alsoGin Rin versions of almost any other type of koi.Kawarimono (kawarigoi) - Miscellaneous types of KoiDoitsu-goi - German CarpKoromo - Koi with areas of blue-edged scales aligned neatlyHikari-Moyomono - Koi with coloured patterns over a metallic base, and koi in two metallic coloursButterfly koi - Long-finned version of all others. Not Nishikigoi."This information found:Wikipedia EncylopediaFind more Koi for Sale Here:Koi for SaleKoi for Sale Power By RingsurfThis site is part of an Internet Site-Ring Community hosted at World of Newave Previous - List: koi - Home: koi - Forum: koi - Join - Next
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