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KOI
Commonly called Koi in the western world, and originating from the common
carp, Cyprinus carpio, the name Koicomes from Japanese and simply means carp.
In reality the name Koi thus includes both the dull grey food sh as well as the brightly
colored ornamental varieties.
he correct name for the beautiful ornamental carp is Nishikigoi! a name that literally
and very descriptively means brocaded carp. If you wish to become an a"cionado of
this sh, it would be wise to learn and use the correct term, as #ishi$igoi were
developed in Japan and the language of the $oi world, or more correctly the #ishi$igoi
world, is and will remain Japanese. Japanese is used not only to name the varieties, but
also for many of the terms used to describe the colours and traits of these beautiful sh.
%s an aside, in Japanese koiis a homophone for another word that means a&ection or
love' $oi are, therefore, symbols of love and friendship in Japan. he $oi is also an
often recurring symbol in Ire(umi, the Japanese art of traditional tattooing.
Nishikigoi (or Koi)varieties are distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation.
)ome of the ma*or colors are white, blac$, red, yellow, blue, and cream. he most
popular category of $oi is the Gosanke, which is made up of the Koha$u, aisho
)ansho$u, and )howa )ansho$u varieties.
he earliest types of Koi produced were bred from the sh $ept as food by rice farmers,
to supplement their winter diet. +rom time to time coloured mutations would appear
amongst these carp and some were $ept as pets. It seems most li$ely that the rst
types to appear were the red and white varieties now referred to as Koha$u. +rom these
early beginnings breeders were able to breed other colour varieties. he net types to
appear were )an$e and )howa, both with three colour patterns of red, white and blac$,
but with di&erent proportions of the three colours.
In -/0,during the Japanese12usso war, the 3unich 2esearch institute for +isheries in
4ermany gave 0/ western carp to the breeders in Japan. )adly only - 3irror Carp and 5
6eather Carp survived the trip. #evertheless, these 4erman Carp were immediately
introduced into the Japanese breeding programs and cross1bred with their indigenous
carp. hese seven 7oitsu carp turned out to be the genetic bac$bone of 7oitsu carp and
later the 7oitsu $oi as we $now them today.
Initially the 7oitsu carp were only used to enhance the production of edible sh and not
to create ornamental $oi. he newly introduced 4erman carp did not have scales and
was easy to clean and prepared for food. 8ut unli$e what many people believe, the
main reason for the introduction of the 4erman carp into the food mar$et was the
bul$ier body shape and thus more meat to eat. he hybrid vigor caused by the cross
breeding of 7oitsu and Japanese carp was a ma*or contributing factor in producing more
sh meat. In addition, the 7oitsu carp grew remar$ably well and outperformed the local
carp.
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It was only at a later stage that the 4erman carp was actively used to enhance the
ornamental $oi carp ! and what a large contribution they made to the selective breeding
of #ishi$igoi. In -/5, a new strain called 7oitsu1%sagi came into being. Kagami 9ro$o,
or mirror scales is a characteristic feature of 4erman carp. Kagami 9ro$o not only
dominated the scales of #ishi$igoi, the 4erman carp were also much easier to ta$e care
of than their Japanese counterparts. It is thus that ease of care became a trait carried
forward to today:s modern ornamental carp.
he most obvious di&erence was the scalation on the newly produced $oi. 6ess obvious
but as important were the body shape changes that too$ place. he long and much
thinner body conformation of the Japanese $oi changed to the beautiful bodies of
modern $oi. %lmost all $oi varieties today do have 7oitsugoi blood in their geneticma$eup. In fact, the superb body shapes o& modern show winners would not be
possible without the genetics inherited from the 7oitsu carp.
Japanese recogni(e thirteen basic classes of Nishikigoi, or Koi and these classes are
now accepted throughout the world. ;ithin each of these classes there are a number of
sub categories. ;e cover these in the images below.
IN THE AQUARIUM
Koi are not suited to aou can read about the
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+inally, we have this advice for novice $oi hobbyistsE 7o not get daunted by the urry of
Japanese terms corresponding to the various breeds of this sh. 4et accustomed to the
terms slowly, and en*oy the learning process. he best starting point of this learning
process is more often than not with the three most established and most popular breeds
of $oi, namely the FKoha$u:, the F)an$e:, and the F)howa:. :4osan$e: is the term used to
refer to these three breeds ta$en together. al$ often to other Koi enthusiasts ! and if
you can, as$ breeders to point you in the right direction. hey recognise the potential of
baby Koi very early on? he more you hear these terms, and the more you watch what
other hobbyists do, the sooner those bewildering $oi terms will become part of your
everyday vocabulary?
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