by Taro Kodama | Mar 20, 2019
In Japan, Koi is a living charm of long life because Koi live a very long time. Nishikigoi can live over 200 years if you keep them in the right way. It is said that you can calculate their age by analyzing their scales. You probably know that you can estimate the age...
by Taro Kodama | Mar 20, 2019
If you a Koi beginner, you probably imagine their size as 20 inches based on your experience of seeing a Koi in public, but I’m sure the biggest exhibited Koi will blow your mind and break a Koi-size-record in your head. In the 38th All Japan Koi Show, a Koi in a size...
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
After spawning, a female eats food very aggressively and gets ready for the next season. Males do not have as big of an appetite as the females. Typically, the female eats more and ends up growing bigger in girth and length.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
Koi can live more than 80 years.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
It is one of the clues. Breeders can estimate the age simply by looking at the koi. Breeders can tell the age by collecting various information such as body conormation, coloration, head and fins size, scale size, thickness of fukurin, etc.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
Yes, any Ogon except Doitsu Ogon can have Fukurin. Fukurin does not appear until the koi grows at least 24 inches. As it continues to grow, the Fukurin will become thicker and more beautiful.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
It is true that through generations of careful breeding the black carp has turned into this beautiful fish. No tropical fish has ever been mixed into koi bloodlines.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
Goshiki literally means five colors in Japanese. When the variety was developed, there were five colors.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
It is Koromo with Sumi instead of Ai. Because Aigoromo comes from Asagi bloodlines, it usually has the Asagi’s scale color on its Hi plate. When Sumi appears instead, it is recognized as Sumigoromo.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
“Ai” means indigo and “Koromo” means clothes. Therefore, Aigoromo means koi wearing indigo clothes.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
Goshiki is bred by crossing Asagi with Kohaku. Aigoromo came from the process of leaving pattern only on the Hi, making the other part white. Simply speaking, Aigoromo has white as its ground and Goshiki has color there, and sometimes Hi as well.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
Yes. Like Shiro Bekko, it comes from Taisho Sanshoku breeding.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
They come from the same parents. Bekko is a koi with Sumi (xsimu) on the shiroji that is bred from Taisho Sanshoku. Sometimes koi with sumi on red skin appears. This is Hi Bekko. Hi Bekko and Bekko are brothers and sisters of Taisho Sanshoku.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
Hachiware is a type of pattern that devides the face into half.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
Tancho Kohaku is produced from regular Kohachu breeding. Tancho Taisho Sanshoku are produced from breeding Taisho Sanshoku.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
Yes. Almost all fish have a silver shine. The gene that creates silver scales is strong and any variety can have a beautiful Ginrin variation.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
Ginrin is the short term for Kin Ginrin. They are shiny scales. Ginrin shines gold on red, and silver on white.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
At night when there is no sun-light, Koi stop swimming actively and are quiet at the bottom. They look like they are sleeping.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
The season depends on the location. The temperature of the water triggers the spawn. In hot places like Okinawa, the season begins in March, while in Niigata it is in May and June. In tropical countries, it is possible for the Koi to spawn 2-3 times per year.
by Taro Kodama | Apr 14, 2016
Some koi have been found that are 58 inches long.
