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Koi

More koi info below

Koi are typically ornamental fish and there are many variants of them.

They come it many colors and patterns, some of the major colors are white, black, red, orange, yellow, blue, brown, and cream and occasionally you can find metallic shades, like gold, silver-white, and platinum scales.

They are originally native to central Europe and Asia and were originally domesticated in China, where they were primarily used for consumption.

Around 1875 colored koi became popular and the number of breeders increase and some expensive koi were produced. Koi breading flourished in the Nijūmuragō area for two reasons the custom of raising Koi in fallow fields for emergency food during the winter and to the existence of many inden or hidden rice fields in the mountains, unknown to the Lord, which allowed the farmer to avoid taxes and became relatively wealthy. Breading koi was promoted as a hobby of farmers who could afford it and high-quality individuals came to be bought and sold.

Overtime koi went from an emergency resource to a status symbol and a decorative fish, in modern times they are seen just about everywhere in the world and even over populate in some areas some variations of the decorative and colorful koi fish go for high prices among collectors. In 2018 one koi was bought by a Chinese collector for about 20 million, the highest price ever.