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Breeding Koi: Knowing Your Pets’ Past And Future
The Koi (“Nishikigoi” for Japanese) are rapidly becoming popular in the United States for breeding. But only few people really know how and where they came to be. The first Koi resulted from the breeding of the German and Asian carp. After being selectively bred for years, different color mutations started showing up. The earliest patterns in color were recorded in the year 1805. Up to this day, thousands and thousands of color combinations and variations can be seen.
Popular colors include red, green, orange, blue, black, silver, white and yellow. There are countless possiblities of color combinations. Each Koi have their own name, and these names are based on their color and pattern. There may be a difference in the favorite types, which depends on the location that they’re in.
These fish are being raised for sale in various countries, like Japan, Singapore, Israel and the warmer states in the U.S.. The Koi can be purchased at many local pet stores. If there’s no stock available, the buyer can choose to order the fish. By ordering, the best thing with this is that the purchaser will be able to have more options, since they don’t have to pick from the stock on hand. The down side of this is that the purchaser won’t be able to pick the specific Koi that they want to have.
Unlike most of the other fish out there, they will continue to grow up to the point that they will reach their maximum size (and it doesn’t matter where they’re being placed). The young are 3 inches long, while the biggest ones can reach around 3 feet or more! They commonly grow around 2 feet in length. As for their age, they have been known to live up to 30 years old (under the right conditions), the oldest of which have lived up to 233 years!
The Koi are classified as omnivorous fish, as they feed on meat and plants alike. And this results in the adaptability of their diet. They’ll eat almost anything you give them, and it doesn’t matter if its good for them or not. The owner should be the ones to control what and how much they eat, as they have no ability to judge what’s good or not for their diet, and the amounts that they should take everyday. The healthiest treats for them are the natural food, such as tadpoles and earthworms, and treats like fruit, veggies, lettuce and bread.
Owners should take necessary precautions when feeding them with beans, corns and grapes, as these food contain an outer casing, which can't be properly digested by the fish if eaten by them. Outer casings of these food should be removed before feeding.
The Koi are non-aggressive types of fish, and they are able to mingle with other fish like the comet and goldfish. Quick eaters as they are, they have the tendency to eat smaller fish, and this could be a problem! The Koi do not have teeth, that’s why they can be fed through their owner’s hand (which can be a great past time for their owners too)!). For fish lovers out there, Koi breeding is truly a great and fun hobby!
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