Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Koi Colors History

Did you know that the reference was to the colors of koi as far as 316 AD, made under the Western Chin Dynasty? This is the time of this beautifully colored fish are written about it ... It's amazing, really!
Just behind the colors of the koi that were documented included black, blue, white and red ... Sun colored koi are not new - it's just that they have perfected the art of selective breeding.
But it was not until the 17th century, the true-breeding koi in the Japanese prefecture of Niigata region has begun, and it was the Japanese who took the time to master the art of selective breeding. Careful trial and error, they were the master of selective breeding koi, and they still lead the world today.
So if you seriously want a firm agreement on koi carp, various species and their diversity of color to win then you really need to learn some Japanese terms to get a handle on the true meaning of things.
Some of these concepts will be explained later in this article, but now look look a little more to the story koi.
So ... Going back to the 17th century ... Niigata Prefecture This is where the farmers should be noted that sometimes the offspring would be gray carp with various colors and markings have begun. This led to the fishery and their results showed a number of koi with different patterns and color they use to continue until 19 century in the study.
In the 19 century, there were many koi breeders in Japan and now it was created many new colors koi. Koi have become incredibly popular, and were affectionately known as "the fish of the nobility," but they were still only really known in the region of Niigata in Japan.
However, all that in 1914 took place when a "Koi Expo" in Tokyo with some of the changes the most brightly colored koi in Niigata for the first time.
The exhibition has triggered a "koi crazy" and some of the finest fish were good at the Prince Hirohito. The Prince and the people have been through the colors breathtaking and beautiful Koi that soon the whole country was talking about this "new discovery" fish species, and needless to say, took the popular koi suddenly began to spread the world.
From there, the best pedigree breeders were well established and is now even more beautiful and colorful varieties of koi in a mix of old farming methods and to develop modern genetics.
This is mainly due to farming out carefully documented the Japanese for nearly three centuries the world will enjoy the beautiful colors and varieties of koi today.
Some of the most important types of koi and descriptions of

    
* Asagi - light blue red top to bottom
    
* Bekko - red, white or yellow with black spots
    
* Butterfly Koi - long fins and tail
    
* Doitsu Goi - German carp various
    
* Ghost koi - koi Offspring of wild and ornamental koi solid color.
    
* Goshiki - black with white, red, brown and light blue pattern
    
* Hikari Moyomono - Two colors, one of which is metallic paint
    
* Jinmengyo - unusual koi face much like a mammal
    
* Kawarimono - This is a mixed breed koi
    
* Kin Gin Rin - Looks shiny and metallic
    
* Kohaku - white and red - a very popular fish
    
* Koromo - Ordered that the scales are blue on the edges
    
* Ogon - monochrome
    
* Showa Sanshoku / Showa - Black with red and white
    
* Shusui - Asagi koi with some of its distance scales
   
* Taisho Sanke or Sanshoku * - white with red and black
    
* Tancho - Circle on the head, usually red, but can be other colors
    
* Utsurimono - black with red or white or yellow

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