What Is Koi Carp?
Koi is the ornamental domestic varieties of the carp. They originated from china but you can find them now in all parts of the world. The peculiar characteristics of the koi are that they are shaped like ships. If you know how a ship looks like from the bottom of the ocean. They have a pair of fins near their neck, stomach and have a v shaped fin at the bottom. Their fins and tail are tender and look like the fabric muslin. They come in all sorts of colours as they come in many different varieties. They vary in size from country to country. In some countries they are about 3 inches tall whereas in some about 3 feet tall. They live for very long. The record age of a koi fish in china was 225 years. Koi are bringers of luck. They bring luck in the form of money according to different popular myths.
