There may be different kinds of hobbies that a person can choose from depending on his or her likes.
If you are one of those individuals who are nature lovers and you love to take care of living creatures, then why don't you try taking care of koi fish? If you are interested in this kind of hobby, there are a few things that you need to learn first about koi.
One of these things that you need to learn is about the different types of koi.
To give you more knowledge about this kind of fish, here's a few information about koi that you need to know about.
Koi is a Japanese name for carp.
It has been said that this fish originated from the Asian countries and were only considered as a food source long time ago.
But, when the Japanese started to raise them, they found out that there were some carps that are very colorful.
They then started to turn these carps into domesticated ones and started calling them as koi.
In English, koi means domesticated carp.
Today, you can seldom see a pet shop that does not sell koi.
It is one of the most common types of fish that you can find being raised by enthusiast in their aquariums or outdoor ponds.
There are also many different types of koi to choose from.
One of the most common types of koi that you can find is known as the Kohaku koi.
This type has two colors that you can find present on its body.
These colors are red, or orange, and white.
This is the easiest type of koi to identify.
Other koi types are Bekko, Ogon, Showa, Sanke, Asagi, Hikarimono, Utsurimono, and many more.
There are around hundreds of koi types were identified and this number keeps in increasing as breeders keep on trying their best to come up with unique types that they can name on their own and become famous in the world of koi raising and breeding.