Koi Carp

Native

They originated from the Caspian Sea with natural habitat surrounding the North, Baltic, Mediterranean, Black, Azov, Caspian and Aral Sea basins. Wild populations of the common carp now exist in North America, Africa, Europe, Asia and South America.

Description

Koi carp belongs to Cyprinidae family(the largest group among freshwater fishes).They rely on their teeth in their pharynx to break up their food.These are cold water fishes from which the Chinese and Japanese have developed fascinating variations of colours and shapes over centuries, starting from the 11^th century in China.Koi varieties are distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation. Koi have many different colors. Some of the major colors are white, black, red, yellow, blue, and cream.Their maximum size in the aquarium is 30cm. They are well suited to life in aquariums and ponds,live for long years and grow to good sizes.