I think Koi are the most beautiful variant of Carp there is.
They're so cool looking, that's why I love Koi ponds so much too.
I actually have a butterfly Koi above my bed, it's sort of like an elongated koi, they're often called Dragon Carp
That's really awesome, how big of a tank do you need for them?
group of fish originally found in Central Europe and Asia. Various carp species were originally domesticated in East Asia, where they were used as food fish. Carp are coldwater fish, and their ability to survive and adapt to many climates and water conditions allowed the domesticated species to be propagated to many new locations, including Japan. Natural color mutations of these carp would have occurred across all populations. Carp were first bred for color mutations in China more than a thousand years ago, where selective breeding of the Prussian carp ("
Butterfly Koi
Butterfly koi, longfin koi, or dragon carp are a type of ornamental fish notable for their elongated finnage. The fish are a breed of the common carp, "Cyprinus carpio", which includes numerous wild carp races as well as domesticated koi ("Nishikigoi").
Butterfly koi originated in the mid-20th century as a result of an effort to increase the hardiness of traditional koi. Japanese breeders interbred wild Indonesian longfin river carp with traditional koi. The resulting fish had longer fins, long barbells,