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Building the Best Koi Pond

Sep 2nd, 2011
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Ponds built for koi should be close to three feet or deeper to allow these larger fish enough space. In Japan, breeding koi has occupied a position between hobby and art form for more than two centuries A koi pond is different from a water garden because koi limit the amount of plant life available to be grown.

Koi do not hibernate and even though they can live through the cold months in the Pacific Northwest, I try to make their winter more comfortable. Koi is a drum shaped Japanese fish which can make your garden pond come alive with its vibrant colors and playful behavior.

If you are keeping koi then a smaller upper pool or plant protectors will be needed to keep them from eating the Anacharis. The rock and gravel Koi pond technology has been revolutionized with the Back Flushable Waterfall Filtration systems.

Most modern Koi are considered special if they reach 1 meter in length, and average age from 40 to 60years. Hybrid Koi Pond Kits that will reshape the pond and waterfall construction industry.


Your Questions About Koi Fish Meaning

Apr 11th, 2011
by KoiWaterPeace.
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Sandra asks…

Meaning of the koi fish?

What is the meaning behind Koi fish. A lot of people get them tattooed on their body and such, and I can’t figure out what the special meaning is behind them. Anyone know?

KoiWaterPeace answers:

The Japanese consider it the most spirited of fish, so full of energy and power that it can fight its way up swift-running streams and cascades. Because of its strength and determination to overcome all obstacles, it stands for courage and the ability to attain high goals. The carp is an appropriate symbol to encourage the overcoming of life’s difficulties leading to consequent success.

Paul asks…

Is there a special meaning to a tattoo of the belly of a koi fish?

I was looking at koi fish designs for my next tattoo. I noticed several designs that showed the koi from underneath, which only shows the belly.

KoiWaterPeace answers:

Im pretty sure that a koi fish means good luck

Helen asks…

what dose a koi fish mean?

cause i am going to get a koi fish tattoo on my leg and every one tills me it means good luck. What dose it really mean?

KoiWaterPeace answers:

Koi are ancient Tabeten fish not Japanese. In China this means long life. However it is the position of the fish that changes the meaning, for example a koi pointing west means one thing a koi pointing north and west (vertical and head cocked to the right) means another. It depends on what you get and the colors you have it done in. Email with what you are thinking and I’ll tell you what they mean.

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Japanese Koi Carp – A Remarkable Journey of Time and Transformation

Jul 14th, 2009
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Location Map of Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, Japan

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Author: Michael C. Harris

Japanese Koi carp are known throughout the world as beautiful fish comprising of vivid colors and markings. Anyone who owns them can tell you how wonderful it is to have them as part of their lives. But there as is mysterious past surrounding these marvelous fish as to where their journey of time and transformation truly began.

Over the centuries Koi have gone through many remarkable stages of migration, evolution and breeding. Still today, historical gaps in their timeline have many toiling over where they originated and how they truly came to be the revered Koi that grace the ponds of so many gardens the world over.

The word Koi is a Japanese name meaning carp, but the original name comes from the Latin word Cyprinus carpio also meaning carp. Though many believe that Koi are a product of the Japanese, it is understood that Japanese Koi carp are actually believed to have originated in the waters of the Caspian Sea and areas surrounding China.

In fact, there are records of carp fossils found in China dating back 20 million years, along with early accounts of the very first color mutations of Koi being bred in China. It was here where selective breeding of the Prussian carp led to the development of the goldfish. Now goldfish were not introduced to Japan until the 16th century. Later goldfish were brought to Europe in the 17th century.

With ongoing research and investigation, it is still unclear as to when Koi were actually introduced to Japan, but the mystery mounts as stories are told of Koi having been brought to Japan as a result of early Chinese invasions of Japan. Others tell stories of a Japanese emperor keeping Koi back in 200 AD. The history of Japanese Koi carp is sketchy at best. As to what really happed between the 2nd and the 17th century is an ongoing exploration still today. (more…)