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Koi (鯉?, English / kɔɪ /, Japanese: [koꜜi]) or in specific koi comes from Japanese, which means carp. More specifically refers to nishikigoi (錦鯉?, English /niɕi̥kiꜜɡo.i/), which is less meaningful carp were embroidered in gold or silver. In Japan, koi became a kind of symbol of love and friendship. This is because the koi are homophones for words that also mean affection or love. Koi fish is a kind of fish including carp (Cyprinus carpio) which has a very beautiful ornaments and benign. Koi are usually maintained as a garnish with the aim keindahkan and good luck in the home and outside the home (koi pond or water garden, because the koi fish is believed to bring good luck. Because the koi fish very close related to goldfish, and therefore in Indonesia, many people call fish koi carp.
Koi fish species differentiated depending on the color, pattern, and size. Some elements of the color is white, black, red, yellow, blue, and beige. The most well known types of koi is the kind of '' Gosanke '', which is made up of the Kohaku, Sanshoku Taisho, and Showa Sanshoku.

Type - the type of Koi.

Koi carp culture as ornamental fish originally came from Japan. Actually koi carp is the result of crossbreeding of multicolored goldfish (carp). Many years ago, farmers in Niigata Japan needs a source of protein during the long winter. They maintain the carp in the pond until they reach a certain size. In the end, the farmers realized that some of the carp have different colors, so that they continue to nurture and upbringing. From there the beginning of koi fish farming started so until several hundred years later progressing quite rapidly.

As the development of fish farming koi, koi fish species undergo development and growth into many types. The types are based on the color pattern koi, scales and others. In the end a lot of the types of koi fish koi fish arranged in a classification as identification. In each class there are several sub-categories are also quite a lot of variety. Koi fish are common classification consists of Koi types Gosanke, Shiro, Utsurimono, Asagi, Tancho, Hikarimono, Goromo, Hikarimoyo, Matsuba, and Kawarimono.

Some types of koi :

1. Gosanke

Koi Koi Gosanke classification is the most popular and commonly found among the fans Koi. Which are included in this category is the Kohaku, Sanke, and Showa. Family Gosanke a Koi combination with the color black, red and white. Except Kohaku who do not have an element of black color.

Kohaku
Kohaku Koi with a red and white colors. Red pattern called Hi. Hi should be thick with good edge. There are various differences in color pattern Kohaku. There are broken, there is a large and sweeping. Kohaku is good to have a pattern that does not go down past the eyes and balanced.

Sanke.
Sanke is the Kohaku koi like pattern (black and white), but they have a black pattern along their backs. Black pattern called Sumi. Looking for a good Sanke is like having a Kohaku Hi pattern. Black pattern may not appear on the head. Sanke is a cross Kohaku with Shiro Bekko.

Showa
Showa Koi color is White, Black and Red. Showa is usually the result of a cross between a Kohaku and Shiro Utsuri.

2. Bekko.

Shiro Bekko.
Shiro Bekko is a kind of white-skinned Koi with a black pattern of small pieces. Pattern (black) sumi on Shiro Bekko to be balanced and have sharp edges (Kiwa). Utsuri and Shiro Shiro Bekko have similarities, because the pattern of the same color. And the difference between Bekko Shiro Shiro Shiro Utsuri is on Utsuri has a pattern of black color larger black while Shiro Bekko have a little black.
Ki Bekko

Koi Ki Bekko is yellow with black pattern on it. As well as Shiro Bekko, but the basic color is bright yellow. Pattern (black) sumi on Ki Bekko to be balanced and have an edge (kiwa) sharp. Ki Bekko somewhat rarer than its cousin, Shiro Bekko.
Aka Bekko
koi Akabeko
Aka Bekko a red koi with black pattern on it. The black color form an interesting and beautiful spot.

3. Utsurimono.

Shiro Utsuri
Shiro Utsuri, a black and white koi with a unique color pattern and interesting. The head Shiro Utsuri consists of black and white, should not only consist of one color (Black only or white only). In contrast to shiro Bekko, shiro Utsuri a koi with black warnadasar.
Ki Utsuri

Ki Utsuri almost the same as Shiro Utsuri, only the Ki Utsuri color is yellow and black. Color pattern and the same assessment criteria with Shiro Utsuri.
Hi Utsuri

Hi Utsuri a Koi with red and black colors that form a unique and interesting pattern.

4. Asa

Asagi.
Asagi is a type of koi that has long existed. Asagi Koi blue with a red belly, beauty Asagi is on the main pattern that is scales that look like a pattern in the form of a thin net over the base color indigo. Ideally Asagi has a pure white head.
Shusui

Shusui is a type of family Asagi koi but do not have scales. Scales on Shusui only on the back only. Color scales are ideally dark and there along the back completely and neatly.

5. Tancho

Tancho Goromo.
Tancho Goromo is a koi that has a spherical pattern on the head, which is a pattern Goromo / wine.
TANCHO Kohaku

Tancho Kohaku are white koi with a red circle on the head. The more rounded and sharply increased the beauty of this type of koi.
TANCHO Goshiki

Tancho Goshiki has Tancho pattern on the head with color and body scales are kind Goshiki koi.
TANCHO Kujaku

TANCHO Sanke

6. Hikarimono

Hikarimono is metallic Koi or Koi with shiny golden color. Hikarimono color is a single color such as yellow sheen, orange and others. Also called Hikarimuji. Hikari means shiny.
Nezu Ogon, Koi with gray sheen
Orenji Ogon, Koi with orange sheen
Platinum Ogon, Koi gleaming white / silver
Yamabuki Ogon, Koi Color Yellow sheen

7. Goromo

Ai goromo
Budo Goromo
Sumi Goromo

8. Hikarimoyo

Kin Showa
Kujaku
Yamato Nishiki
Doitsu Hariwake
Kikusui

9. Matsuba

Shiro Matsuba
Aka Matsuba

10. Kawarimono

Ochiba Shigure
Kumonryu
Beni Kumonryu
Benigoi
Karasugoi

11. Haijiro

Aka Haijiro
Chagoi
Kigoi
Midorigoi
Soragoi.

How To Maintain And Maintain Good Fish Koi.

Caring for and maintaining good Koi fish a must for hobbyists. Basic staple to keep in mind is an appropriate, within their water and feeding techniques.

Suitable Koi fish pond.

Koi fish can be kept in the pool cement, ground pools, garden ponds. Maintenance of koi fish in the aquarium is not recommended. Because koi need a broad and deep swimming area. In addition, koi beauty lies in the colorful back. If elegance is maintained in the tank body and the color does not look up.

Koi pond size is recommended at least 1.5m x 2m depths of 80-50cm. If pools are too shallow, the fish bodies will be constantly in contact with sunlight. Too much sun can change the color of koi body so pale and stunted growth.

Noteworthy distance to the lip of the pool water of at least 25cm is useful to prevent koi jump to the mainland. Swimming should be equipped sewer at the bottom. At the top of an installed pipes to deliver clean water that has been deposited.

Water For Fish Coins Good.

Filter four layers need to be installed to maintain cleanliness and smooth supply of water. Filters are four layers

- The first filter is composed of gravel, sand, and palm fiber filter function littering rubbish and mud pools.
- The second form of carbon zeolite filter function removes toxins, odor, and kill germs.
- The third filter in the form of non-lethal pesticide-degrading bacteria that play a role in the process of water purification pond.
-Filter Fourth form of plants or rocks that can bind to dirt.

The degree of acidity (pH) of water that is suitable for the growth of koi is from 6.5 to 8.5. To maintain the water circulation pump can be installed capable of delivering as much as 25 liters of water per minute. In this way, the pool water does not need frequent cleaning, but need to clean the filter and filter tub. How, spray filters with clean water about 5-10 minutes.

When using this filter, you should do the replacement of water every two weeks. The goal is to get rid of toxic substances from the leftovers are decomposed into nitrite are harmful to fish health.

Koi Fish Feeding way.

Feed serves to form an ideal body and brighten colors in koi fish, as well as its medium for treating sick koi fish. The type of feed given feed can be natural or artificial feed. The feed contains nutritionally balanced according to the needs of koi fish. Feed should be given twice a day, morning and evening so that the fish's nutritional needs are met.

The type of feed used to spur the growth of koi fish that ideal body is wheat germ. The feed is made of materials containing high protein such as, wheat, shrimp, fish meal and soybean meal.

Protein content of about 32%. Besides wheat germ also contains vitamins A, D, E, K, B2, B6, B12, niacin, vitamin C and other mineral elements such as calcium, choline chloride, panthetonate, trace minerals, and antioxidants.

Meanwhile, the feed to brighten / sharpen the color of koi is feed containing carotene. These substances can stimulate the appearance of color in koi fish. Naturally in the body there is a substance koi carotene form of antaxanthin produce a red color, and lutein creating a yellow-green color.

Koi fish feed containing such substances carotene; carrots, algae or algae Spirullina, and Chlorella, watermelon, cabbage, cabbage and green peppers. While the animals can be given feed of crabs, crustaceans, krill, trout, salmon, water fleas, mosquito larvae, worms hair, and blood worms.

With good koi fish is a fish pond suitable attention, water quality and proper feeding koi hobbyists who knows a champion, hopefully.
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DatePublished: June 12, 2015 at 09.57