Black koi are supposed to add "Luck" to your pond; similarly, the Japanese
feel that white fish bring sorrow (white is their color of mourning . . . )
Yeh, yeh, yeh. . . I added two black koi to my collection about 6 weeks ago,
after about 5 weeks in quarantine. They're little guys, about 3.5" at the
time I added them. In they went, and that was the LAST I saw of them until
yesterday at high noon! Bewa these are the "true" ghost koi: you don't
see them! If they ever develop any distinguishing features, they will be
Stealth and Ninja!

I really, Really, REALLY want a black butterfly: I have a gorgeous white
doitsu butterfly, and I want the yin/yang thing goin'!

Lee
"P Davidson" wrote in message
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My wife read some article that black Koi are supposed to be good luck.
After a visit to local shops, I was told that they are also very uncommon.
I suppose that translates to rare and expensive.
Are black Koi hard to find and where could I look if my local shops don't
have one?
Paul D