Carl,

Short story, the magoi is the "father/mother" of all Nishikigoi, or in short
"koi"

They were used as food fish (still are today in fact) in Japan, and as far
as history goes, come from the Persian area initially.

Some Japanese breeders suddenly got coloured offspring from these critters,
and kept them as pets. These first coloured carp were Kohaku.

They were kept in the bassins that were used to feed the rice fields in
Niigata. They needed "proteins" to complete their rice diet, especially
when heavy snow completely isolated them from the rest of Japan.

Every serious Japanese koi keeper has at least one in their ponds, as they
"bring luck".

Picture (through my pond cam) can be seen here :

http://www.wide-o.net/various/camera.jpg

HTH,

Theo

"Carl Beyer" schreef in bericht
...
I just saw this tupe of fish posted... what makes it different from a
koi (from a laymans terms).

Thanks

Carl

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