Personally I find the Blue ridge story the most convincing.
Personally I find the Blue ridge story the most convincing.
The real Batman wears polyester! Don't be fooled by the plastic imposter.
This koi variety we are calling koibito .
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https://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/b0915.../hirenaga.html
This is the place where Akihito visited in 1977 and where the long-fin koi originated.
They have a picture showing how the Indonesian carp looked like, and by 1982 they have bred this variety.
What we see today is the result of years of selective breeding.
If I had to guess it might be this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_carp
Last edited by fly4koi; 10-03-2023 at 04:49 AM.