The most popular category of koi is the Gosanke, which is made up of the Kohaku, Taisho Sanshoku, and Showa Sanshoku varieties.

In Japanese, koi is a homophone for another word that means " affection " or " love "; koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan.

This could be the result of koi being bred from a mix of East Asian and Western Eurasian carp varieties, or being bred exclusively from East Asian varieties and being subsequently hybridized with Western Eurasian varieties ( the butterfly koi is one known product of such a cross ).

* is a white-skinned koi, with large red markings on the top.

* is a black koi with red ( hi 赤 ) and white ( shiroji 白地 ) markings.

* is any koi with a solitary red patch on its head.

Famous for its docile, friendly personality and large size, it is considered a sign of good luck among koi keepers.

* koi is light blue above and usually red below, but also occasionally pale yellow or cream, generally below the lateral line and on the cheeks.

* is a black koi with a white, red, or yellow markings, in a zebra colour pattern.

The oldest attested form is the yellow form, called in the 19th century, but renamed by Elizaburo Hoshino, an early 20th-century koi breeder.

* is a white -, red -, or yellow-skinned koi with black markings.

* is a dark koi with red ( Kohaku style ) hi pattern.

* is a koi with metallic ( glittering, metal-flake-appearing ) scales.

* is a " catch-all " term for koi that cannot be put into one of the other categories.

This is a competition category, and many new varieties of koi compete in this one category.

* is a metallic koi of one color only ( hikarimono 光者 ).

* is a light blue / gray koi with copper, bronze, or yellow ( Kohaku-style ) pattern, reminiscent of autumn leaves on water.

* is a koi with coloured markings over a metallic base or in two metallic colours.

* Ghost koi （ 人面魚 、 じんめんぎょ, a hybrid of Ogon and wild carp with metallic scales, is considered by some to be not nishikigoi.

* Butterfly koi （ 鰭長錦鯉 、 ひれながにしきごい ） is a hybrid of koi and Asian carp with long flowing fins.

Butterfly koi ( also known as longfin koi, or dragon carp ), also developed in the 1980s, are notable for their long and flowing fins.

The third type is the same as the second, with the addition of a line of ( often quite large ) scales running along the lateral line ( along the side ) of the fish, also referred to as " mirror koi ".

Culled fry are usually destroyed or used as feeder fish ( mostly used for feeding arowana due to the belief it will enhance its color ), while older culls, within their first year between 3 " to 6 " long ( also called " Tosai "), are often sold as lower-grade, pond-quality koi.

While it requires diligent oversight to narrow down the favorable result the breeder wants, it also makes possible the development of new varieties of koi within relatively few generations.

Some are also important as aquarium fish, of which the goldfish and koi are perhaps the most celebrated.

A tree filled with snakes, a carousel, antique cars, koi pond, children's playground ( called Kiddie Kingdom ,) petting zoo ( named Happy Feeling ) and a restaurant named Gingerbread Fancy ( now Granny's Country Kitchen ) were also borrowed from the floral park concept to create a section of The Enchanted Forest.

It also features a koi pond and cherry tree garden.

It also includes a large koi pond ; visitors often feed the koi.

A garden may also be designed to include exotic animals, such as a koi pond.

Large koi, white catfish, turtles, and free-flying birds are also housed within the Dome.

In tattoo art, cherry blossoms are often combined with other classic Japanese symbols like koi fish, dragons or tigers.

The word koi comes from Japanese, simply meaning " carp ".

Traditional Japanese garden with koi

The koi ( from Japanese nishikigoi, 錦鯉 ) are well-known common carp breeds, selectively bred for being enjoyed by spectators from above.

Strictly speaking, " koi " is simply the Japanese name of the common carp.

The creek's source is the koi pond in Washington Park's Japanese Garden, near the playfield at the park's southern end.

Test subjects included the crew, Japanese koi fish ( carp ), cultured animal and plant cells, chicken embryos, fruit flies, fungi and plant seeds, and frogs and frog eggs.

The Japanese gardens located at Maymont are well tended and cared for and consist of a koi pond as well as a large waterfall coming down from the terrace.

A classically designed Japanese Garden, containing Japanese architecture and design elements such as the tile-capped garden wall and tile-roofed entry gate, an elevated bell tower, stone lanterns and pagoda sculptures, a ceremonial hand-wash basin, a waterfall, koi pond, an arched-moon bridge, and a viewing deck.

Grassy pathways meander through more than 1, 400 different types of plants, including one of the largest collections of Chamaecyparis ( false cypress ) in the United States, the largest collection of rhododendrons in the Southwest, 500 varieties of daylilies, 25 varieties of dogwoods, more than 50 bonsai, 75 varieties of Japanese maples, and 70 varieties of hostas, as well as a stream consisting of nine pools of water, and a koi pond.

File: HappygoldfishAstorCourt. jpg | A koi pond is a signature Chinese scenery depicted in countless art work.