I think Koi are the most beautiful variant of Carp there is.
They're so cool looking, that's why I love Koi ponds so much too.
I actually have a butterfly Koi above my bed, it's sort of like an elongated koi, they're often called Dragon Carp
That's really awesome, how big of a tank do you need for them?
For a Koi they generally need a large body of water and function best in coldwater, mine came directly from their home in Japan haha.
Must be why Koi ponds are a thing, since tanks are probably not the most ideal place for them to thrive.
Yeah it's a win win, they need a pond and you need a beautiful landscape so you can kind of kill two birds with one carp!
Exactly! How long have they been a thing anyway?
Well I believe they have been in america since the 1900s, America is serious about them being maintained because Asian Ccarp are an invasive species that damages ecosystems.