What is an Asagi Koi?

The Japanese is one of those famous people when it comes to breeding ornamental fish. Popular fishes that they keep are gold fish, carp, koi, and other tropical fish which are also popular, not only in Japan, but also around the world. The most common and popular is the koi keeping. At this present day, many people already engage their selves in keeping koi. This is also one reason why experts and breeders keep on producing different varieties of koi. They do the crossbreeding method to produce another different variety.

Now, if have you eaten or entered in a Japanese restaurant, you will always see that there are aquariums or ponds with different varieties of koi fish or carps. If they don't have aquariums, they have paintings and pictures of these fishes. Have you ever wonder why they have it? The answer is simple, it adds up to the decoration of the restaurant and at the same time it catches the eyes of the customers because of its beautiful colors. Another important factor why they have this is because they believe that it brings good luck to their business. They have symbolic meaning for this fish -- koi are symbol of love, friendship, and courage.

If you think that keeping koi fish will be easy, then I'm telling you it's somewhat challenging. As mentioned above, it comes in different varieties. Their variety varies with the color that they have in their body. One example is the Asagi koi which comes in blue or blue gray color with red lining on its side, belly and fins. This breed is one of the most common breeds that most keepers have.

Aside from Asagi koi, there are also other koi varieties like the Kohaku (one of the most common), Taisho Sanke, Bekko, Goromo, Matsuba Tancho, and Kawarimono (this breed is known to be unidentifiable when it comes to variety). It doesn't matter what variety you have, what I can assure you is no matter what you have, you will for sure enjoy keeping it. They can serve as your stress reliever.