Recent content by CarpLover

Thank you! I like real books too! Looking online just got overwhelming! The white one is my favorite and original koi. He is about 7 inches now and I have only had him about 1.5 years. Although I did read that even the domestic smaller type of koi which is probably what petsmart sells, should be...

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Of course. I do plan to upgrade the tanks as needed. These are just for now until necessary. I upgraded the koi I had, 2 at the time, to my newly bought 55 along with my 2 shbunkins about 8 months ago. That's when the 30 turned into a fancy goldfish only tank. I have played musical tanks before...

Hello! I have a 30 gallon planted Fancy goldfish tank with 4 goldfish and a Chinese algae eater and my biggest joy, my 55 gallon Koi/Shbunkin goldfish tank, also with live plants for health.

Hello! These are my Koi and I have recently learned that a lot of blends have been mixed with Mirror Carp! The scale patterns on mine will likely even out as they get older and mature and hopefully get less choppy looking.

I just went to the site you sent me and I had no idea that some koi aren't supposed to have scales. Fascinating! Makes me feel better about my fish. I thought maybe I was hurting them somehow. As I look closer, I notice that my other fish are missing scales as well and now I know there are...

Thank you! I got all of them just from petsmart. Is it normal for them to not have scales on their sides? I have read that their patterns aren't truly fully developed until they are about 14 years old so they have a while until then. Maybe this has something to do with it but it doesn't appear...

Hi there! New to the site and was wondering if anyone could tell me what type or coloring variation my 4 koi are. They are all fairly young. The bigger white one being my oldest. I have had it for 1.5 yrs and got it at about 2-3 inches long. He is now about 6 inches long. The rest I have had...