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.
Oh really? What makes them so damaging?