As per our last discussion, if you have already understood of how to choose your nishikigoi, you are therefore being able to discuss with your dealers and you will gain more insight whether your koi dealer talk professionally or unprofesionally. In addition, you will be able to choose good quality koi, which might be overlooked, with slightly cheaper price.
(Sebagai kelanjutan atas diskusi kita yang lalu, jika anda sudah memahami bagaimana memilih seekor koi, maka anda akan mampu berbicara dengan para pedagang koi dan anda akan memahami apakah pedagang koi tersebut benar-benar mengerti tentang koi atau omongannya hanya sekedar "sok tahu". Juga, anda akan mampu memilih kwalitas koi yang bagus, mungkin ada koi tosai bagus yang tidak terlihat oleh sipedagang dan anda bisa mendapatkannya dengan harga yang relatif lebih murah)
(Sebagai kelanjutan atas diskusi kita yang lalu, jika anda sudah memahami bagaimana memilih seekor koi, maka anda akan mampu berbicara dengan para pedagang koi dan anda akan memahami apakah pedagang koi tersebut benar-benar mengerti tentang koi atau omongannya hanya sekedar "sok tahu". Juga, anda akan mampu memilih kwalitas koi yang bagus, mungkin ada koi tosai bagus yang tidak terlihat oleh sipedagang dan anda bisa mendapatkannya dengan harga yang relatif lebih murah)
Herewith some differences between Japanese koi (imported koi) and your home country koi:
(Beberapa perbedaan antara koi import Japan dengan koi hasil ternak lokal):
(Beberapa perbedaan antara koi import Japan dengan koi hasil ternak lokal):
(1) Japanese koi is imported from Japan, while local koi is koi that has been bred locally and the parent koi might also be bred locally for many generations;
(Koi Japan adalah koi hasil import dari Japan, sementara koi lokal adalah koi yang dibiakan lokal dan mungkin indukan koi nya juga sudah secara turun temurun diternak lokal).
(Koi Japan adalah koi hasil import dari Japan, sementara koi lokal adalah koi yang dibiakan lokal dan mungkin indukan koi nya juga sudah secara turun temurun diternak lokal).
(2) The white color of Japanese koi may be snow white, while for the local koi the white color may be yellowish. Japanese koi usually have a better body shape;
(Warna putih koi import Japan berwarna putih salju, sementara koi lokal agak ke-kuning kuningan. Koi import Japan biasanya mempunyai bentuk badan yang bagus)
(Warna putih koi import Japan berwarna putih salju, sementara koi lokal agak ke-kuning kuningan. Koi import Japan biasanya mempunyai bentuk badan yang bagus)
(3) Eyes of Japanese koi looks bigger and like having an eye lid, while the local koi looks flat and normal.
(4) Beside white color, the other colors such as red and black color are also more promising since Japanese breeders doing tight selection in culling the koi fry
(5) Japanese koi, of course, is much more expensive compare to local koi.
Actually your local koi can also be as good as Japanese koi as long as the breeder select the parents koi carefully which has the best requirement for parents.
To be honest, it was very hard to find the local koi in Indonesia which has criterias as good as original Japanese koi. Many koi pattern is still acceptable, but most of the body shape and eyes can not be as good as the original Japanese koi.
Be aware!! Many koi dealers said his/her local koi is an imported koi - Japan origin. As a hobbyist, regardless Japanese koi or local koi, as long as you like these Koi, you may have it if you really want. Therefore, your koi knowledge is terribly Important !!!
Note: see koi video album --> taken at Changi Airport, Singapore on March 7 2013, in my opinion, these koi are original Japanese koi.
To be honest, it was very hard to find the local koi in Indonesia which has criterias as good as original Japanese koi. Many koi pattern is still acceptable, but most of the body shape and eyes can not be as good as the original Japanese koi.
Be aware!! Many koi dealers said his/her local koi is an imported koi - Japan origin. As a hobbyist, regardless Japanese koi or local koi, as long as you like these Koi, you may have it if you really want. Therefore, your koi knowledge is terribly Important !!!
Note: see koi video album --> taken at Changi Airport, Singapore on March 7 2013, in my opinion, these koi are original Japanese koi.
