Jardin de Koï

Pas de vrai jardin japonais sans carpes Koï, en tous cas, pas pour Lucien qui les adorent et gave les nôtre de riz. Mais saviez-vous que ce poisson peut atteindre des prix faramineux ? Il existe des concours de la plus belle carpe. Les plus rares sont les plus recherchées ( la tancho, blanche avec son point rouge sur la tête, par exemple). Evidemment, les plus grands spécimens sont les plus convoités.
Koi, or more specifically nishikigoi, literally "brocaded carp", are ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp Cyprinus carpio. (...) Koi have many different colors. Some of the major colors are white, black, red, yellow, blue, and cream. While possible variations are limitless, breeders have identified and named a number of specific categories. The most popular category is Gosanke. The Gosanke category is made up of the Kohaku, Taisho Sanshoku, and Showa Sanshoku varieties. The Japanese breeders have many generations of knowledge and experience when it comes to breeding and raising Nishikigoi. They know which ones will be worth hundreds of dollars and which ones will be worth thousands of dollars.(Wikipedia)