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  • čas přidán 14. 12. 2018
  • Koi fish are colorful patterned common carp that are now celebrated in annual koi shows and kept in ponds all over the world. Some are worth millions.
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    Following is a transcript of the video:
    Anything strike you as special about this fish here? Well, it's worth 1.8 million dollars. It won grand champion at the All Japan Koi Show in 2017, and is the most expensive koi fish ever sold.
    Koi may just look like an oversized goldfish, but they're not even remotely related. Koi are actually a type of carp, and today they're some of the most expensive pet fish in the world. But why? Koi were originally raised in Japan in the 1700s when rice farmers first began breeding them for their distinct colors and patterns, similar to how we breed dogs for their specific traits. And just like prized dog breeds, Japanese people take koi breeding very seriously.
    There are regular competitions to name the top koi. Judges and buyers pay attention to how healthy its skin looks, its size and body shape, and how gracefully the fish moves in the water. But the most important trait of all is the koi's coloring. The best koi have a good balance of colors and patterns according to their variety. For example, there are koi with light blue spots, ones with large red patches on their backs, or all-metallic gold.
    But the most winning fish often just boil down to these three varieties. They're often the most valuable. They dominate the shows, winning nearly every major category each year. And the better-looking the fish, the more a buyer is willing to pay.
    Yvo: Yeah, it depends. You can buy some small and cheap koi fish for a couple of bucks, but also, yeah, it can get up really, really high to thousands, ten thousands of dollars.
    Narrator: That's Yvo de Wal. He's a koi hobbyist and seller in the Netherlands, and he heads up the CZcams channel Koi Partner. Each year he visits Japan to shop for koi.
    Yvo: The breeders are located there, and they have experience with their bloodlines for many, many generations.
    Narrator: You see, bloodlines are just as prized in koi as they are in dogs because some of these koi are the result of decades of selective breeding. I mean, just take a look at the koi's wild relative, the common carp. Its dark colors would be considered unattractive for a koi, but it's perfect protection against predators in the wild. So how do you get from this to this? Well, it's actually similar to how we got from this to this, except koi breeders mainly select for size and color and ignore... Fluffiness.
    Koi have six types of color cells in their skin. Their cells can be red, yellow, black, white, blue, or metallic. Now in order to get a beautiful, reddish-orange pattern like the one on this 1.8 million dollar fish, you need to select for fish that have a white body and lots of red cells that concentrate in large patches. Red and white are important colors in Japanese culture, representing joy and purity. But having the right colors is only part of it.
    A koi's color cells sit at different depths in the skin, some right near the surface and some deeper in, which ultimately determines how bright the fish appears. The brighter the fish, the bigger the price tag. Today there are about 120 varieties. To compare, there are about 200 breeds of dogs. But when it comes down to it, breeding koi is a lot harder. A single koi can give birth to hundreds of thousands of baby fish at a time.
    Yvo: I think we are talking about millions and millions of fish per breeder.
    Narrator: So breeders must choose wisely. One breeder, for example, reports that he starts with 3 million fish and selects 15,000 to raise over the first year. From that he chooses 1,000 to continue to raise the second year.
    Yvo: Yeah, it's a really hard job for the breeders.
    Narrator: But in the end, all that hard work is worth it. The breeder of this grand champion waited until she was nine years old to sell her at auction. And by bringing in a world record of 1.8 million, the breeder got not only a huge return on investment but a priceless reputation boost in the koi community.
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Komentáře • 5K

  • @TheKoiPartner
    @TheKoiPartner Před 5 lety +10053

    Thank you for your interview Business Insider! Best Wishes, Yvo

    • @user-uu5zv9qw1y
      @user-uu5zv9qw1y Před 5 lety +17

      The Koi Partner 💓💓

    • @kanyebest762
      @kanyebest762 Před 5 lety +10

      Y’all should

    • @balexxa9345
      @balexxa9345 Před 5 lety +19

      Love your kois!

    • @TheKoiPartner
      @TheKoiPartner Před 5 lety +18

      Alexa Cruz Thank you

    • @redone4584
      @redone4584 Před 5 lety +11

      @koy partner can you tell me what happens to the fish not selected or the 15000 raised for 1 year that dont make the cut?

  • @spearmintflavoured1546
    @spearmintflavoured1546 Před 5 lety +9831

    Imagine someone flexing on you with their pet fish

  • @tsukichan9780
    @tsukichan9780 Před 4 lety +8059

    "Koi fish and goldfish aren't even remotely related"
    "Koi fish are a type of carp"
    *Goldfish are a type of carp too........*

    • @ArielleMarynn
      @ArielleMarynn Před 4 lety +592

      Went through the comments hoping someone else knew this!

    • @nikitanair6566
      @nikitanair6566 Před 4 lety +188

      I was just gonna comment this.

    • @tinyturtwig1283
      @tinyturtwig1283 Před 4 lety +131

      Gold fish are koi fish

    • @ericmapande2383
      @ericmapande2383 Před 4 lety +18

      @@nikitanair6566 me too

    • @punkyroo
      @punkyroo Před 4 lety +385

      They are descended from different types of carp (crucian vs common). But, yeah, they are both part of the carp family.

  • @nootnoot1537
    @nootnoot1537 Před 3 lety +958

    my uncle has one of these bois and it was priced at around $7k, he loved it more than his children

    • @goreandhoodies3626
      @goreandhoodies3626 Před 3 lety +157

      I mean wouldn't you cuz kids are a pain the ass and koi are at least not noisy and they are kinda chill

    • @grizzlybear6377
      @grizzlybear6377 Před 2 lety +92

      With the way kids act these days, koi fish have my vote

    • @straightbusta2609
      @straightbusta2609 Před 2 lety +55

      I mean at 7k, I'd love it more than my kids too

    • @marieflocon8053
      @marieflocon8053 Před 2 lety +3

      That would have be me

    • @davebaxxxter
      @davebaxxxter Před 2 lety +4

      ofc he does when his children smokes crack all day , erryday

  • @HoustonHeartStopper
    @HoustonHeartStopper Před 4 lety +1910

    Imagine losing $1.8M to some bird who ate your koi.

    • @funone0015
      @funone0015 Před 3 lety +17

      That bird be me

    • @chickenz1
      @chickenz1 Před 3 lety +19

      @Exocentric
      I’m saving that bird
      It’s Probaly nearly extinct

    • @glorygloryholeallelujah
      @glorygloryholeallelujah Před 3 lety +9

      I’d recommend that they move further away from *”Jurassic Park”* then....😆

    • @HoustonHeartStopper
      @HoustonHeartStopper Před 3 lety +11

      @Exocentric
      Unfortunately, that bird (they're called herons) are protected species. That mean they have the right to eat your fish if they're hungry. Damn federal laws!

    • @adastra591
      @adastra591 Před 3 lety +3

      Or maybe cat. Lol

  • @anonymousanonymous6559
    @anonymousanonymous6559 Před 4 lety +4884

    2:36 narrator : "its dark colors would be considered unattractive"
    me : that's fish racist

  • @Trevenus
    @Trevenus Před 5 lety +17251

    What if it's a fake koi fish
    Then it's a dekoi

  • @glorygloryholeallelujah
    @glorygloryholeallelujah Před 3 lety +671

    *”He not only got $1.8 million, but also a priceless reputation boost in the Koi community!”*
    So, shouldn’t it be called a.......
    *Koimunity?*
    Don’t worry, I know the routine by now -and can show myself out...😆

  • @ImmortalChaos
    @ImmortalChaos Před 4 lety +819

    I think the gold koi was the most most beautiful.

  • @dannyk1072
    @dannyk1072 Před 4 lety +4316

    Japanese rappers be flexing with the size and color of their Koi fish

    • @nicolasfernandez9942
      @nicolasfernandez9942 Před 4 lety +197

      They be walking around with koi fishes in water tanks like dogs

    • @Kodos2024
      @Kodos2024 Před 3 lety +91

      My Koi has a grill with dollar signs. It's a great conversation piece at family reunions.

    • @auraskadante6273
      @auraskadante6273 Před 3 lety +7

      Soooo joji?

    • @pancakethespheal8992
      @pancakethespheal8992 Před 3 lety +39

      Aye yo its ya boi Snoop Senpai i got alot of fat Kois shinier than my Darkrai and man let me tell you i dont know why how i got Wagyus with a Wasabi on top my flow wont stop like a river full of Pufferfish dish so nice like my ice yo we partying all night in Tokyo

    • @provocunt8673
      @provocunt8673 Před 3 lety +2

      YOOOOOOOOOOUUUU!!

  • @wow32
    @wow32 Před 5 lety +2658

    Koi are expensive because they're fat and colorful
    The more you know

  • @AsepTravels
    @AsepTravels Před 2 lety +84

    I built a koi pond out of boredom during the first lockdown and I quickly became obsessed and ended up upgrading it a lot and spending way too much money on the pond and my koi than I care to admit to my friends and family😅
    I used to make fun of dog owners who pamper their dogs and have cameras to monitor their dogs when they’re away but I’ve become worse😭😂

    • @jjold9394
      @jjold9394 Před rokem

      Bad Lịch will came for the most owner of koi fish

  • @skynet251
    @skynet251 Před 4 lety +650

    Me: Looking for my 1.8mill koi outside
    Ma: I made salmon for lunch .

    • @tiggerisdumb
      @tiggerisdumb Před 3 lety

      Mq:I’m kind fish

    • @shadows_star
      @shadows_star Před 3 lety +3

      Koi isn't salmon though.

    • @averysanford4949
      @averysanford4949 Před 3 lety +20

      @@shadows_star that’s what makes it funnier

    • @xxxsugoitacion
      @xxxsugoitacion Před 3 lety

      @@averysanford4949 no... the meat is different colour so it's not funny... there's no way it could be salmon.

    • @mariaconsuelosevilla3302
      @mariaconsuelosevilla3302 Před 3 lety +12

      @@xxxsugoitacion the joke is that the mom didn't know it was a koi fish and just assumed it's a funny looking salmon and then cooks it

  • @coronavirus8551
    @coronavirus8551 Před 4 lety +3075

    Me: giggles
    Teacher: what are you laughing at?
    My brain: *me and the kois*

  • @ahmaddzaky94
    @ahmaddzaky94 Před 4 lety +4066

    Imagine if you bought the fish for $1,8M and tomorrow you find out that ur mama cooked it for breakfast..

    • @MrSJB-ue1sd
      @MrSJB-ue1sd Před 4 lety +316

      Most expensive food ever

    • @elitegamer1954
      @elitegamer1954 Před 4 lety +18

      Hahahahah

    • @manasachowdary2018
      @manasachowdary2018 Před 4 lety +8

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ziyu93
      @ziyu93 Před 4 lety +33

      That actually happened with a swordfish

    • @nichole4968
      @nichole4968 Před 4 lety +126

      Someone's grandma cooked their grandson's asian arowana (on average the most expensive fish in the world, i believe) because she thought he paid too much for it.

  • @tobiwankenobi2402
    @tobiwankenobi2402 Před 4 lety +137

    When a fish is worth more than everything you own, including your house: 👁👄👁

  • @dahliam77
    @dahliam77 Před 3 lety +282

    "They aren't even remotely related," they are the same genus, id consider that closely related

  • @checkmyplaylist6879
    @checkmyplaylist6879 Před 5 lety +6952

    I can barely afford salmon at ny local Walmart!

    • @John77Doe
      @John77Doe Před 5 lety +77

      Check My Playlist My Local Walmart only sells Tilapia. 😞😞😞😞😞😞

    • @TheKoiPartner
      @TheKoiPartner Před 5 lety +8

      John Doe haha

    • @idkwhyiam9440
      @idkwhyiam9440 Před 5 lety +14

      exactly. i didnt know walmart sold salmon

    • @vnmilluzionz
      @vnmilluzionz Před 5 lety +3

      What’s Walmart I only have Woolworths and coles

    • @Ryuuken24
      @Ryuuken24 Před 5 lety +22

      Sad to tell you but, you ain't buying wild salmon at Walmart, that's aquarium raised salmon the most toxic fish known to man.

  • @mooshable3375
    @mooshable3375 Před 5 lety +2360

    Koi : *exists*
    People: beautiful water doggos uwu

  • @alongjunor7729
    @alongjunor7729 Před 3 lety +122

    Japanese always bring something to another level. Koi,melon,strawberry,wagyu etc.

    • @wanmanda
      @wanmanda Před 3 lety +12

      I think everything in Japan is expensive

    • @alongjunor7729
      @alongjunor7729 Před 2 lety +4

      @Lu Cheng for daily meal and diet,i think its not necessary..maybe for a special occasion or just to try something new out of curiosity, i think it's okay right

    • @moumuooo.o2283
      @moumuooo.o2283 Před 2 lety

      @Lu Cheng then you have no taste or are just blind and dont know anything about high culture and experience.
      Edit: and you probably had them in America my guess not in Japan cuz most Japanese goods are highly regulated by the JP government.

    • @shaniyajulie629
      @shaniyajulie629 Před 2 lety +1

      Grapes !

    • @chillkrill6951
      @chillkrill6951 Před 2 lety +1

      Also Thailand Singapore and China

  • @The-bi5ry
    @The-bi5ry Před 3 lety +14

    BI: Why are Koi fishes so expensive?
    Me: it's because they contain the spirit of the moon

    • @psychoseagull3104
      @psychoseagull3104 Před 2 lety +2

      it's because when they reach level 20 they evolve into gyrados

  • @taetaekookie8109
    @taetaekookie8109 Před 4 lety +691

    I remember of a story where a guy bought an expensive koi and brought it home, only to find it in the freezer the next day cuz the maid thought he bought it for cooking lol

    • @turtleiguess5240
      @turtleiguess5240 Před 3 lety +47

      Did the maid get fired

    • @taetaekookie8109
      @taetaekookie8109 Před 3 lety +21

      @@turtleiguess5240 nopes haha.. i mean.. the owner was the one in the wrong for not specifically telling the maid not to cook it 😁😁

    • @vocaste1062
      @vocaste1062 Před 3 lety +116

      @@taetaekookie8109 but if the fish is that expensive, then it would look different from regular cooking fish right? I think the maid lacks common sense

    • @vocaste1062
      @vocaste1062 Před 3 lety +22

      And it's a koi as well

    • @kyana447
      @kyana447 Před 3 lety +2

      @@vocaste1062 True

  • @VyvienneEaux
    @VyvienneEaux Před 5 lety +851

    "They're not even remotely related. Koi are a type of carp." Goldfish are also carp.

    • @closmasmas9080
      @closmasmas9080 Před 5 lety +11

      Vivian Tristesse I was going to say this too until I saw this comment

    • @blanketjacksonovertheraili3912
      @blanketjacksonovertheraili3912 Před 4 lety +4

      Thank you

    • @uniqueparker7354
      @uniqueparker7354 Před 4 lety +15

      thank you i went sstraight to the comments when he said that lol

    • @theworld3435
      @theworld3435 Před 4 lety +2

      They said there is no relation because, of the name.

    • @Teagenbond
      @Teagenbond Před 4 lety +6

      I read carp as “crap” and was like “well that’s...interesting” lol

  • @themalditanextdoor
    @themalditanextdoor Před 3 lety +33

    Narrator: ...3 million fishes and selects 15,000 to raise over the first year from that he chooses 1,000 to continue
    Me: *thinking about all those fishes who didn't make it*

    • @angelwhispers2060
      @angelwhispers2060 Před 3 lety +10

      Not necessarily that they didn't make it just that they were sold for much cheaper And were never shown at competition.
      I mean Petco and PetSmart has to get their cheap little koi from somewhere

    • @n.ayisha
      @n.ayisha Před 2 lety

      koi were raised mainly as food until the 1800's, so the ones that don't make it probably end up in the seafood section as "carp".

  • @HelioPopTart
    @HelioPopTart Před 2 lety +6

    Wow. Simply wow. There was a time I was working and required to travelled to people’s homes for biosecurity related issues. These homes are not any normal homes in the suburbs, but one of the most valuable suburbs of the city I live in. The size of the Koi in the video is huge! A client had kept their Koi’s for 30+ years and informed us, if anything happens to their Koi’s, they would seek compensation. Can you imagine having pets for 30 years and more? These people were in elderly stage of life, but one of them told us, the value of one of their Koi’s are worth $30,000! To hear 1.8 million might have me thinking, they undervalued their Koi’s.
    One of the most impressive ponds I witness from this job was, a property that had a connected ponds besides the passage to the entrance of the door. Not only that, it had same features at the back entrance as well. Unsure if it was interconnected, but this house was quite the literal sense a mansion. One of the best jobs I had the opportunity working for. Everyday was an adventure I would had dreamed as a child.

  • @WillFast140
    @WillFast140 Před 5 lety +2647

    You completely overlooked the historical reasons koi are popular. In Japanese legends, koi grow up to be dragons, which symbolize great power, so koi are the potential for great power. That's completely true. Think magicarp/gyarados in Pokemon - a Japanese tv show

    • @joshuamann443
      @joshuamann443 Před 5 lety +38

      Wow

    • @victorpena3129
      @victorpena3129 Před 5 lety +9

      Don’t believe this guy no where in Japanese culture are koi simbolized

    • @pigeonfowl474
      @pigeonfowl474 Před 5 lety +71

      @@victorpena3129 no u

    • @LinnaV
      @LinnaV Před 5 lety +117

      @@victorpena3129 actually it is true. Not only that, many other asian countries, for example: Vietnam, China, etc, also believe this. However, it's just more common to built a dragon statute/painting/hedge than to buy a koi and having to keep it alive.

    • @Milo0610
      @Milo0610 Před 5 lety +2

      Pokemon is not a japanese tv show. It is a manga and anime

  • @unknowncreature-0069
    @unknowncreature-0069 Před 4 lety +713

    Narrator: anything strike you as special about this fish here?
    Me: he's the goodest boy

  • @agumon949popato
    @agumon949popato Před 4 lety +22

    i have always loved koi

    • @melhawk8045
      @melhawk8045 Před 2 lety

      Can you hand feed her yet?

    • @lethalwolf316
      @lethalwolf316 Před 2 lety +1

      one of those babies might be a million dollar koi

  • @drowninginjinsoulsaquarium9419

    we have so many kois in our backyard and those ducks just gargle it all 😭😭😭😭

    • @grizzlybear6377
      @grizzlybear6377 Před 2 lety +3

      1) Protect your koi accordingly
      2) Aquire the dog from _Duck Hunt_

    • @Iggy_Plush
      @Iggy_Plush Před 2 lety

      @@grizzlybear6377 3) get a falco- oh wait

  • @AnnmusPnda
    @AnnmusPnda Před 5 lety +980

    *How is gold koi not the best?*

    • @Sweta_mande
      @Sweta_mande Před 4 lety +166

      Red and White are important in Japanese culture

    • @RadicalCluster
      @RadicalCluster Před 4 lety +9

      @Leo Leon what if its a real gold?

    • @RadicalCluster
      @RadicalCluster Před 4 lety +5

      @Leo Leon do you think i didnt go to preschool to learn that the water which has an atomic mass of ~18 can make the gold, which has around ~195 atomic float? no i didnt. I just theorized what if it was a real gold. I'm not ludicrous.

    • @RadicalCluster
      @RadicalCluster Před 4 lety +7

      its not a troll -.- its a joke... you know... not everyone is "dumb-non-sentient-being" ya know... im prob smarter then you anyways..

    • @merriam-websterdictionary8854
      @merriam-websterdictionary8854 Před 4 lety +2

      @RD Funny

  • @cherrybucaling6310
    @cherrybucaling6310 Před 4 lety +2482

    Imagine buying it. Then died after 3 days

    • @dinosaurman4512
      @dinosaurman4512 Před 4 lety +23

      Cherry Bucaling imagine that huh

    • @fireelite7839
      @fireelite7839 Před 4 lety +336

      Then you have one extremely expensive fish dinner

    • @hannanehstm9514
      @hannanehstm9514 Před 4 lety +12

      So risky🤣

    • @haihai9022
      @haihai9022 Před 4 lety +23

      Then it would the most expensive food from seafood since caviar

    • @ExpiredFeet
      @ExpiredFeet Před 4 lety +67

      It actually died 3 months later I know this because I’m a koi breeder and I went to that exact same auction in Niigata japan and the Chinese lady bought it

  • @um1dkman684
    @um1dkman684 Před 3 lety +10

    This is the only fish I would happily own, I could imagine having my own koi pond that I tend to every day

  • @yuki_sushi3480
    @yuki_sushi3480 Před rokem +1

    1:10 the fish just be swimmin like huh!?!

  • @westsenkovec
    @westsenkovec Před 5 lety +342

    *Pro tip:* Teach it bite before evolves into Gyarados

    • @Jijo2003
      @Jijo2003 Před 5 lety +4

      It's has true damage

    • @imluvinyourmum
      @imluvinyourmum Před 5 lety

      Nah teach it rockslide (I am guilty of playing the DS 2v2 versions XD)

    • @bruh4573
      @bruh4573 Před 5 lety +1

      B E A S T M A S T E R 64!

  • @skyskynomnom4674
    @skyskynomnom4674 Před 3 lety +64

    This narrerator sounds mildly infuriated by this subject and it’s the best thing I’ve ever heard

  • @freedomchance9982
    @freedomchance9982 Před 3 lety

    Wow!! Such great information! Thank you for sharing!!!!

  • @erinbenton9361
    @erinbenton9361 Před 5 lety +495

    “They aren’t even remotely related. Koi are a type of carp.
    GOLDFISH ARE A TYPE OF CARP

    • @alexiscrow5160
      @alexiscrow5160 Před 4 lety +7

      Specifically looked for this comment cus that was my first thought XD

  • @zaramintheequanimous
    @zaramintheequanimous Před 5 lety +879

    Me :
    Watches the most expensive koi and breeding processes video.
    CZcams recommendation :
    Gordon Ramsay's Top 5 Fish Recipes ...

  • @thebestsisters5856
    @thebestsisters5856 Před 3 lety +22

    4:36
    My mom & dad raised me for more than 12 years and i am still not worth more than a koi😶😐☹😫
    *The truth sometimes hurts*

    • @thebestsisters5856
      @thebestsisters5856 Před 3 lety

      It is sometimes: You are unable to visualize the truth ..because you are too young

    • @lepiper
      @lepiper Před 3 lety +5

      The Best Sisters Did you just comment on your own comment with the same account? ._.

  • @incitatus953
    @incitatus953 Před 3 lety +9

    "Koi Fish are a type of carp"
    -shows picture of some kind of perch

  • @Pwn3dbyth3n00b
    @Pwn3dbyth3n00b Před 5 lety +595

    Koi and Goldfish aren't remotely related? Koi are a type of carp? You know goldfishes are in the carp family. Koi and Goldfishes are closely related...

    • @Jgkillerpollo91
      @Jgkillerpollo91 Před 5 lety +2

      Thanks

    • @Jijo2003
      @Jijo2003 Před 5 lety

      @@Jgkillerpollo91 your welcome : )

    • @Pwn3dbyth3n00b
      @Pwn3dbyth3n00b Před 5 lety +1

      @Daekj32 yeah they are.

    • @Ziqrul
      @Ziqrul Před 5 lety +1

      @Daekj32 Can you go research it, don't talk like you are smart.

    • @Jaysus117
      @Jaysus117 Před 5 lety +2

      Daekj32 they actually are

  • @preita
    @preita Před 4 lety +864

    everything from japan is somehow more special and expensive.
    Fricken melons, tuna, koi fish, and dogs. Like what else?

    • @summergypsy1
      @summergypsy1 Před 4 lety +132

      You forgot cows. Wagyu beef

    • @rezkydonnyputranto4232
      @rezkydonnyputranto4232 Před 4 lety +7

      @@summergypsy1 Yup..

    • @animewatch4213
      @animewatch4213 Před 4 lety +35

      Ever date a Japanese girl?

    • @Nawaf-
      @Nawaf- Před 4 lety +25

      Japan is an extraterrestrial nation from the future :p

    • @BuritoYYTrickzooms
      @BuritoYYTrickzooms Před 4 lety +7

      Preita tamang they know Americans are gonna drop a bag if they keep their good stuff “scarce”

  • @stanleyrozario
    @stanleyrozario Před 4 lety

    thank you for the information it was very helpful

  • @Rodaportal
    @Rodaportal Před rokem

    I enjoy watching Koi fish swiming around ponds!! vibrant colors!! So Beautiful ❤❤

  • @Tyreinn
    @Tyreinn Před 5 lety +840

    koi and goldfish arent related, as koi are a type of carp. interesting statement considering goldfish are a type of carp

    • @dantan1249
      @dantan1249 Před 5 lety +64

      exactly what i was thinking. tbh all fish are at least remotely related. just not closely. haha

    • @dysonspreybar4903
      @dysonspreybar4903 Před 5 lety +34

      I wanted to Chuck my phone after I heard that. Glad someone caught that

    • @ethanlittle776
      @ethanlittle776 Před 5 lety +2

      Tyrein was sure I saw someone say this the other day but wasn’t sure so didn’t comment. Thank you haha

    • @johvie
      @johvie Před 5 lety +5

      That's what I was about to comment. They're both carp, are they not?

    • @NYToken
      @NYToken Před 5 lety +6

      knowledgenuts.com/2013/12/25/the-difference-between-koi-and-goldfish/
      Here's the info I found. They are both carp, however they are 2 different types of carp ... Carps? Carp?. Thought this was informative.

  • @nineteen8576
    @nineteen8576 Před 5 lety +230

    *Because they can be used to summon the avatar spirit.*

    • @kalyankrishna7348
      @kalyankrishna7348 Před 5 lety +15

      The moon and the ocean spirits

    • @yeahoh2222
      @yeahoh2222 Před 5 lety +2

      Y E S

    • @veledwin1
      @veledwin1 Před 5 lety

      So the video gets basic facts about koi and goldfish wrong, and now you have to get Avatar things wrong too? Does no one do any research before posting things?

  • @Thats_my_opinion_so_chill

    Useful information

  • @makcakoi2393
    @makcakoi2393 Před 2 lety

    I love this video like WOW 😍 iv learnt alot from watching this to fabulous 💯😎🐟

  • @Tishbishhh
    @Tishbishhh Před 5 lety +760

    When a fish is worth more than you.

    • @shyguy1845
      @shyguy1845 Před 5 lety

      @StuckDucks a million dollar on the black market i think, i forgot the exact figure

    • @shyguy1845
      @shyguy1845 Před 5 lety

      @SonsyWhale why isn't it worth money

    • @shyguy1845
      @shyguy1845 Před 5 lety

      @SonsyWhale you still haven't answered my question, why is humans not worth money, just because it's illegal doesn't make it not worth money

    • @shyguy1845
      @shyguy1845 Před 5 lety +7

      @SonsyWhale lol i don't know who's the idiot here, you can't answer a simple question and you have the audacity to call someone an idiot that's outrageous

    • @shyguy1845
      @shyguy1845 Před 5 lety +2

      @SonsyWhale you're even more stupid than i thought, it's like asking what's the moon worth, of course you can't sell the moon but you can calculate its worth,

  • @akpost8780
    @akpost8780 Před 5 lety +2328

    Fact checks:
    1. Goldfish and Koi are actually very closely related. Both are members of the Karp family.
    2. Prices on Japanese commodities are comically mistranslated here in the U.S. This fish was $17,000 U.S. dollars (1.8m Yen).

    • @chepachii
      @chepachii Před 5 lety +30

      Andy Post Yes Andy they are both cyprinids,can even hybridise,I have personally caught them.

    • @Xerkies
      @Xerkies Před 5 lety +29

      $1.8m Yen? So it’s 1.8 million dollars yen?
      Well I didn’t know they had that type of currency

    • @akpost8780
      @akpost8780 Před 5 lety +307

      @@Xerkies Fixed. Could've spared me the snark, but since I'm correcting someone else's blunders, I'll accept your correction despite your poor attitude and unlikable personality.

    • @Xerkies
      @Xerkies Před 5 lety +17

      Andy Post No problem 😘

    • @kitboiii3166
      @kitboiii3166 Před 5 lety +60

      @Xerkies not trying to criticise you but i think you should learn more about the world lol

  • @Mr.Pie93
    @Mr.Pie93 Před 4 lety

    Great Video, I Love Koi

  • @itsfreddie7132
    @itsfreddie7132 Před 3 lety +4

    Imagine spending 1.8m on this and you wake up and a cats just attacked it throughout the night xD

  • @Koljake
    @Koljake Před 5 lety +234

    I hope michael scott won't accidentally step on those expensive ones

    • @savagepanda3433
      @savagepanda3433 Před 5 lety

      Or maybe Jim will stop him from falling in this time😂

  • @503hb
    @503hb Před 5 lety +1519

    Play at 1.25x speed.
    You're welcome.

  • @an_na6320
    @an_na6320 Před 3 lety +6

    I literally see these at every hotel I go to

    • @goreandhoodies3626
      @goreandhoodies3626 Před 3 lety +2

      The koi in the video is different form the koi sold normally ... Lol

  • @JooshySushi
    @JooshySushi Před 3 lety +3

    1:30 Now that’s a goldfish 😉

  • @Jen-zk9se
    @Jen-zk9se Před 5 lety +941

    He keeps saying red but I’m seeing orange 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @jimarmstrong3512
      @jimarmstrong3512 Před 4 lety +29

      Why the hell did this sentence need a female symbol emoji

    • @Jen-zk9se
      @Jen-zk9se Před 4 lety +137

      jim armstrong - lol simmer down my friend. That imoji is the “I dunno know”, “I don’t get it” imoji. I’m a girl. I picked her.

    • @slaprakshas
      @slaprakshas Před 4 lety +45

      That’s your brain playing tricks on you... it’s actually blue

    • @alexreeperbahn5709
      @alexreeperbahn5709 Před 4 lety +1

      Put a trans instead.. both win

    • @xpok3947
      @xpok3947 Před 4 lety +5

      @@Jen-zk9se its not because its a girl, its because emojis are cringy and unnecessary

  • @GuruPrashanth7970
    @GuruPrashanth7970 Před 5 lety +1561

    michael scott fell into a koi pond and killed a koi fish.

  • @2early4_coffee
    @2early4_coffee Před 3 lety +3

    Everyday i learn something random. Thank you YT random algorithm.

  • @dorian8787
    @dorian8787 Před 3 lety

    Nothing more beautiful than a koi fish

  • @oJoJo
    @oJoJo Před 5 lety +441

    goldfish also belong to the carps

    • @ianmiller865
      @ianmiller865 Před 5 lety +73

      well said as i was just about to say that, this man hasnt done his homework

    • @viiiderekae
      @viiiderekae Před 5 lety +4

      True. But its wild relative is from.central asia to eastern europe

    • @veganbeth
      @veganbeth Před 5 lety +9

      Yes! They missed that bit of research!

    • @danielfrey9510
      @danielfrey9510 Před 5 lety +6

      Big oof

    • @nickvarley8365
      @nickvarley8365 Před 5 lety +2

      THANK YOU!

  • @Rose_Butterfly98
    @Rose_Butterfly98 Před 5 lety +31

    Yep, you can get them for literally $2 if you want, I usually like the metallic ones, but my favourite was a sanke koi that my aunt had. Very friendly koi, I could hand feed her and pet her, usually spent all my time with her when I was at my aunts house.

  • @pasukankurawachannel194

    Woww..... amazing.... Perry good...

  • @justsomedogwithinternetacc7415

    A fish is worth more then my entire life :S

  • @goranhikl1180
    @goranhikl1180 Před 4 lety +709

    Koi is so expensive because rich people have nothing better to do

    • @7mountains770
      @7mountains770 Před 4 lety +23

      Goran Hikl I’m rich then..? I have 25 koi + 10 baby koi

    • @SinSnxpes
      @SinSnxpes Před 4 lety +1

      JoshsFishery lol same

    • @actionjackson5759
      @actionjackson5759 Před 3 lety +12

      Goran Hikl Pure Madness in opinion! 1.8 million for one fish 🐠, for that price, I would buy houses , cars , land etc, and sell them for profit.

    • @timeless9820
      @timeless9820 Před 3 lety +1

      @@actionjackson5759 no buy assets and then get ur house and ur car from the income of ur 1.8 mil principal

    • @NotKimiRaikkonen
      @NotKimiRaikkonen Před 3 lety +10

      You looking at it as an expense, when it was probably an investment for breeding. Similar to a prize stud horse, you pay millions and earn millions from breeding it.

  • @inggrieda
    @inggrieda Před 4 lety +310

    “They’re some of the most expensive pet fish in the world.”
    Now I understand why my father is so sad when some of his koi fishes died

    • @joshmciver4847
      @joshmciver4847 Před 4 lety +56

      the average Koi fish really isn't expensive... about $5 when young.
      these "expensive" Koi are completely different from what the average person has in their pond.

    • @drsharkboy6568
      @drsharkboy6568 Před 4 lety +11

      Josh McIver yeah, these koi are huge! I never thought they could even get that big until I looked it up.

    • @sonofaquack6987
      @sonofaquack6987 Před 3 lety +8

      koi arent that expensive outside of shows likw these. Your dad was probably sad because he loved those fish. Like losing your dog.

  • @_Morph1ne_
    @_Morph1ne_ Před 4 lety

    The all gold fish had me cracking up 😂

  • @nacereddinechallal4405

    I realy loved the golden koi 😍

  • @jayden7306
    @jayden7306 Před 5 lety +98

    “Magikarp?”

  • @Davidj3
    @Davidj3 Před 5 lety +259

    Koi are so expensive because it's the only fish in the world That doesn't come out exactly like it's parents. So it takes a lot to duplicate a specific fish that a collector is looking for. Hard to find price goes up!

    • @jesusantonio732
      @jesusantonio732 Před 5 lety

      David J really?

    • @Davidj3
      @Davidj3 Před 5 lety +13

      @@jesusantonio732 yea I bred koi. I bred yellow this year. And some came out red, white and black.And all different patterns.

    • @szybilski
      @szybilski Před 5 lety

      How can you claim it's the only fish in the world that is like that? The majority of our oceans have not been travelled.

    • @Davidj3
      @Davidj3 Před 5 lety +1

      @@szybilski then show it to me?

    • @Davidj3
      @Davidj3 Před 5 lety +9

      @@szybilski and this is freshwater. Saltwater, the ocean is another category.

  • @yeonbeom
    @yeonbeom Před 3 lety +3

    fish :: _blob_ _blob_
    humans :: this fish is elegant, lovely and I want it
    fish looking at them :: 👁️👄👁️

  • @scorpionpilot9446
    @scorpionpilot9446 Před 3 lety +2

    Very cool

  • @lil_thiccpeach9067
    @lil_thiccpeach9067 Před 4 lety +183

    Bruh they cute af

    • @C4TC4T
      @C4TC4T Před 3 lety +17

      They are fairly intelligent fish too

    • @coralrose5754
      @coralrose5754 Před 3 lety +7

      Fr whole babeys

  • @kenzokenzo
    @kenzokenzo Před 5 lety +201

    Should have been "Priceless investment in the *_KOI-mmunity_* "

    • @Questionable_Content
      @Questionable_Content Před 5 lety +2

      Kenzo I am so proud of this Koimmunity

    • @3Dusers
      @3Dusers Před 5 lety +1

      ahhh the wonderful koimment section

    • @rk.r2439
      @rk.r2439 Před 5 lety +2

      omfg be my bestfriend

    • @fu1644
      @fu1644 Před 5 lety +1

      koi litterly means testicle in my language wich makes this video priceless

  • @cocacola9975
    @cocacola9975 Před 2 lety +1

    That fish in the beginning has a bigger value in life then me

  • @fordva1002
    @fordva1002 Před 2 lety +1

    The video: this fish is expensive
    All the caffe in VietNam: we don't think so

  • @melody-ec9ex
    @melody-ec9ex Před 5 lety +742

    Video: The brighter the fish, the more expensive it is
    me: *Uses highlighter on fish. Sells for one billion dollars*

  • @problematicprincess6270
    @problematicprincess6270 Před 4 lety +206

    I love koi I've always dreamed of having a koi pond and cherry trees in my garden such beautiful fish

    • @mayisree8302
      @mayisree8302 Před 4 lety +1

      Me too

    • @Darlvua
      @Darlvua Před 4 lety +7

      Anime for life

    • @thepondowner
      @thepondowner Před 3 lety +1

      Mayi Sree get one it took me nearly 2 hours to convince my mom to get one and it’s fairly easy if you have time and a yard

    • @melhawk8045
      @melhawk8045 Před 2 lety +1

      I've had it in my head to create one of those natural swimming pools, with a school of them I can literally swim with!

    • @problematicprincess6270
      @problematicprincess6270 Před 2 lety +1

      @@melhawk8045 omg that sounds lovely

  • @GloryLumajangKoiCenter

    Beautiful 👍

  • @eugeeltano
    @eugeeltano Před 3 lety

    Beautiful fishes

  • @michaelvickers89
    @michaelvickers89 Před 5 lety +106

    My hospital that I work for have Koi and I highly doubt they paid 1/100th of that price for their koi. 😅

    • @ConjointVR
      @ConjointVR Před 5 lety +19

      Probably cause they got the starter pack version, these are premium koi

    • @patstaysuckafreeboss8006
      @patstaysuckafreeboss8006 Před 5 lety

      Same, my hospital has premium Koi fish too

    • @imluvinyourmum
      @imluvinyourmum Před 5 lety

      Where are your hospitals? I need medical attention, oh this net is just for catching butterfly's

  • @vealck
    @vealck Před 5 lety +617

    Goldfish are also a type of carp. And they are quite closely related. Both are members of cyprininae.
    And whenever there's a question "why X is so expensive" the answer is usually "no particular reason, just some idiots are willing to pay a lot for it". Like with apple products for example.

    • @jamieingels1190
      @jamieingels1190 Před 5 lety +10

      Those idiots are "The Oriental Mafia".... And fish is their way of laundering money🐬

    • @bruh4573
      @bruh4573 Před 5 lety +1

      @@jamieingels1190 ur gei lul

    • @XMYeks
      @XMYeks Před 5 lety +32

      2 months later and no apple users roasted you

    • @Soap0027
      @Soap0027 Před 5 lety +2

      Was looking for this comment, lol

    • @Alpaax
      @Alpaax Před 5 lety +6

      4 months and no butthurt apple user yet haha great!

  • @kingkennyoffootbal4252
    @kingkennyoffootbal4252 Před 3 lety +7

    It broke my heart when I saw they were in a small bag and small pot

    • @goreandhoodies3626
      @goreandhoodies3626 Před 3 lety +1

      Thy are only in there for a day at most then they go into the huge pond shown in the video trust me japan wouldn't miss treat a koi like na

  • @regkoiDorset
    @regkoiDorset Před rokem +1

    Cool!

  • @panicitsjakeslack3070
    @panicitsjakeslack3070 Před 5 lety +148

    I’m expecting jeffree star to replace his fish with that koi fish

    • @MrVuckFiacom
      @MrVuckFiacom Před 5 lety +4

      Cringe

    • @iCrimzon
      @iCrimzon Před 5 lety +6

      Jeffree Star flexxing his fish for 3 minutes gay

  • @cindi9935
    @cindi9935 Před 5 lety +89

    That's one thicc koi

  • @tamerelgohary7832
    @tamerelgohary7832 Před 2 lety

    Very good

  • @thaitrungvo8932
    @thaitrungvo8932 Před 2 lety

    2:48 Man, I love wolf and this scene breaks my heart even though I already knew this.

  • @darius2640
    @darius2640 Před 5 lety +629

    yeah nah I'll have myself a sick house instead

    • @Audfile
      @Audfile Před 5 lety +42

      You think they have 1.8 mil fish and live in an apartment?

    • @Altreux
      @Altreux Před 5 lety +3

      They could lmao, my friend is rich and they live a in apartment xD

    • @Genericname
      @Genericname Před 5 lety

      Subhan Rana could be an apartment

    • @ghostboyss4331
      @ghostboyss4331 Před 5 lety

      Poor house. Is it okay?

    • @Altreux
      @Altreux Před 5 lety

      Nah

  • @EricaGriffin
    @EricaGriffin Před 5 lety +1559

    Goldfish are a type of carp 🤣😅 complete fail.

    • @Notgivenit
      @Notgivenit Před 5 lety +149

      You can actually crossbreed koi and goldfish and create infertile offspring, like a mule or liger

    • @osiris6883
      @osiris6883 Před 5 lety +85

      Erica Griffin are we suppose to laugh?

    • @ajginfinity
      @ajginfinity Před 5 lety +11

      I was about to say lol

    • @pablogonzalez2009
      @pablogonzalez2009 Před 5 lety +14

      So funny I forgot to laugh

    • @Indigobo1
      @Indigobo1 Před 5 lety +67

      @@osiris6883 well I mean he did say that koi and goldfish are completely unrelated

  • @anxley6263
    @anxley6263 Před 3 lety +1

    We used to have like 20 of this when i was younger, i never knew this fish were expensive

  • @mostexpensivething945
    @mostexpensivething945 Před 3 lety

    Amazing

  • @TacoStacks
    @TacoStacks Před 5 lety +650

    I was just watching farming tractors how did I end up here.

  • @thatonedog819
    @thatonedog819 Před 5 lety +80

    Goldfish are also karp...

  • @alaskacosplay
    @alaskacosplay Před 2 lety

    I want to own a show worthy koi one day but for now, I am buying cheap koi because they tend to look like the expensive ones and they seem to bring joy to me and beauty to my home.

  • @allthingstoallmen8912
    @allthingstoallmen8912 Před 2 lety +1

    Not gonna lie, these swimbois look delicious af😂

  • @MillennialTravelConfessions
    @MillennialTravelConfessions Před 5 lety +274

    Koi fish are so beautiful! Great and interesting video 👍

  • @xerrsupa
    @xerrsupa Před 5 lety +56

    I don't care if my pets are good looking or not.... If I am emotionally attached to them (for me) they're as valuable as the most expensive pet ( sorry for my bad grammar)

  • @CapeFearKoi
    @CapeFearKoi Před 3 lety +2

    I enjoy koi so much, I started a CZcams channel. It’s a great hobby to be in.

  • @adidanusaputra4761
    @adidanusaputra4761 Před měsícem

    This is what my boss is betting on all the time on an online auction.