Arizona Koi,
are friendly fish.
They aren’t afraid of getting hooked,
but do expect some tasty treats!
I had no fishy food,
but still they followed me,
around the ponds,
like swimming puppy dogs!
Cheers to you from Arizona’s friendly koi~
Fish Tales~
cindyknoke.com 
In Ann Arbor Michigan at Matthaei Botanical Gardens they have some of these beautiful fish.
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I would love to see them. I have read that koi can live under frozen ice if they have enough oxygen which is amazing დ
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I’m not telling my aunt that her Koi could have been moved from Florida to Minnesota. She would have found a way to keep her backyard pond full of oxygen. She would have left the two little bass I caught and threw in her pond. Great pictures Cindy.
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I love your aunt! დდ
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Great shorts of them! I love their bright colors. I think they can be mesmerizing to watch them swimming in the pond especially if you give them some food so that they gather near you.
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Yes! I didn’t have the food, but they still hung out with me which was so fun დ
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Gorgeous doesn’t begin to cover it.
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Awww………Thank you so much Gigi! I had so much fun hanging out with these guys დ
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beautiful. I’m so glad you are “wandering” again. virtual hugs
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Thank you. Traveling again feels like using muscles that haven’t been exercised! Good to be back on the program დ
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Name koi stands for both love and affection in old version of Japanese Language and these beautiful water livings stand for that we have plenty of them mostly every home in HkG have a binch of happy Koi fish. They are good fortune symbol for people here. They live in group and play happily.
These pics are beautiful and extremely delight to watch . I will be saving them for my screen saver if you permit me to download CK.
Cheers. Happy smiles to you.
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Your comments made me smile. Thank you! Loved all the info about these wonderful creatures. Please use the images as desired and thank you for asking. I have more if you want them. They are so wonderful to be around, calming and fun to interact with დ
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I love this colourful fish we have plenty of colours. To add up to your post i will dhare the names of Koi fish based on the colouring. We call them with these names only usually. Its Japanese but the more of them used in Chinese homes widely.
Aka- meaning red
Hi- having red markings
Beni- meaning orange
Ai- meaning blue
Cha- meaning brown
Nezu- meaning gray
Shiro- meaning white
Ki- meaning yellow
Yamabuki- meaning light yellow
Gin- meaning silver
Kin- meaning gold
Midori- meaning green
Sumi- meaning having black markings
Karasu- meaning having a black background
Ochiba- meaning light blue
They really bring friendship and love with lots affections as per my past couple of decades observation. There wont be any fights and everything is about Peace with Koi fishes. So they are amazing.
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Nice
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Thank you დ
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Aww… fishy lips 🙂 fish do have feelings, i learned that long ago.
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You learned well my friend დ
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I have never seen a blue koi carpe! I wonder why?
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Possibly selective breeding over time. They remind me of delft and royal Copenhagen china დ
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They come in various sizes too. The smaller ones are ideal for an aquararium.
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I found babies in a creek once დ
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Beautiful and love the words accompanying these gorgeous golden movers. We had our pond fish inside in a big aquarium one year and I didn’t want to put them back in the Spring! A joy to watch.
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Wonderful They are interactive without fish food. They are a total joy to spend lots of time with დ
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Cindy – amazing puppy fish – just incredible really!
Thanks so much for sharing – I had no idea koi were so beautiful!
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Love to you Sheila დ
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Who doesn’t love koi fish, and who doesn’t love their photos from you!
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Who doesn’t love you Jennie? No one who matters დ
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Awww…🥰
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Smashing photos! Great!
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Awww…… Thanks very much! Most appreciated & cheers to you დ
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♥
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Great captures! They are so cute 😍
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Thanks much Chaymaa & lovely to meet you დ
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It’s my pleasure, Cindy! Have a great day! 😊
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Very koi. 🤔
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Coy Koi დ
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🤷♂️😜🤷♂️
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Stunning colors! Thanks for sharing the beauty! oxox
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Thank you for appreciating it & be well my friend დ
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Be well, Cindy. Thank you once more for your stellar photography. 💞
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Take good care my friend.
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The same to you, lovely lady. Enjoy the weekend and week ahead. oxox
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Visa versa 2UX2.
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Take care. oxox
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Oh, the colors and patterns! One koi looked like a Delft blue porcelain!
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I agree! Either Delft or Royal Copenhagen china დ
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splendid shots!!!
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How beautiful they all are.
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Aren’t they striking. Happy you enjoyed them დ
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They are indeed.
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These photos of the fish are like paintings. Thank you.
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So wonderful to say and see! Thank you დდ
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You captured their gracefulness and beautiful colors.
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Means a lot to me. Thank you very much Amy დ
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So colorful and graceful. 🙂
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Yes. If you hang out with them for more than a little while, they get used to you, and visa versa. Time passes for me, with them, and I don’t notice დ
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You must be great at meditating. 🙂
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Taking photographs holds me completely in the moment.
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Fantastic images – thanks!!
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So happy you enjoyed Sue & take good care დ
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So many colors! – Oscar
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Yes. Bred to be beautiful დ
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These are extraordinary photographs. They are the work of an artist. I thank you, Cindy.
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I am honored Micheline. Thank you very much დ
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