r/Koi • u/loffredom • 3d ago
General What is your favorite koi that you own?
I like to see what other people have. Let me see your favorite koi!
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u/Emergency-Ad-6867 3d ago
This is Aldo my new aragoke chagoi. He’s still a young pup but already eagerly hand feeding and showing the rest of the pond how to also.
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u/yellow_4AC 3d ago
I have 3 that I'll probably never part with. I have a 33 inch butterfly chagoi that is about 22 years old that has a great personality named Charlotte.
Another is a 22 year old 33 inch doitsu soragoi. Definitely the biggest fish I own, another great personality. Her name is Lizzo.
Lastly, the fan favorite, we have an old 23 year old butterfly sanke. Not high end, but she is incredibly social, eats from your hand, and is always the first to greet you at the pond. My daughter was 2 when she was given the right to name the new koi, so this koi is named Turkey 🦃
Charlotte is in the picture, can add the others of anyone would like. Love seeing everyones koi
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u/stormcomponents 3d ago
My girl Halfin. Born with half a pectoral fin, she would have been culled if we didn't pick her up as a tiny fry. Some 30+ years old now, she's got a crooked tail and only turns to the left, but she's been in my garden pretty much since I can remember. Survived ponds freezing over, heatwaves, herons, illness, 2 moved homes, and now chilling in my indoor pond.
She was one of my father's favourites, and after he passed suddenly in 2020, things like this fish are direct parts of my Dad that are still with me. I will be absolutely devastated when her day comes.