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I love koi
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Thanks! Oh, really? and I like to use this particular warm-ish shade of the grey a lot lately...
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I think it's because I interpret the picture as looking down at a body of water with the fish swimming in it and the petals having fallen into the water from a nearby tree, and as such I feel like some color tints would be present. I understand that this isn't the case and it's a stylistic choice instead.
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Yes, the picture is too stylized to keep the natural tints...
May be I'll give it another, more naturalistic turn someday.
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Thank you! Glad that you do!
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I love how you did the fish fins. It is a pretty fish. lets hope no body eats them 
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Thank you!
I see, you got quite a complete answer on your question! I have a little to add
Koi are very pretty, and they are a big deal in China and Japan: people love them and care for them. There are simple red koi in every pond even in the rural towns of China, while the great temples and gardens have those incredibly beautiful beasts of many colorations and the size of my arm and bigger... In Japan koi with the big red spot on their head (like the upper one of this pair) are called Tancho, and the koi with the fancy fins are called Butterfly Koi, while in China they are called Dragon Carp... Very poetic, huh?
This love to the beautiful carp fishes is quite understandable as it is, but there is more in it: carps have are a great symbolical meaning all over the Asia. In Japanese language the word "koi" means "a carp", but also (though spelled differently) the same word means "love, affection", so koi represent love. In China there's a legend that a carp succeeded in climbing the falls at a point called Dragon Gate on the Yellow River would be transformed into a dragon. So they associate koi with perseverance in adversity and strength of purpose. Feng Shui principles state that the koi is auspicious and attracts prosperity and abundance. Basically, they symbolize all that one could wish for in life, right?
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thanx buddy I had abit of a browse on the internet to see the different varieties and I was surprise to see one with a red spot on its head and the rest white. I thought, that would be an awesome one to have if you lived in Japan lol but they are very pretty, like a glorified gold fish. It is nice to see that they symbolize love too
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See, the dA could be quite educational, LOL!
I'd love to keep a koi-and-lotus pond... may be one day I will!
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that would be an idea buddy. it would add value to your house too I am sure.
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Oh yeah now I remember I've heard the dragon part somewhere.
Isn't it fun, where I come from there is a story of how if a serpent goes unseen by human eye for a hundred years, it would grow into a zmei, wings and everything. It doesn't have to do anything to achieve being awesome, the lazy bastard. Then again, people don't really like zmeis so it's not that big of a deal. People respect Asian dragons on the other hand.
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I like Zmei! In fact I love them! I never understood those princesses that were kidnapped by the Zmei and wanted to be rescued...
Well, at least the snake have to hide a lot...
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Koi is decorative domesticated common carp from Asia. They had been bred to have fancy colorations not found in the wild. They are very popular pond fish, especially in Japan. The word "koi" is the Japanese for "carp". It's fun to throw them food and they recognize people who feed them and gather around expecting food. Or so I heard, I've only seen them in media and in an aquarium once.
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oh now I see. thanx for the comment buddy I learned something new today. they are very fancy fish indeed.
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Hehe
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lol oh no thats ok buddy I really appreciate it. Broom rider also gave me an explanation so now I am a lot more familiar of these beautiful fish.
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