Breeding The Most Expensive Koi Fish In The World!

In the mountains of western Japan, residents of these greenhouses expect summer temperatures of 35° or higher, which for some is

breeding

time. This is the Japanese koi carb, a

fish

admired around the

world

among collectors and enthusiasts, but why does it do it? carbohydrates of such special colors in this video I take you to this remote area of ​​Japan where the origin of carbohydrates comes from a documentary that gives you an idea of ​​a unique

world

unknown to many people. Last year I traveled to Japan to discover it. why these

fish

are so valuable and unique. I delved into the history of Japanese Koi carp and witnessed for the first time a special

breeding

process that until now was carried out behind closed doors.

This year I return a year after leaving my job to find out. How other breeders secure their entire annual income and future during one of the

most

exciting times of the year by breeding Japanese koi. My name is Evo and I have been 34 years old since 2014. I have been traveling to this special area of ​​Japan where I find my passion and love for this Japanese fish. I record all my adventures in these documentaries during this trip one of my dreams come true to attend the breeding of this special and mysterious fish in Japan travel with me and experience how Japanese culture is friendship and love for this Living, living works of art became the Japanese Koy.

It is one of the

most

valuable fish and is also called Living Art or Swimming Jewels. The Japanese Koi represents love and friendship and is popular with collectors around the world. The history of the Japanese Koi goes back a long time. It began with the black carp in Asia, which the Japanese called mooy, and began 200 years ago in a mountainous area of ​​western Japan as a food source during harsh winters. Japanese koi also called Nishiki koi one of the most legendary koi is hanako which means flower child in Japanese the myth says that hanako lived to be 225 years old the oldest koi fish in the world today the average Japanese koi is between 40 and 50 years old I am traveling to Japan to Yamakoshi to be precise a small mountain town where there are big and one thing that breeds Japanese koi it is June and my journey begins in the Netherlands the trip from Amsterdam to Nagaoka in Nigata prefecture will take approximately 20 hours, a 13 hour flight and a 3 hour train ride from the airport to Tokyo and then on the Shin Ganson, also known as the super fast bullet train.

It feels like coming home, the peace and structure in this country is so unique and nowhere else. in the world I have experienced this so pleasantly today I have an appointment at torazo koi farm a koi breeder known for breeding a white and red fish called kohaku I want to know more about the oldest koi in the world hanako and I decide to look for some old koi, especially fish that are used to reproduce based on successful genetics. I am lucky today the pair and the koi continue swimming in the indoor ponds accompanied by her daughter Yuki Kawakami and her granddaughter Cotto Jesse looks for his oldest fish in his pawns.

What catches my attention is that the fish looks different from the koi I normally see. I wonder if I've seen a fish bigger than me before. I'm curious why the breeder chose this fish to breed and how old it is about uh 34 34 something I bought when I was a three or four year old fish yeah still on a very cute Benny the body shushi explains he uses this fish to breed because the structure of the koi is very good, but also the Benny which means red. in Japanese the red pattern found on the fish he raises.

I'm curious why he is still attached to fish that are almost 40 years old. There is no reason, yes, because he was a very important male for me. The breeder wants to take me. to one of her outdoor ponds, also called a mud pond, they are called that because of the high concentration of clay minerals and vitamins in the soil, but before we drive into the mountains, she sure wants to show me something.3 1999 Soon I realized what it was. It is his sacred grill, a small book in which he has documented all his parental research over the last decades, yes, this is going on, Ma still, and it is time to feed the koi, the fish swim in these ponds in the open free during spring, summer and fall, the combination of proper climate, nutrition and care allows the fish to grow best here during the fall in October.

The fish are harvested and brought. They can stay here or they will be sold. Koi are fed every day. The MPS are also checked daily for other animals. beer we left the mountains temporarily and traveled to oia which is located in a valet last year I visited one of the largest koi farms in nigata the koi farm Dani shigar Manu the owner of this farm is one of the best koi breeders in Japan and I know how to win the biggest prizes with this fish today something special and unique awaits me Shikaru invited me to come and see some of his fish, including a very special one from many people who hear about the Japanese koi for the first time and often they will do it.

They say that the fish with the red dot on its head is the most valuable, but actually that is not true, but it is an association for people with Japan because the red dot is also incorporated into the Japanese flag. Yes, this fish is very special. Shiku is happy. to tell you more about this, this fish is also called Tano, yes you know, this is Tano, he is 5 years old, I don't know the size, maybe 80 something right now, you know, this is a really huge body, not all the Tano become like this. you know, this is the one with a special body, you know, 5 years, 6 years, we have a lot of so many toys, you know, but every year we have to select, select, so, the toys really TP TP top, you know, a number very small of those are one of the top levels and, you know, since you grow up, you know the fries and we have so many fries every day, you know, like in the summer, 100 days every day, we have to select, you know , you know, taking care of every day and then it becomes about 90 plus 95% is gone, the only little pieces, you know, the numbers to grow, you know me on the sun side, you know, we have maintenance, we have so many houses and so many concrete ponds you know fries we have more than 200 mukb for fries and after 2 years no I don't know 100 something M we have it every day we have to go check it and you know of course the food we have tried a lot and so many things to do then 5 years maybe a good level s s pieces four years 40 pieces then every year a little slow slow slow there is only one higher level which is very very L.

It takes a lot of effort to select the best fish. Shikaru already won the World Championship several times with his best koi. I realized it's also a numbers game. The greater the number of hatchlings, the greater the chances of having a real top koi while Shikaru inspects some of the fish from him. One of his chief of staff picks me up. I am allowed to release one of those special fish in the pond in the mountains, this is the 2020 world champion, an invaluable fish for its qualities such as its skin quality and size, a fish with which the dichi koi farm hopes to produce many offspring in the future.

Now I have arrived at one of the other KO houses, where I watch carefully as the staff prepare the fish for transport to the mountains in Convoy and, filled with thousands of liters of water, we drive from the farm to the mountains in just 10 minutes. Drive in a few moments the fish will be released into the outdoor ponds where they can enjoy their well-deserved rest in this mod Pond the fish can grow and search for natural food the dichi koi farm employees carry out this operation with military precision By adding water from the pond, the fish can get used to any temperature difference in the water, this makes the fish experience less stress.

It's time to release the big fish, including the 2020 world champion. You have to give something to be part of this special. moment while filming I discover that my suit is leaking the result is soaked legs and socks it's the next day after a good night's sleep I start the day with a short lunch at the invitation of omo they are breeder of the n and koi farm the food in Japan is amazing wherever you go. I'm passing a landmark, a gigantic red and white temple that you can see from miles in the mountains. I'm curious. I want to take a look before continuing my search for a breeder who will allow me to film their breeding process.

I am very impressed with the size of this building from the air, but also when I walk I feel very small, everything is so beautiful. Last June I left my job as a police officer and decided to look for my future. and happiness in my greatest passion, Japanese koi. I was told that this Shrine is not very old and will bring you luck, wealth and prosperity if you visit it. I decide to go in to make a donation and learn more about this Temple. respect I decide to leave the camera at the entrance I have arrived at isako farm isako farm was founded in 1970 and is world famous for its highly prized showa, the black fish with red and white patterns, a major setback was the 2004 earthquake Isa koi farm Many fish were severely affected, including their broodstock, they were lost.

The farm has now been completely restored and is operating at full capacity. Today is busy. I try not to disturb but I feel welcome and decide to observe the selection of the baby koi that are only a few days old. old, only black fish advance to the next round of selection last year. Mitsi Isa, the head of the koi farm, welcomed me to the harvest for the first time. It was an incredible experience and this year I hope to be one. being able to attend to something else raising koi I decide to walk around the farm before talking to Mitso I look at the one year old koi and take a look at the bird Chambers a room that is normally closed to visitors it is early Last night I finally got the answer I was waiting for .

I am allowed to be present at the Japanese koi breeding from 5 to 5. I get a message that I can go to isako's farm while the streets are quiet and many Japanese people are around. still sleeping there is someone who stayed up all night monitoring his koi today we witness a special event an exclusive look behind the scenes of the isak koi farm the welfare of the fish is the most important thing the breeder makes sure that the koi experience as little stress as possible during ex and sperm collection, never before has the ISA koi farm allowed anyone to film this event.

I'm nervous but also excited, I hope everything turns out well and I'm not in the way as long as I can try. ask as many questions as possible after hours of waiting something happens I see that m n reacts alertly and takes the time to look at the fish there are women and men in this pond the time the breeding is waiting is the time when the females become more active and begins to release her first eggs use a flashlight to see if the yellow eggs float in the water just wait a little longer one of the females has only released a few eggs since in nature the males chase the females , the tension rises and Mitsi and one of her staff members prepare for the moment after being chased by the male fish all night, they are now getting some rest.

All the fish that the breeder has selected have something unique in their DNA, something that the breeder would like to see in a new generation of koi everything is done in a sterilized way to prevent the former from becoming infected or damaged all the fish do not experience pain the Fish are separated and given a sedative this makes the fish calm and unaware of the eggs being collected the staff member keeps a close watch Breathing, when the fish is asleep it is time to collect the eggs of the female. The fish is rinsed with sterile water.

It is clearly seen that the female is ready to release the EG from her after drying the fish. La Coya is wrapped in soft towels that maintain any shape. of moisture away from the eggs, some females can produce between 1 and 2 kg of eggs. It is important that the fish recover quickly, which means the breeder must ensure that all EGS have been removed from the koi. The fish is then given an antibiotic injection. so that it does not get sick after this physical activity the result is surprising no less than 1.3 kilos of eggs tens of thousands of spirals will hatch from these eggs after fertilization after receiving the injection of antibiotics the fish is allowed to rest and recovers is the On Mal's turn, males experience less stress than females and only need to be calmed down a little.

MS are often selected based on their deep colors and the quality of their skin. These are usually better than those of females. Interestingly, females are more popular among collectors. because the meals are still relatively small compared to the females which sometimes grow over 1 meter in size, once again the fish dries and it is time to collect the koi sperm M, this is simply sucked up with the Peet, it won't be long. before the food can return to one of the inner ponds, it takes a while before mitori has the correct quantities,It is still a matter of luck, sometimes it happens that the parent animals are not ready to spawn and they skip a year now that everything has been collected by the breeder. you can start with your calculator the mixture must be done very carefully because without the correct proportion fertilization can fill the fertilized eggs are distributed on the brushes these brushes have small hairs to which the eggs immediately adhere it is crazy that in 3 days these eggs hatch and there will probably be a potential Champion among them.

I am grateful to be able to experience this early this morning. I notice how focused the breeder is, but I'm about to leave. Well, Mitori repeats this process with a new set of parents. I prepare for my next one. quote because what happens after those 3 days it's time to find out I travel back to the mountains this is yamakoshi musham the collectors' mecca is one of the last haunted areas in western Japan where everything revolves around Japanese koi on my trip in search of answers. Back to the shintaro koi farm for some of you. This is a well-known place where I was able to be present at night during cultivation last year.

Now I'm going back. discover what happens in the days after the born. while the morning sun is already burning intensely the people who come to help today gather outside under the watchful eye of the father kuk prepares everything the chairs extraction of water and shade everything has been thought of in Masaru the son comes to see how things are going today he is satisfied kuk asked his best friend and his wife for help today we will select as many fish as possible with six people kuk explains what color of fish should be sucked through the small tube, this makes the water and the fish go to the large container With water and oxygen we begin the selection with a lot of encouragement, as strange as it may seem, this work calms me down, it is relaxing and there is a lot of time to chat and think about everything I have seen.

These days it is very hot but we continue. Work hard one by one, we can take a rest. I am well taken care of. There are many cold drinks. I tried to stay focused and separate the black fish from the yellow ones. Only the black fish will soon have beautiful wet and R patterns after 2 hours. After selection, we are done with the first batch. I realize how much more we have left. I walk with Kuka to the big koi house where all the fish that are ready to be collected swim. A bucket contains thousands of small fish.

It's almost incredible. how many are there in total we will walk carefully back to the main house Kuka has an important job: not to drop the bucket after an hour of work masado low lunch we have earned it masaru's wife makes one of the tastiest curries ever you can have travel to Japan for this only made with the best rice in the world that comes from NOTHING everyone takes a moment to rest especially Kuka who closed his eyes for a moment it's time for the next step Just before sunset I receive a call from the shintaro farm of koi after a long day of selection, it is time to take the next step in the process of releasing the fry that are only a few days old, these are the so-called fry ponds, masaro and kosu could lead to the m ponds. with all caution.

It is a pretty crazy idea that some day-old fish, as vulnerable as they are, already go to pond M. Here they will be given natural food and adapted powder food with the right nutrients. These koi will quickly grow from a few millimeters to a few. cm in just a couple of weeks this means that the breeder can continue with an excellent one in just a few weeks but you will see at the end of this video I have another important question what happens with koi that before are not good enough. I head back into the mountains to a place where I was not welcome before stopping by my favorite shop to pick up some koi souvenirs.

I am always welcomed here with open arms and the owner always addresses me by name if you ever go to Oia in Japan stop by his store his store is next to the train station. I would really appreciate it if we could support her by buying something, another drink from the koi machine and it's time to head back to the mountains. I am driving to a place that I have rarely been to a place that is normally only accessible to Japanese hobby breeders and hobbyists. Today I'm at the local koi auction. Fish are auctioned here once a week on Fridays.

Koi that are not sold or destined for the domestic market are brought to this place. The way the fish ends up in a good place is special to see how they work together here sorting the koi and then oxygenating them. The fish are passed in boxes to the auction house where a new owner does some work for them. This trip has given me many wonderful memories and answers to my questions in the next period the breeders will select their fish for 100 days until the best koi are left selecting these koi is hard work during the hot summer months in Japan.

I conclude that these fish are real works. The bread of the Arts and judged by humans is a unique fish that involves a lot of physical work and the risk of the knowledge and experience of the breeders being passed down from generation to generation to protect and pass on their unique world. Making this documentary takes a long time. I would appreciate it if you left a comment. Would you like to see more of my documentaries? Take a look at this one. Thanks for watching. I'll see you in October. Farmers are eager to harvest their big fish.

I will see you there? Hello.