My orchid pond.

[Ordphien]

Originally Posted by Vanda lover

I had a beautiful, big shubunkin a few years ago. It bred with one of my koi and produced some pretty offspring. My friend in Ontario still has 2 of them. I have heard that this cross will not reproduce. I only keep koi now because I want them pure if they breed.

The white cyms are common here. I am not fond of white after living in a rural area in a snow belt.

That sounds amazing.
I wish I could see its offspring.

I don't know why it would be sterile... koi and shubunkin are essentially different variants of the same carp.

Hmm...
I'm not to interested in keeping the offspring. So purity isn't much of an issue.

[Vanda lover]

Originally Posted by Ordphien

That sounds amazing.
I wish I could see its offspring.

I don't know why it would be sterile... koi and shubunkin are essentially different variants of the same carp.

Hmm...
I'm not to interested in keeping the offspring. So purity isn't much of an issue.

I'm not sure that the lady who told me that hybrid koi can't breed is right. There are some breeds of gold fish like sarassa that have koi in them. They are very closely related and the ginrins were created by adding a German mirror koi.

Your green cym is pretty. I used to have a similar one.