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  • Опубликовано: 14 дек 2018
  • Koi fish are colorful patterned common carp that are now celebrated in annual koi shows and kept in ponds all over the world. Some are worth millions.
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    Following is a transcript of the video:
    Anything strike you as special about this fish here? Well, it's worth 1.8 million dollars. It won grand champion at the All Japan Koi Show in 2017, and is the most expensive koi fish ever sold.
    Koi may just look like an oversized goldfish, but they're not even remotely related. Koi are actually a type of carp, and today they're some of the most expensive pet fish in the world. But why? Koi were originally raised in Japan in the 1700s when rice farmers first began breeding them for their distinct colors and patterns, similar to how we breed dogs for their specific traits. And just like prized dog breeds, Japanese people take koi breeding very seriously.
    There are regular competitions to name the top koi. Judges and buyers pay attention to how healthy its skin looks, its size and body shape, and how gracefully the fish moves in the water. But the most important trait of all is the koi's coloring. The best koi have a good balance of colors and patterns according to their variety. For example, there are koi with light blue spots, ones with large red patches on their backs, or all-metallic gold.
    But the most winning fish often just boil down to these three varieties. They're often the most valuable. They dominate the shows, winning nearly every major category each year. And the better-looking the fish, the more a buyer is willing to pay.
    Yvo: Yeah, it depends. You can buy some small and cheap koi fish for a couple of bucks, but also, yeah, it can get up really, really high to thousands, ten thousands of dollars.
    Narrator: That's Yvo de Wal. He's a koi hobbyist and seller in the Netherlands, and he heads up the RUclips channel Koi Partner. Each year he visits Japan to shop for koi.
    Yvo: The breeders are located there, and they have experience with their bloodlines for many, many generations.
    Narrator: You see, bloodlines are just as prized in koi as they are in dogs because some of these koi are the result of decades of selective breeding. I mean, just take a look at the koi's wild relative, the common carp. Its dark colors would be considered unattractive for a koi, but it's perfect protection against predators in the wild. So how do you get from this to this? Well, it's actually similar to how we got from this to this, except koi breeders mainly select for size and color and ignore... Fluffiness.
    Koi have six types of color cells in their skin. Their cells can be red, yellow, black, white, blue, or metallic. Now in order to get a beautiful, reddish-orange pattern like the one on this 1.8 million dollar fish, you need to select for fish that have a white body and lots of red cells that concentrate in large patches. Red and white are important colors in Japanese culture, representing joy and purity. But having the right colors is only part of it.
    A koi's color cells sit at different depths in the skin, some right near the surface and some deeper in, which ultimately determines how bright the fish appears. The brighter the fish, the bigger the price tag. Today there are about 120 varieties. To compare, there are about 200 breeds of dogs. But when it comes down to it, breeding koi is a lot harder. A single koi can give birth to hundreds of thousands of baby fish at a time.
    Yvo: I think we are talking about millions and millions of fish per breeder.
    Narrator: So breeders must choose wisely. One breeder, for example, reports that he starts with 3 million fish and selects 15,000 to raise over the first year. From that he chooses 1,000 to continue to raise the second year.
    Yvo: Yeah, it's a really hard job for the breeders.
    Narrator: But in the end, all that hard work is worth it. The breeder of this grand champion waited until she was nine years old to sell her at auction. And by bringing in a world record of 1.8 million, the breeder got not only a huge return on investment but a priceless reputation boost in the koi community.
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    Why Koi Fish Are So Expensive | So Expensive

Комментарии • 5 тыс.

  • @TheKoiPartner
    @TheKoiPartner 5 лет назад +10052

    Thank you for your interview Business Insider! Best Wishes, Yvo

    • @user-uu5zv9qw1y
      @user-uu5zv9qw1y 5 лет назад +17

      The Koi Partner 💓💓

    • @kanyebest762
      @kanyebest762 5 лет назад +10

      Y’all should

    • @balexxa9345
      @balexxa9345 5 лет назад +19

      Love your kois!

    • @TheKoiPartner
      @TheKoiPartner 5 лет назад +18

      Alexa Cruz Thank you

    • @redone4584
      @redone4584 5 лет назад +11

      @koy partner can you tell me what happens to the fish not selected or the 15000 raised for 1 year that dont make the cut?

  • @spearmintflavoured1546
    @spearmintflavoured1546 5 лет назад +9831

    Imagine someone flexing on you with their pet fish

  • @Trevenus
    @Trevenus 5 лет назад +17251

    What if it's a fake koi fish
    Then it's a dekoi

  • @nootnoot1537
    @nootnoot1537 3 года назад +960

    my uncle has one of these bois and it was priced at around $7k, he loved it more than his children

    • @goreandhoodies3626
      @goreandhoodies3626 3 года назад +157

      I mean wouldn't you cuz kids are a pain the ass and koi are at least not noisy and they are kinda chill

    • @grizzlybear6377
      @grizzlybear6377 3 года назад +92

      With the way kids act these days, koi fish have my vote

    • @straightbusta2609
      @straightbusta2609 2 года назад +55

      I mean at 7k, I'd love it more than my kids too

    • @marieflocon8053
      @marieflocon8053 2 года назад +3

      That would have be me

    • @davebaxxxter
      @davebaxxxter 2 года назад +4

      ofc he does when his children smokes crack all day , erryday

  • @HoustonHeartStopper
    @HoustonHeartStopper 4 года назад +1912

    Imagine losing $1.8M to some bird who ate your koi.

    • @funone0015
      @funone0015 3 года назад +18

      That bird be me

    • @chickenz1
      @chickenz1 3 года назад +19

      @Exocentric
      I’m saving that bird
      It’s Probaly nearly extinct

    • @glorygloryholeallelujah
      @glorygloryholeallelujah 3 года назад +9

      I’d recommend that they move further away from *”Jurassic Park”* then....😆

    • @HoustonHeartStopper
      @HoustonHeartStopper 3 года назад +11

      @Exocentric
      Unfortunately, that bird (they're called herons) are protected species. That mean they have the right to eat your fish if they're hungry. Damn federal laws!

    • @adastra591
      @adastra591 3 года назад +3

      Or maybe cat. Lol

  • @dannyk1072
    @dannyk1072 4 года назад +4317

    Japanese rappers be flexing with the size and color of their Koi fish

    • @nicolasfernandez9942
      @nicolasfernandez9942 4 года назад +197

      They be walking around with koi fishes in water tanks like dogs

    • @Kodos2024
      @Kodos2024 3 года назад +91

      My Koi has a grill with dollar signs. It's a great conversation piece at family reunions.

    • @auraskadante6273
      @auraskadante6273 3 года назад +7

      Soooo joji?

    • @pancakethespheal8992
      @pancakethespheal8992 3 года назад +39

      Aye yo its ya boi Snoop Senpai i got alot of fat Kois shinier than my Darkrai and man let me tell you i dont know why how i got Wagyus with a Wasabi on top my flow wont stop like a river full of Pufferfish dish so nice like my ice yo we partying all night in Tokyo

    • @provocunt8673
      @provocunt8673 3 года назад +2

      YOOOOOOOOOOUUUU!!

  • @wow32
    @wow32 5 лет назад +2656

    Koi are expensive because they're fat and colorful
    The more you know

  • @tobiwankenobi2402
    @tobiwankenobi2402 4 года назад +137

    When a fish is worth more than everything you own, including your house: 👁👄👁

  • @glorygloryholeallelujah
    @glorygloryholeallelujah 3 года назад +671

    *”He not only got $1.8 million, but also a priceless reputation boost in the Koi community!”*
    So, shouldn’t it be called a.......
    *Koimunity?*
    Don’t worry, I know the routine by now -and can show myself out...😆

  • @tsukichan9780
    @tsukichan9780 5 лет назад +8061

    "Koi fish and goldfish aren't even remotely related"
    "Koi fish are a type of carp"
    *Goldfish are a type of carp too........*

    • @ArielleMarynn
      @ArielleMarynn 5 лет назад +594

      Went through the comments hoping someone else knew this!

    • @nikitanair6566
      @nikitanair6566 5 лет назад +189

      I was just gonna comment this.

    • @tinyturtwig1283
      @tinyturtwig1283 5 лет назад +131

      Gold fish are koi fish

    • @ericmapande2383
      @ericmapande2383 5 лет назад +18

      @@nikitanair6566 me too

    • @punkyroo
      @punkyroo 5 лет назад +386

      They are descended from different types of carp (crucian vs common). But, yeah, they are both part of the carp family.

  • @anonymousanonymous6559
    @anonymousanonymous6559 5 лет назад +4884

    2:36 narrator : "its dark colors would be considered unattractive"
    me : that's fish racist

  • @dahliam77
    @dahliam77 3 года назад +282

    "They aren't even remotely related," they are the same genus, id consider that closely related

    • @skullian12
      @skullian12 3 года назад +34

      They're both types of carp 😂 he's already cooked it, 25 seconds into the vid

    • @psps6623
      @psps6623 3 года назад +6

      Both breathe liquid ice

    • @isaiahsspontaneouscontent9111
      @isaiahsspontaneouscontent9111 3 года назад

      😅👏👏

    • @theromanshogunate5716
      @theromanshogunate5716 2 года назад +3

      Different genus but same family

    • @dahliam77
      @dahliam77 2 года назад +2

      @@theromanshogunate5716 i am not an expert so it is possible you are right.

  • @skynet251
    @skynet251 4 года назад +650

    Me: Looking for my 1.8mill koi outside
    Ma: I made salmon for lunch .

    • @tiggerisdumb
      @tiggerisdumb 3 года назад

      Mq:I’m kind fish

    • @shadows_star
      @shadows_star 3 года назад +3

      Koi isn't salmon though.

    • @averysanford4949
      @averysanford4949 3 года назад +20

      @@shadows_star that’s what makes it funnier

    • @xxxsugoitacion
      @xxxsugoitacion 3 года назад

      @@averysanford4949 no... the meat is different colour so it's not funny... there's no way it could be salmon.

    • @mariaconsuelosevilla3302
      @mariaconsuelosevilla3302 3 года назад +12

      @@xxxsugoitacion the joke is that the mom didn't know it was a koi fish and just assumed it's a funny looking salmon and then cooks it

  • @coronavirus8551
    @coronavirus8551 4 года назад +3075

    Me: giggles
    Teacher: what are you laughing at?
    My brain: *me and the kois*

  • @ahmaddzaky94
    @ahmaddzaky94 5 лет назад +4070

    Imagine if you bought the fish for $1,8M and tomorrow you find out that ur mama cooked it for breakfast..

    • @MrSJB-ue1sd
      @MrSJB-ue1sd 5 лет назад +316

      Most expensive food ever

    • @elitegamer1954
      @elitegamer1954 5 лет назад +18

      Hahahahah

    • @manasachowdary2018
      @manasachowdary2018 4 года назад +8

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ziyu93
      @ziyu93 4 года назад +33

      That actually happened with a swordfish

    • @nichole4968
      @nichole4968 4 года назад +126

      Someone's grandma cooked their grandson's asian arowana (on average the most expensive fish in the world, i believe) because she thought he paid too much for it.

  • @ImmortalChaos
    @ImmortalChaos 4 года назад +819

    I think the gold koi was the most most beautiful.

  • @AsepTravels
    @AsepTravels 2 года назад +84

    I built a koi pond out of boredom during the first lockdown and I quickly became obsessed and ended up upgrading it a lot and spending way too much money on the pond and my koi than I care to admit to my friends and family😅
    I used to make fun of dog owners who pamper their dogs and have cameras to monitor their dogs when they’re away but I’ve become worse😭😂

    • @jjold9394
      @jjold9394 Год назад

      Bad Lịch will came for the most owner of koi fish

  • @AnnmusPnda
    @AnnmusPnda 5 лет назад +980

    *How is gold koi not the best?*

    • @Sweta_mande
      @Sweta_mande 5 лет назад +167

      Red and White are important in Japanese culture

    • @RadicalCluster
      @RadicalCluster 4 года назад +9

      @Leo Leon what if its a real gold?

    • @RadicalCluster
      @RadicalCluster 4 года назад +5

      @Leo Leon do you think i didnt go to preschool to learn that the water which has an atomic mass of ~18 can make the gold, which has around ~195 atomic float? no i didnt. I just theorized what if it was a real gold. I'm not ludicrous.

    • @RadicalCluster
      @RadicalCluster 4 года назад +7

      its not a troll -.- its a joke... you know... not everyone is "dumb-non-sentient-being" ya know... im prob smarter then you anyways..

    • @merriam-websterdictionary8854
      @merriam-websterdictionary8854 4 года назад +2

      @RD Funny

  • @checkmyplaylist6879
    @checkmyplaylist6879 5 лет назад +6952

    I can barely afford salmon at ny local Walmart!

    • @John77Doe
      @John77Doe 5 лет назад +77

      Check My Playlist My Local Walmart only sells Tilapia. 😞😞😞😞😞😞

    • @TheKoiPartner
      @TheKoiPartner 5 лет назад +8

      John Doe haha

    • @idkwhyiam9440
      @idkwhyiam9440 5 лет назад +14

      exactly. i didnt know walmart sold salmon

    • @vnmilluzionz
      @vnmilluzionz 5 лет назад +3

      What’s Walmart I only have Woolworths and coles

    • @Ryuuken24
      @Ryuuken24 5 лет назад +22

      Sad to tell you but, you ain't buying wild salmon at Walmart, that's aquarium raised salmon the most toxic fish known to man.

  • @alongjunor7729
    @alongjunor7729 3 года назад +122

    Japanese always bring something to another level. Koi,melon,strawberry,wagyu etc.

    • @wanmanda
      @wanmanda 3 года назад +12

      I think everything in Japan is expensive

    • @alongjunor7729
      @alongjunor7729 2 года назад +4

      @Lu Cheng for daily meal and diet,i think its not necessary..maybe for a special occasion or just to try something new out of curiosity, i think it's okay right

    • @moumuooo.o2283
      @moumuooo.o2283 2 года назад

      @Lu Cheng then you have no taste or are just blind and dont know anything about high culture and experience.
      Edit: and you probably had them in America my guess not in Japan cuz most Japanese goods are highly regulated by the JP government.

    • @shaniyajulie629
      @shaniyajulie629 2 года назад +1

      Grapes !

    • @chillkrill6951
      @chillkrill6951 2 года назад +1

      Also Thailand Singapore and China

  • @The-bi5ry
    @The-bi5ry 3 года назад +14

    BI: Why are Koi fishes so expensive?
    Me: it's because they contain the spirit of the moon

    • @psychoseagull3104
      @psychoseagull3104 2 года назад +2

      it's because when they reach level 20 they evolve into gyrados

  • @unknowncreature-0069
    @unknowncreature-0069 4 года назад +713

    Narrator: anything strike you as special about this fish here?
    Me: he's the goodest boy

  • @cherrybucaling6310
    @cherrybucaling6310 4 года назад +2482

    Imagine buying it. Then died after 3 days

    • @dinosaurman4512
      @dinosaurman4512 4 года назад +23

      Cherry Bucaling imagine that huh

    • @fireelite7839
      @fireelite7839 4 года назад +336

      Then you have one extremely expensive fish dinner

    • @hannanehstm9514
      @hannanehstm9514 4 года назад +12

      So risky🤣

    • @haihai9022
      @haihai9022 4 года назад +23

      Then it would the most expensive food from seafood since caviar

    • @ExpiredFeet
      @ExpiredFeet 4 года назад +67

      It actually died 3 months later I know this because I’m a koi breeder and I went to that exact same auction in Niigata japan and the Chinese lady bought it

  • @themalditanextdoor
    @themalditanextdoor 3 года назад +33

    Narrator: ...3 million fishes and selects 15,000 to raise over the first year from that he chooses 1,000 to continue
    Me: *thinking about all those fishes who didn't make it*

    • @angelwhispers2060
      @angelwhispers2060 3 года назад +10

      Not necessarily that they didn't make it just that they were sold for much cheaper And were never shown at competition.
      I mean Petco and PetSmart has to get their cheap little koi from somewhere

    • @n.ayisha
      @n.ayisha 2 года назад

      koi were raised mainly as food until the 1800's, so the ones that don't make it probably end up in the seafood section as "carp".

  • @skyskynomnom4674
    @skyskynomnom4674 3 года назад +64

    This narrerator sounds mildly infuriated by this subject and it’s the best thing I’ve ever heard

  • @mooshable3375
    @mooshable3375 5 лет назад +2360

    Koi : *exists*
    People: beautiful water doggos uwu

  • @VyvienneEaux
    @VyvienneEaux 5 лет назад +851

    "They're not even remotely related. Koi are a type of carp." Goldfish are also carp.

    • @closmasmas9080
      @closmasmas9080 5 лет назад +11

      Vivian Tristesse I was going to say this too until I saw this comment

    • @blanketjacksonovertheraili3912
      @blanketjacksonovertheraili3912 5 лет назад +4

      Thank you

    • @uniqueparker7354
      @uniqueparker7354 5 лет назад +15

      thank you i went sstraight to the comments when he said that lol

    • @theworld3435
      @theworld3435 5 лет назад +2

      They said there is no relation because, of the name.

    • @Teagenbond
      @Teagenbond 5 лет назад +6

      I read carp as “crap” and was like “well that’s...interesting” lol

  • @drowninginjinsoulsaquarium9419
    @drowninginjinsoulsaquarium9419 3 года назад +26

    we have so many kois in our backyard and those ducks just gargle it all 😭😭😭😭

    • @grizzlybear6377
      @grizzlybear6377 3 года назад +3

      1) Protect your koi accordingly
      2) Aquire the dog from _Duck Hunt_

    • @Iggy_Plush
      @Iggy_Plush 2 года назад

      @@grizzlybear6377 3) get a falco- oh wait

  • @HelioPopTart
    @HelioPopTart 2 года назад +6

    Wow. Simply wow. There was a time I was working and required to travelled to people’s homes for biosecurity related issues. These homes are not any normal homes in the suburbs, but one of the most valuable suburbs of the city I live in. The size of the Koi in the video is huge! A client had kept their Koi’s for 30+ years and informed us, if anything happens to their Koi’s, they would seek compensation. Can you imagine having pets for 30 years and more? These people were in elderly stage of life, but one of them told us, the value of one of their Koi’s are worth $30,000! To hear 1.8 million might have me thinking, they undervalued their Koi’s.
    One of the most impressive ponds I witness from this job was, a property that had a connected ponds besides the passage to the entrance of the door. Not only that, it had same features at the back entrance as well. Unsure if it was interconnected, but this house was quite the literal sense a mansion. One of the best jobs I had the opportunity working for. Everyday was an adventure I would had dreamed as a child.

  • @WillFast140
    @WillFast140 5 лет назад +2648

    You completely overlooked the historical reasons koi are popular. In Japanese legends, koi grow up to be dragons, which symbolize great power, so koi are the potential for great power. That's completely true. Think magicarp/gyarados in Pokemon - a Japanese tv show

    • @joshuamann443
      @joshuamann443 5 лет назад +38

      Wow

    • @victorpena3129
      @victorpena3129 5 лет назад +9

      Don’t believe this guy no where in Japanese culture are koi simbolized

    • @pigeonfowl474
      @pigeonfowl474 5 лет назад +71

      @@victorpena3129 no u

    • @LinnaV
      @LinnaV 5 лет назад +117

      @@victorpena3129 actually it is true. Not only that, many other asian countries, for example: Vietnam, China, etc, also believe this. However, it's just more common to built a dragon statute/painting/hedge than to buy a koi and having to keep it alive.

    • @Milo0610
      @Milo0610 5 лет назад +2

      Pokemon is not a japanese tv show. It is a manga and anime

  • @yuki_sushi3480
    @yuki_sushi3480 Год назад +1

    1:10 the fish just be swimmin like huh!?!

  • @um1dkman684
    @um1dkman684 3 года назад +10

    This is the only fish I would happily own, I could imagine having my own koi pond that I tend to every day

  • @taetaekookie8109
    @taetaekookie8109 4 года назад +691

    I remember of a story where a guy bought an expensive koi and brought it home, only to find it in the freezer the next day cuz the maid thought he bought it for cooking lol

    • @turtleiguess5240
      @turtleiguess5240 4 года назад +47

      Did the maid get fired

    • @taetaekookie8109
      @taetaekookie8109 3 года назад +21

      @@turtleiguess5240 nopes haha.. i mean.. the owner was the one in the wrong for not specifically telling the maid not to cook it 😁😁

    • @vocaste1062
      @vocaste1062 3 года назад +116

      @@taetaekookie8109 but if the fish is that expensive, then it would look different from regular cooking fish right? I think the maid lacks common sense

    • @vocaste1062
      @vocaste1062 3 года назад +22

      And it's a koi as well

    • @kyana447
      @kyana447 3 года назад +2

      @@vocaste1062 True

  • @Pwn3dbyth3n00b
    @Pwn3dbyth3n00b 5 лет назад +596

    Koi and Goldfish aren't remotely related? Koi are a type of carp? You know goldfishes are in the carp family. Koi and Goldfishes are closely related...

    • @Jgkillerpollo91
      @Jgkillerpollo91 5 лет назад +2

      Thanks

    • @Jijo2003
      @Jijo2003 5 лет назад

      @@Jgkillerpollo91 your welcome : )

    • @Pwn3dbyth3n00b
      @Pwn3dbyth3n00b 5 лет назад +1

      @Daekj32 yeah they are.

    • @Ziqrul
      @Ziqrul 5 лет назад +1

      @Daekj32 Can you go research it, don't talk like you are smart.

    • @Jaysus117
      @Jaysus117 5 лет назад +2

      Daekj32 they actually are

  • @freedomchance9982
    @freedomchance9982 3 года назад

    Wow!! Such great information! Thank you for sharing!!!!

  • @agumon949popato
    @agumon949popato 4 года назад +22

    i have always loved koi

    • @melhawk8045
      @melhawk8045 2 года назад

      Can you hand feed her yet?

    • @lethalwolf316
      @lethalwolf316 2 года назад +1

      one of those babies might be a million dollar koi

  • @westsenkovec
    @westsenkovec 5 лет назад +343

    *Pro tip:* Teach it bite before evolves into Gyarados

    • @Jijo2003
      @Jijo2003 5 лет назад +4

      It's has true damage

    • @imluvinyourmum
      @imluvinyourmum 5 лет назад

      Nah teach it rockslide (I am guilty of playing the DS 2v2 versions XD)

    • @bruh4573
      @bruh4573 5 лет назад +1

      B E A S T M A S T E R 64!

  • @erinbenton9361
    @erinbenton9361 5 лет назад +495

    “They aren’t even remotely related. Koi are a type of carp.
    GOLDFISH ARE A TYPE OF CARP

    • @alexiscrow5160
      @alexiscrow5160 4 года назад +7

      Specifically looked for this comment cus that was my first thought XD

  • @incitatus953
    @incitatus953 3 года назад +9

    "Koi Fish are a type of carp"
    -shows picture of some kind of perch

  • @stanleyrozario
    @stanleyrozario 4 года назад

    thank you for the information it was very helpful

  • @zaramintheequanimous
    @zaramintheequanimous 5 лет назад +878

    Me :
    Watches the most expensive koi and breeding processes video.
    RUclips recommendation :
    Gordon Ramsay's Top 5 Fish Recipes ...

    • @wholesome122
      @wholesome122 5 лет назад +14

      Researching the entire supply chain

    • @mcgilligan7891
      @mcgilligan7891 5 лет назад +1

      I had man ate koi in my recommendation.

    • @aha5888
      @aha5888 5 лет назад

      Ironic

    • @snowblazed3442
      @snowblazed3442 5 лет назад

      No wonder the senators were worried.

    • @novemtigris3041
      @novemtigris3041 5 лет назад +2

      i had "cannibalism in the animal kingdom" by teded in my recomended

  • @nineteen8576
    @nineteen8576 5 лет назад +230

    *Because they can be used to summon the avatar spirit.*

    • @kalyankrishna7348
      @kalyankrishna7348 5 лет назад +15

      The moon and the ocean spirits

    • @yeahoh2222
      @yeahoh2222 5 лет назад +2

      Y E S

    • @veledwin1
      @veledwin1 5 лет назад

      So the video gets basic facts about koi and goldfish wrong, and now you have to get Avatar things wrong too? Does no one do any research before posting things?

  • @thebestsisters5856
    @thebestsisters5856 3 года назад +22

    4:36
    My mom & dad raised me for more than 12 years and i am still not worth more than a koi😶😐☹😫
    *The truth sometimes hurts*

    • @thebestsisters5856
      @thebestsisters5856 3 года назад

      It is sometimes: You are unable to visualize the truth ..because you are too young

    • @lepiper
      @lepiper 3 года назад +5

      The Best Sisters Did you just comment on your own comment with the same account? ._.

  • @_Morph1ne_
    @_Morph1ne_ 4 года назад

    The all gold fish had me cracking up 😂

  • @preita
    @preita 4 года назад +864

    everything from japan is somehow more special and expensive.
    Fricken melons, tuna, koi fish, and dogs. Like what else?

    • @summergypsy1
      @summergypsy1 4 года назад +132

      You forgot cows. Wagyu beef

    • @rezkydonnyputranto4232
      @rezkydonnyputranto4232 4 года назад +7

      @@summergypsy1 Yup..

    • @animewatch4213
      @animewatch4213 4 года назад +35

      Ever date a Japanese girl?

    • @Nawaf-
      @Nawaf- 4 года назад +25

      Japan is an extraterrestrial nation from the future :p

    • @BuritoYYTrickzooms
      @BuritoYYTrickzooms 4 года назад +7

      Preita tamang they know Americans are gonna drop a bag if they keep their good stuff “scarce”

  • @Koljake
    @Koljake 5 лет назад +234

    I hope michael scott won't accidentally step on those expensive ones

    • @savagepanda3433
      @savagepanda3433 5 лет назад

      Or maybe Jim will stop him from falling in this time😂

  • @2early4_coffee
    @2early4_coffee 3 года назад +3

    Everyday i learn something random. Thank you YT random algorithm.

  • @an_na6320
    @an_na6320 3 года назад +6

    I literally see these at every hotel I go to

    • @goreandhoodies3626
      @goreandhoodies3626 3 года назад +2

      The koi in the video is different form the koi sold normally ... Lol

  • @EricaGriffin
    @EricaGriffin 5 лет назад +1559

    Goldfish are a type of carp 🤣😅 complete fail.

    • @Notgivenit
      @Notgivenit 5 лет назад +149

      You can actually crossbreed koi and goldfish and create infertile offspring, like a mule or liger

    • @osiris6883
      @osiris6883 5 лет назад +85

      Erica Griffin are we suppose to laugh?

    • @ajginfinity
      @ajginfinity 5 лет назад +11

      I was about to say lol

    • @pablogonzalez2009
      @pablogonzalez2009 5 лет назад +14

      So funny I forgot to laugh

    • @Indigobo1
      @Indigobo1 5 лет назад +67

      @@osiris6883 well I mean he did say that koi and goldfish are completely unrelated

  • @Tishbishhh
    @Tishbishhh 5 лет назад +760

    When a fish is worth more than you.

    • @shyguy1845
      @shyguy1845 5 лет назад

      @StuckDucks a million dollar on the black market i think, i forgot the exact figure

    • @shyguy1845
      @shyguy1845 5 лет назад

      @SonsyWhale why isn't it worth money

    • @shyguy1845
      @shyguy1845 5 лет назад

      @SonsyWhale you still haven't answered my question, why is humans not worth money, just because it's illegal doesn't make it not worth money

    • @shyguy1845
      @shyguy1845 5 лет назад +7

      @SonsyWhale lol i don't know who's the idiot here, you can't answer a simple question and you have the audacity to call someone an idiot that's outrageous

    • @shyguy1845
      @shyguy1845 5 лет назад +2

      @SonsyWhale you're even more stupid than i thought, it's like asking what's the moon worth, of course you can't sell the moon but you can calculate its worth,

  • @itsfreddie7132
    @itsfreddie7132 3 года назад +4

    Imagine spending 1.8m on this and you wake up and a cats just attacked it throughout the night xD

  • @Rodaportal
    @Rodaportal Год назад

    I enjoy watching Koi fish swiming around ponds!! vibrant colors!! So Beautiful ❤❤

  • @Tyreinn
    @Tyreinn 5 лет назад +840

    koi and goldfish arent related, as koi are a type of carp. interesting statement considering goldfish are a type of carp

    • @dantan1249
      @dantan1249 5 лет назад +64

      exactly what i was thinking. tbh all fish are at least remotely related. just not closely. haha

    • @dysonspreybar4903
      @dysonspreybar4903 5 лет назад +34

      I wanted to Chuck my phone after I heard that. Glad someone caught that

    • @ethanlittle776
      @ethanlittle776 5 лет назад +2

      Tyrein was sure I saw someone say this the other day but wasn’t sure so didn’t comment. Thank you haha

    • @johvie
      @johvie 5 лет назад +5

      That's what I was about to comment. They're both carp, are they not?

    • @NYToken
      @NYToken 5 лет назад +6

      knowledgenuts.com/2013/12/25/the-difference-between-koi-and-goldfish/
      Here's the info I found. They are both carp, however they are 2 different types of carp ... Carps? Carp?. Thought this was informative.

  • @503hb
    @503hb 5 лет назад +1519

    Play at 1.25x speed.
    You're welcome.

  • @KoiCarpKyle2393
    @KoiCarpKyle2393 2 года назад

    I love this video like WOW 😍 iv learnt alot from watching this to fabulous 💯😎🐟

  • @Thats_my_opinion_so_chill
    @Thats_my_opinion_so_chill Год назад

    Useful information

  • @GuruPrashanth7970
    @GuruPrashanth7970 5 лет назад +1561

    michael scott fell into a koi pond and killed a koi fish.

  • @akpost8780
    @akpost8780 5 лет назад +2329

    Fact checks:
    1. Goldfish and Koi are actually very closely related. Both are members of the Karp family.
    2. Prices on Japanese commodities are comically mistranslated here in the U.S. This fish was $17,000 U.S. dollars (1.8m Yen).

    • @chepachii
      @chepachii 5 лет назад +30

      Andy Post Yes Andy they are both cyprinids,can even hybridise,I have personally caught them.

    • @Xerkies
      @Xerkies 5 лет назад +29

      $1.8m Yen? So it’s 1.8 million dollars yen?
      Well I didn’t know they had that type of currency

    • @akpost8780
      @akpost8780 5 лет назад +307

      @@Xerkies Fixed. Could've spared me the snark, but since I'm correcting someone else's blunders, I'll accept your correction despite your poor attitude and unlikable personality.

    • @Xerkies
      @Xerkies 5 лет назад +17

      Andy Post No problem 😘

    • @kitboiii3166
      @kitboiii3166 5 лет назад +60

      @Xerkies not trying to criticise you but i think you should learn more about the world lol

  • @justsomedogwithinternetacc7415
    @justsomedogwithinternetacc7415 3 года назад +8

    A fish is worth more then my entire life :S

  • @cocacola9975
    @cocacola9975 2 года назад +1

    That fish in the beginning has a bigger value in life then me

  • @Jen-zk9se
    @Jen-zk9se 5 лет назад +940

    He keeps saying red but I’m seeing orange 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @jimarmstrong3512
      @jimarmstrong3512 4 года назад +29

      Why the hell did this sentence need a female symbol emoji

    • @Jen-zk9se
      @Jen-zk9se 4 года назад +137

      jim armstrong - lol simmer down my friend. That imoji is the “I dunno know”, “I don’t get it” imoji. I’m a girl. I picked her.

    • @slaprakshas
      @slaprakshas 4 года назад +45

      That’s your brain playing tricks on you... it’s actually blue

    • @alexreeperbahn5709
      @alexreeperbahn5709 4 года назад +1

      Put a trans instead.. both win

    • @xpok3947
      @xpok3947 4 года назад +5

      @@Jen-zk9se its not because its a girl, its because emojis are cringy and unnecessary

  • @jayden7306
    @jayden7306 5 лет назад +98

    “Magikarp?”

  • @seewdshakr
    @seewdshakr 4 года назад

    3:09 when his voiced slightly slowed down when he is about to say 1.8 million dollar..

  • @cosmothecat8626
    @cosmothecat8626 4 года назад

    Luk’s at my rich grandpa’ pool that is filled with koi: boiiiii

  • @goranhikl1180
    @goranhikl1180 4 года назад +709

    Koi is so expensive because rich people have nothing better to do

    • @7mountains770
      @7mountains770 4 года назад +23

      Goran Hikl I’m rich then..? I have 25 koi + 10 baby koi

    • @SinSnxpes
      @SinSnxpes 4 года назад +1

      JoshsFishery lol same

    • @actionjackson5759
      @actionjackson5759 3 года назад +12

      Goran Hikl Pure Madness in opinion! 1.8 million for one fish 🐠, for that price, I would buy houses , cars , land etc, and sell them for profit.

    • @timeless9820
      @timeless9820 3 года назад +1

      @@actionjackson5759 no buy assets and then get ur house and ur car from the income of ur 1.8 mil principal

    • @NotKimiRaikkonen
      @NotKimiRaikkonen 3 года назад +10

      You looking at it as an expense, when it was probably an investment for breeding. Similar to a prize stud horse, you pay millions and earn millions from breeding it.

  • @inggrieda
    @inggrieda 4 года назад +310

    “They’re some of the most expensive pet fish in the world.”
    Now I understand why my father is so sad when some of his koi fishes died

    • @joshmciver4847
      @joshmciver4847 4 года назад +56

      the average Koi fish really isn't expensive... about $5 when young.
      these "expensive" Koi are completely different from what the average person has in their pond.

    • @drsharkboy6568
      @drsharkboy6568 4 года назад +11

      Josh McIver yeah, these koi are huge! I never thought they could even get that big until I looked it up.

    • @sonofaquack6987
      @sonofaquack6987 3 года назад +8

      koi arent that expensive outside of shows likw these. Your dad was probably sad because he loved those fish. Like losing your dog.

  • @Mr.Pie93
    @Mr.Pie93 4 года назад

    Great Video, I Love Koi

  • @fordva1002
    @fordva1002 2 года назад +1

    The video: this fish is expensive
    All the caffe in VietNam: we don't think so

  • @vealck
    @vealck 5 лет назад +617

    Goldfish are also a type of carp. And they are quite closely related. Both are members of cyprininae.
    And whenever there's a question "why X is so expensive" the answer is usually "no particular reason, just some idiots are willing to pay a lot for it". Like with apple products for example.

    • @jamieingels1190
      @jamieingels1190 5 лет назад +10

      Those idiots are "The Oriental Mafia".... And fish is their way of laundering money🐬

    • @bruh4573
      @bruh4573 5 лет назад +1

      @@jamieingels1190 ur gei lul

    • @XMYeks
      @XMYeks 5 лет назад +32

      2 months later and no apple users roasted you

    • @Soap0027
      @Soap0027 5 лет назад +2

      Was looking for this comment, lol

    • @Alpaax
      @Alpaax 5 лет назад +6

      4 months and no butthurt apple user yet haha great!

  • @TacoStacks
    @TacoStacks 5 лет назад +650

    I was just watching farming tractors how did I end up here.

    • @dannyledrums4116
      @dannyledrums4116 5 лет назад

      Taco Stacks same

    • @dannyledrums4116
      @dannyledrums4116 5 лет назад +5

      Well I was watching kids shows episodes to relive my childhood and I’m here wtf

    • @DD-fs7pg
      @DD-fs7pg 5 лет назад +1

      You're all country bumpkins

    • @anonymy.w3053
      @anonymy.w3053 5 лет назад +1

      the answer is "internet".

    • @CultofThings
      @CultofThings 5 лет назад +4

      I was watching a video on Bluefin Tuna...

  • @yeonbeom
    @yeonbeom 3 года назад +3

    fish :: _blob_ _blob_
    humans :: this fish is elegant, lovely and I want it
    fish looking at them :: 👁️👄👁️

  • @henriquesetti3651
    @henriquesetti3651 2 года назад

    no one:
    the video: 1.8 MILLION DOLLARS *every 15 secs of video"

  • @oJoJo
    @oJoJo 5 лет назад +441

    goldfish also belong to the carps

    • @ianmiller865
      @ianmiller865 5 лет назад +73

      well said as i was just about to say that, this man hasnt done his homework

    • @viiiderekae
      @viiiderekae 5 лет назад +4

      True. But its wild relative is from.central asia to eastern europe

    • @veganbeth
      @veganbeth 5 лет назад +9

      Yes! They missed that bit of research!

    • @danielfrey9510
      @danielfrey9510 5 лет назад +6

      Big oof

    • @nickvarley8365
      @nickvarley8365 5 лет назад +2

      THANK YOU!

  • @michaelvickers89
    @michaelvickers89 5 лет назад +106

    My hospital that I work for have Koi and I highly doubt they paid 1/100th of that price for their koi. 😅

    • @ConjointVR
      @ConjointVR 5 лет назад +19

      Probably cause they got the starter pack version, these are premium koi

    • @patstaysuckafreeboss8006
      @patstaysuckafreeboss8006 5 лет назад

      Same, my hospital has premium Koi fish too

    • @imluvinyourmum
      @imluvinyourmum 5 лет назад

      Where are your hospitals? I need medical attention, oh this net is just for catching butterfly's

  • @JooshySushi
    @JooshySushi 3 года назад +3

    1:30 Now that’s a goldfish 😉

  • @sal4580
    @sal4580 3 года назад

    me watches this video: wow didn’t know that
    My friend that has lots of koi fish as a pet: ......

  • @melody-ec9ex
    @melody-ec9ex 5 лет назад +742

    Video: The brighter the fish, the more expensive it is
    me: *Uses highlighter on fish. Sells for one billion dollars*

    • @cerebrumexcrement
      @cerebrumexcrement 5 лет назад +8

      Billie can have My avocados I want to buy that highlighter. lol

    • @dannyledrums4116
      @dannyledrums4116 5 лет назад +2

      Poop Brain what does avacodos have to do with 5is

    • @christianabbas3647
      @christianabbas3647 5 лет назад

      Danny The Bey blade nerd cause that’s his name lmao

    • @melody-ec9ex
      @melody-ec9ex 5 лет назад +1

      Christian Abbas I’m a her thank u very much

    • @dannyledrums4116
      @dannyledrums4116 5 лет назад

      Christian Abbas oh

  • @Rose_Butterfly98
    @Rose_Butterfly98 5 лет назад +31

    Yep, you can get them for literally $2 if you want, I usually like the metallic ones, but my favourite was a sanke koi that my aunt had. Very friendly koi, I could hand feed her and pet her, usually spent all my time with her when I was at my aunts house.

  • @chevanco2949
    @chevanco2949 3 года назад +3

    i had a koi fish as a pet when i was a kid (kohaku one i guess according to this video) and it died i didnt know they were so expensive

  • @sdx3918
    @sdx3918 4 года назад +3

    When a fish can be more valuable than your own house.

  • @kenzokenzo
    @kenzokenzo 5 лет назад +201

    Should have been "Priceless investment in the *_KOI-mmunity_* "

    • @Questionable_Content
      @Questionable_Content 5 лет назад +2

      Kenzo I am so proud of this Koimmunity

    • @3Dusers
      @3Dusers 5 лет назад +1

      ahhh the wonderful koimment section

    • @rk.r2439
      @rk.r2439 5 лет назад +2

      omfg be my bestfriend

    • @fu1644
      @fu1644 5 лет назад +1

      koi litterly means testicle in my language wich makes this video priceless

  • @Davidj3
    @Davidj3 5 лет назад +259

    Koi are so expensive because it's the only fish in the world That doesn't come out exactly like it's parents. So it takes a lot to duplicate a specific fish that a collector is looking for. Hard to find price goes up!

    • @jesusantonio732
      @jesusantonio732 5 лет назад

      David J really?

    • @Davidj3
      @Davidj3 5 лет назад +13

      @@jesusantonio732 yea I bred koi. I bred yellow this year. And some came out red, white and black.And all different patterns.

    • @szybilski
      @szybilski 5 лет назад

      How can you claim it's the only fish in the world that is like that? The majority of our oceans have not been travelled.

    • @Davidj3
      @Davidj3 5 лет назад +1

      @@szybilski then show it to me?

    • @Davidj3
      @Davidj3 5 лет назад +9

      @@szybilski and this is freshwater. Saltwater, the ocean is another category.

  • @limkuindra7842
    @limkuindra7842 3 года назад +1

    Platinum arowana: finally a worthy opponent
    Koi: pathetic

  • @anxley6263
    @anxley6263 3 года назад +1

    We used to have like 20 of this when i was younger, i never knew this fish were expensive

  • @problematicprincess6270
    @problematicprincess6270 4 года назад +206

    I love koi I've always dreamed of having a koi pond and cherry trees in my garden such beautiful fish

    • @mayisree8302
      @mayisree8302 4 года назад +1

      Me too

    • @Darlvua
      @Darlvua 4 года назад +7

      Anime for life

    • @thepondowner
      @thepondowner 3 года назад +1

      Mayi Sree get one it took me nearly 2 hours to convince my mom to get one and it’s fairly easy if you have time and a yard

    • @melhawk8045
      @melhawk8045 2 года назад +1

      I've had it in my head to create one of those natural swimming pools, with a school of them I can literally swim with!

    • @problematicprincess6270
      @problematicprincess6270 2 года назад +1

      @@melhawk8045 omg that sounds lovely

  • @cindi9935
    @cindi9935 5 лет назад +89

    That's one thicc koi

  • @pranphu5248
    @pranphu5248 3 года назад

    Common carp : Fight for life
    Carps that are Koi : Fight for pageants

  • @thatyellowmenace9324
    @thatyellowmenace9324 3 года назад

    When he said 'KARP' my mind instantly translated it to MAGIKARP

  • @lil_thiccpeach9067
    @lil_thiccpeach9067 4 года назад +183

    Bruh they cute af

    • @C4TC4T
      @C4TC4T 3 года назад +17

      They are fairly intelligent fish too

    • @coralrose5754
      @coralrose5754 3 года назад +7

      Fr whole babeys

  • @thatonedog819
    @thatonedog819 5 лет назад +80

    Goldfish are also karp...

  • @thaitrungvo8932
    @thaitrungvo8932 2 года назад

    2:48 Man, I love wolf and this scene breaks my heart even though I already knew this.

  • @FlyLeah
    @FlyLeah 3 года назад +3

    That gold looking koi was the best of them all. How did that not win?

  • @panicitsjakeslack3070
    @panicitsjakeslack3070 5 лет назад +148

    I’m expecting jeffree star to replace his fish with that koi fish

    • @MrVuckFiacom
      @MrVuckFiacom 5 лет назад +4

      Cringe

    • @iCrimzon
      @iCrimzon 5 лет назад +6

      Jeffree Star flexxing his fish for 3 minutes gay

  • @darius2640
    @darius2640 5 лет назад +629

    yeah nah I'll have myself a sick house instead

    • @Audfile
      @Audfile 5 лет назад +42

      You think they have 1.8 mil fish and live in an apartment?

    • @Altreux
      @Altreux 5 лет назад +3

      They could lmao, my friend is rich and they live a in apartment xD

    • @Genericname
      @Genericname 5 лет назад

      Subhan Rana could be an apartment

    • @ghostboyss4331
      @ghostboyss4331 5 лет назад

      Poor house. Is it okay?

    • @Altreux
      @Altreux 5 лет назад

      Nah

  • @lantic2155
    @lantic2155 3 года назад

    I should be studying, until I saw yt recommending me why lotus silk is expensive, now I’m just in a black hole of these vids

  • @austinbrewer6344
    @austinbrewer6344 3 года назад

    Damn that gold koi fish done grind through all the camos

  • @MillennialTravelConfessions
    @MillennialTravelConfessions 5 лет назад +274

    Koi fish are so beautiful! Great and interesting video 👍

  • @im_garbage
    @im_garbage 4 года назад +24

    Me: bouta go to sleep
    Also me: i wonder why koi fish is so expensive

  • @Ammeo
    @Ammeo 2 года назад

    When a fish is more expensive than everything i'll ever earn

  • @Chin-gn1xm
    @Chin-gn1xm 3 года назад

    me just chilling with my magikarp