22 minutes ago, IowaDee said:Okay, here's my dumb question and it won't be the last. What is the difference between carp and koi? I have the impression that koi wear better clothes and carp are at the bottom of the pecking order. We have huge grass carp in the pond but have no idea where they fit on the fish family tree.
Koi are highly inbred carp. Bred by humans to be decorative. There are a number of well-stocked koi carp ponds in several of the local parks here in town. There are warnings everywhere not to eat them because, pretty as they are, they are full of parasites.
Koi Carp in my local park.
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