Carp which, the brocade carp in a different way called, treats a decorative kind of an ordinary carp. More than 2500 years ago these fishes were delivered to China from the territories which are located near the Caspian Sea. Centuries AD can meet the first mentions of a carp in Japan in 14-15th. It is supposed that the carp was got on the territory of Japan by immigrants from China. Japanese nicknamed him "Magoi" that is meant by "a black carp". Later the Japanese peasants began to grow up specially a carp for consumption. When a part of carps had changes in coloring, they were not used as food, and left for contents at home. Gradually such keeping of color carps became hobby. Owners specially crossed the fishes for receiving everything new and new options of coloring. This hobby gradually became popular and extended across all Japan. Today in a set the countries of the world clubs and associations of judges which meet.
Which the fish who underwent not less than six selection selections can be considered. There are about eight dozen breeds of carps which, whom divide into 16 main groups: - Utsurimono. Which this look has big black spots. Depending on color of the drawing which this look are divided into several types: Ki Utsuri, Cyro Utsuri, Hee Utsuri, one after another: with yellow, white and red drawings.
- Sowing to Sansyok. This type by what has black coloring, with white and red spots is characterized.
- To Taysyo Sansyok or sanke. This type was called in honor of the Japanese emperor Taysyo. This is the carp of white coloring having red and black spots. - To Kokhak – snow-white which, which are covered with the drawing of red color. Is one of the most beautiful and demanded views which. - Tantyo. The main distinctive sign of Tantyo – a red spot on the head which has to be the only thing. Ideally it has to be round. - Asag. Primary color of this look, which – blue which is located above a sideline of fish. The zone of blue color is surrounded with scales which have to be built in straight lines. - Bekko – white carps with the put black drawing. - Agon. Are defined by monophonic coloring without spots. Monophonic coloring can be gray, white, red and orange color. - Kavarimono. Contains most of all species of carps which, as entered it which which do not belong to one of main types and also new types, which. This look in the fact that all of them have no metal gloss differs. - Hikari-moyomono – carps of metal color, is the hybrid received as a result of crossing of an utsura and Agons. The main coloring of this type – white, but it is possible to tell that scales are painted in red and black color at once. - Kinginrin – which which backs differ in gloss gold (ginrin) or silver (kinrin) scales. - Syusuy – which at which the back is decorated with big bluish scales and sides are covered with orange spots. - Gosiki – which black color, the having spots of red, brown, white and blue color. - Doytsu-go is a species of the painted carps without scales, or with very small amount of scales. - To Kumonr. This is a black naked carp with white spots on a body, the head, a stomach. Also there is Beni kumonryu at which instead of black red color acts.