Golden karp
What better way to complement a sunny day than a golden creature!
Location: Hase Temple (Kamakura, Japan)
Golden karp belongs to the following groups:
Green!, Japanfluence and Something Fishy Available for sale asGreeting Cards and Matted Prints
Dayonda
You’re right—sunshine deserves golden creatures, and this one glows in the light. I would like to have a karp pond.
Kelli Maier
ooo…I have always wanted one. I have a fairly good sized ornamental pond…about 800 gallons…is about 12×15 feet…and many shubunkin and comets and one Koi. Carp are fun creatures and they put to rest that nonsense about fish having 4 second memories…mine know exactly who i am…by my voice or even footfalls only…and rush to be fed every spring after sleeping all winter.
Mui-Ling Teh replied
That’s cute, thanks for sharing.
Kelli Maier
Yeah…i think the carp was accidentally crossed with the pig. Good eaters.
Mui-Ling Teh replied
Oh yes karps are good eaters. In the feeding areas of Japanese Shrines you can see their mouths bobbing getting ready to catch food. I have a photo called “Bobbing Mouths” in my portfolio, although in that shot, I think the karps were trying to get oxygen from the air because it was really hot that day (or they thought I had food?)
Kelli Maier
Yeah…actually they will gulp for a variety of reasons…one being to get more air.