Dear Fred,
A group of friends of mine is saving up to buy a white koi fish for one of our teachers–American Lit. teacher–that absolutely loves fish, and he has been raving about how much he wants one all year long. There are twenty-six of us trying to buy this fish, so we will definitely be able to pull it off, but we just need to know how much to save.
Oh, and if anyone is curious, we are naming the fish Moby Dick because that is the teacher’s favorite book.
Fred:
Thanks for the question about the white Koi Fish. Your Teacher is probably wanting a UTSURIMONO. This is a white koi with Sanke-style sumi. I’ll try to post some Ebay auctions. Ebay always has great deals but you have to inspect the sellers. Cost vary depending on the age and the size of the fish you are looking to buy.
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Before you buy one of these, does your teacher have a 600-1000 gallon or larger pond to keep one in? Is it established and ready for stocking? Koi get 12″ within a year and get a very very chunky 2-3ft long, that’s excluding fins.
For a show-quality imported white Koi you’d be looking at quite a chunky sum over 100-200 or more depending on size. I’ve seen 2ft Japanese imported show-quality Koi go for over £1,000. But for a mutt-bred one that just happened to end up white would be a lot less.