they/were they ever bred or fished for eating?
2007-07-04 10:17:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
The original stock for both fish are the common carp and are not all that attractive at all. Only through selective breeding did either species become an ornamental fish. Carp are now and have been for centuries a very important food fish in many arts of the world and are bred for that use by billions of people in hundreds of nations. here's a little more on their history:
http://www.koiacres.com/koi-history.html
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2007-07-04 11:22:38 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ancient Chinese cultivated the common carp into the goldfish and koi that we know today. Of course they ate them, and they continue to do that today with koi, carp, mekong catfish, osphronemus gourami, and other large fish.
2007-07-04 10:32:37 · answer #2 · answered by fivespeed302 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, you've never eaten a carp! As Paul Hogan said in his memorable film "Crocodile Dundee" about a lizard he'd roasted, "You can survive on it, but it tastes like s-h-i-t!" Only the truly desperate would eat carp, and there's no reason to breed them because they multiply like rabbits all by themselves. Hope this helps ya kiddo.
2007-07-04 10:36:58 · answer #3 · answered by texasjewboy12 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carp were for eating but Koi etc. were purly ornamental. They would be too small to be much good for eating, even at their largest anyway.
2007-07-04 10:24:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ornamental 100%.
2007-07-04 10:25:44 · answer #5 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are probably just goofing around, making forts, sharpening sticks, and stuff. or their just throwing their fish back. or maybe they aren't patient with fishing, and the take the pole out of the water every other seconds. hows about next time you go along with them. if they tell you to go back, then somethin fishy is goin on (haha lol). but if you go there with them and they fish, and they catch fish, then somethin fishy is goin on, think about it, how come they catch fish no that you are there, and not all the other days. now i honestly think they are doing somethin weird and you have to be onto them, unless you go and fish with them and they really dont catch any fish.
2016-05-18 01:48:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally they are ornamental, but people have eaten carp...I wouldn't they are 'junk' fish but hey...
2007-07-04 10:22:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they's good eating, and goldfish make the best bait for fishing for other food fish.
2007-07-04 10:41:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋