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China developed the goldfish member of the carp family to include, changes in finnage, eyes, body shape...
japan worked with the food species to take advantage of color opportunities to develop color varieties.In china red and black were all the rage. In japan came asagi and yamabuki and others.
Germany got involved when the japanese became interested in the mirror carp. big scales along the sides. leather carp came later. When the japanese asked the germans what kind of carp were these meaning the mirror ones, they said
Deutch translated "german"! The japanese not being able to get their mouth around the translation called it "douitsu", hence the name was "born" and understood. The first variety to take advantage of the mirror scales was the now popular shusui
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