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A brief taste of the main Koi varieties

Varieties of Koi

Here are a few pictures of the different type of Koi to give you an idea.

asagi koi fishjapanese asagi koi fish

Asagi

 

goshiki koi fishgoshiki koi fish

Goshiki

 

ginrin goshiki koi fish

Ginrin Goshiki

 

tancho goshiki koi fish

Tancho Goshiki


We found an even better one on one of our Japan trips! Her name is 'Black Beauty'

  tancho goshiki,stunning show quality tancho goshiki - check out the perfect red head pattern

 

hi utsuri koi fish

Hi Utsuri

 

kawarigoi koi fish

Kawarigoi

 

kikusui koi fish

Kikusui

 

kin matsuba koi fish

Kin Matsuba

 

kohaku koi fishnice kohaku koi fishinzauma kohaku koi fish

Kohaku

 

tancho kohaku koi fish

Tancho Kohaku

 

ginrin kohaku koi fish

Ginrin Kohaku

 

maruten kohaku koi fish

Maruten Kohaku

 

menakburi kohaku koi fish

Menkaburi Kohaku

 

nidan kohaku koi fish

Nidan Kohaku

 

sandan kohaku koi fish

Sandan Kohaku

 

yondan kohaku koi fish

Yondan Kohaku

 

kojaku koi fishkujaku koi fish

Kojaku / Kujaku

 

kommoryo koi fishkumonryo koi fish

Kommonryo / Kumonryo

 

koromo koi fishgoromo koi fish

Koromo / Goromo

 

mizuho ogon koi fish

Mizuho Ogon

 

ochibe shiguri koi fish

Ochiba Shiguri

 

platinum ogon koi fish

Platinum Ogon

 

doitsu platinum ogon koi fish

Doitsu Platinum Ogon

 

sanke japanese koi fishsanke koi fish

Sanke

 

doitsu sanke koi fish

Doitsu Sanke

 

tancho sanke koi fish

Tancho Sanke

 

shiro bekko koi fish

Shiro Bekko

 

shiro utsuri koi fish

Shiro Utsuri

 

ginrin shiro utsuri koi fish

Ginrin Shiro Utsuri

 

showa koi fishshowa koi fish

Showa

tategoi showa koi, future potential show winning showa

This is a tategoi Showa bought by a customer on one of our trips. Stunning! Superb future potential - this is what the hobby is about!

 

tancho showa koi fish

Tancho Showa

 

shusui koi fishshusui koi fish

Shusui

 

yamabuke ogon koi fishyamabuki ogon koi fish

Yamabuke Ogon / Yamabuki Ogon

 

 

 

 

 

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