Koi fish

Nishikigoi or commonly called the Koi fish (Cyprinus carpio) is a fish that has a gentle nature. By some people, these fish are believed to bring good luck. Here we will give a little information about Koi fish.

Koi fish have very many species, but there are three (3) a very well-known type that is Gosanke. Which includes Gosanke are:

Kohaku
Kohaku are white Koi with red pattern. The white color on Kohaku into the limelight to determine its quality. White should be completely white while the red color must be dark and bright.

Koi Fish-Kohaku. picture via summerkoi

Taisho Sanshoku
Taisho Sanshoku are white Koi with red and black color pattern. Because of the variety was discovered in the era of Taisho in Japan, so-called "Taisho Sanshoku" or called "Taisho Sanke" or "Sanke".

Koi fish-Taisho Sanshoku

 

Showa Sanshoku
Showa Koi Sanshoku is black with red and white color pattern. Showa-called because of the variety was discovered in the era of Showa in Japan. In short called "Showa Sanshoku" or "Showa".

Showa Sanshoku

Other Koi fish type:

Utsuri mono

mono Utsuri is a black Koi with white pattern (Shiro Utsuri), red (Hi Utsuri) or yellow (Ki Utsuri).

Koi Fish-mono Utsuri

Bekko

Bekko is a type of Koi fish of the Taisho Sanshoku that there is no pattern / red color pattern (Shiro Bekko). Other types include Bekko Aka (red koi with black pattern), Ki Bekko (yellow koi with black pattern).

Koi fish-Bekko

 

Asagi
blue-gray Koi with red on the side of his body, the head and fins.

Shusui
Shusui is Asagi Koi types of groups Doitsu (Koi with scales only section back / side only).