Koi Keeping

Butterfly koi with long flowing fins from Suda Koi Farm swimming in a holding pond

Butterfly Koi: The Complete Guide to Long-Finned Koi

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Butterfly koi with long flowing fins from Suda Koi Farm swimming in a holding pond

Butterfly Koi: The Complete Guide to Long-Finned Koi

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Yamabuki Ogon koi with solid golden yellow metallic scales swimming in a koi pond

Yamabuki Ogon Koi: The Complete Guide to Golden Metallic Koi

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Several Shiro Utsuri koi viewed from above in a blue bowl, showing black sumi wrapping over white bodies

Utsuri Koi: The Complete Guide to Shiro, Hi and Ki Utsuri

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Six Tancho koi viewed from above in a blue bowl, each with a single red crown on a white head

Tancho Koi: The Complete Guide to the Red-Crowned Koi

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Shusui koi viewed from above showing the single row of dark blue scales along the back with red rising along the flanks

Shusui Koi: The Complete Guide to the Doitsu Asagi

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Showa Sanshoku koi with black sumi base, red hi plates and white shiroji swimming in a pond

Showa Koi: The Complete Guide to Showa Sanshoku

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Taisho Sanke koi with white shiroji base, red hi pattern and black sumi markings swimming in a koi pond

Sanke Koi: The Complete Guide to Taisho Sanshoku

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Kujaku Koi: The Complete Guide to the Peacock Koi

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Matsuba Koi: The Complete Guide to Pinecone-Scaled Koi

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Koromo koi viewed from above showing dark blue-black netting laid over the red hi plates, the robed effect that names the variety

Koromo Koi: The Complete Guide to Goromo and Its Sub-Types

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Kikusui koi showing red markings over a platinum white scaleless Doitsu body

Kikusui Koi: The Complete Guide to the Doitsu Hariwake

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Hariwake koi viewed from above showing bright orange-gold plates over a platinum white body

Hariwake Koi: The Complete Guide to Two-Tone Metallic Koi

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Kigoi koi viewed from above showing the solid matte yellow body without pattern that defines the variety

Kigoi Koi: The Complete Guide to the Matte Yellow Koi

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