The new kids

Started by leeannecastro, Jul 03 2009 10:24 PM

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#1 leeannecastro

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Posted 03 July 2009 - 10:24 PM

Got these guys last week for my birthday from my husband. They were imported from Japan.
Anyone know what they are? I am just learning all of the names and types.

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#2 DrDave

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Posted 03 July 2009 - 11:14 PM

The bottom one is patterned like a Kohaku but they are red and white.

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#3 leeannecastro

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Posted 03 July 2009 - 11:16 PM

This one has a very bright orange, I have never seen the color before. thanks.

#4 DrDave

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Posted 04 July 2009 - 12:42 AM

My research tells me this is a Doitsu.

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Posted 04 July 2009 - 02:18 AM

nice looking fish:goldfish:

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#6 lfreem

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Posted 05 July 2009 - 03:50 AM

The top one is an Ogon and the bottom looks like a Hariwake. Neither are Doistsu--as those have a line of darker scales running down the back, and neither of these fish have that.

Enjoy them.

#7 DrDave

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Posted 05 July 2009 - 01:45 PM

Ogon is Japanese for "solid color" It has both Yamabuki and Platinum features so it cannot by definition be an Ogon.

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#8 lfreem

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Posted 05 July 2009 - 04:29 PM

Isn't it all one solid color or is that my monitor acting funny? It looks all creamy to me...LOL!

#9 DrDave

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Posted 05 July 2009 - 11:34 PM

There are Platinum Ogons, Yamabuki Ogons, Orengi Ogons, Gin Orengie Ogons and so on, but there are no koi known as just Ogon. This fish had a pattern of 2 distinct colors.
The quality of the photo is bad and perhaps your monitor lacks resolution to see these colors. It may fall into the "Pond Koi" category or mutt. It looked very nice just the same.
We work with what we get.:icon_smile::icon_smile:
Oh, it is indeed creamy, then it may be a Kigoi:wink:

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#10 lfreem

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 01:38 AM

I think both are mutts personally. But I have a few mutts in my pond that I adore. Nothing fancy, but loved all the same. Have to adjust the monitor....

#11 DrCase

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 12:07 PM

I like the top one...

#12 Robyn

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Posted 07 July 2009 - 04:38 AM

I am really horrible at this... as I am very new to koi.

But... could they be Hariwake?
http://images.google...=Gin+Rin+Kohaku

Don't go by me though. It just took me a week to figure out I had a Ochibashigure! Heck... I just found out such a thing existed! LOL

I found this page really helpful:
http://www.pondkoi.com/koi_guide.htm