Educational Articles on Koi
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Shiroji 白地
White background
Shiro Bekko 白べっ甲
Bekko with white skin
Shiage 仕上げ
Keeping koi to enhance its best condition in appreciation
Senbetsu 選別
Culling. Selection
Segoke 背ゴケ
Enlarged scales appear along Doitsugoi's dorsal fin
Sandan 三段
Three stepped pattern
Sashi サシ
The term refers to the front edge of hi or sumi patches. The bases of the red...
Platinum Kohaku プラチナ紅白
Kohaku with sheen skin, another name for Sakura Ogon
Platinum Ogon プラチナ黄金
Platinum Ogon's body is white with a platinum sheen.
Ozutsu 尾筒
The part of a Nishikigoi's body that starts at the front of its dorsal fin and...
Oyagoi 親鯉
A Nishikigoi's parents
Orenji Ogon オレンジ黄金
Ogon with orange skin
