Educational Articles on Koi
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Omoyo 大模様
A large pattern
Oiboshi 追い星
White bumps, that appear on the cheeks and pectoral fins of male Nishikigoi...
Odome 尾止め
Means tail ending, refers to the ending of the color pattern at the tail. It...
Ochibashigure 落ち葉しぐれ
Nishikigoi that have aonezu color skin with brownish patches resembling fallen...
Noike 野池
Mud pond. Field pond
Niban Hi 二番緋
Scales of pale red hi. Secondary hi appears later in a Nishikigoi development....
Nezu Ogon ねず黄金
Blue grayish colored Ogon
Nemuri Byo 眠り病
Sleeping sickness
Namitate 波立て
A dorsal fin
Mukeru むける
Colored background peal off and showing color then make patterns
Mukashi Ogon 昔黄金
Classic Ogon with brownish yellow skin. Literally mukashi means past
Motoguro 元黒
The base of pectoral fins which are colored black
