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24-08-2016, 03:18 PM #1
Confused new guy
Can anyone please explain how you tell a "ghost koi" from a "doitsu". I've inherited some fish & have decided to get to know them a little better..... but foogle is not my friend.....
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24-08-2016, 03:55 PM #2
ok here goes,doitsu are just koi with no scales,ghost koi are a common carp/ogon hybrid which started in the 80s,when a fish farmer mated a common carp with an ogon,they also grow like mad and are very hardy,perfect for people just starting out or that dont want to go down the purist koi route,as a lot dont actually class them as koi but ghost carp,widely available and cheap to buy,hope this helps,andi
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24-08-2016, 09:33 PM #3
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Andi is pretty much bang on there ghost koi is a term used for koi that are no real variety also but are (usually) a silver/bronze metalic koi they can also be fully scaled or doitsu. Just like any variety ie kohaku, showa, sanke etc.. Can be Scaled or scale less which is doitsu.
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