Thread: Please help identify this fish

I have recently purchased a number of fish from another member but cannot identify the variety of the koi below. It has a metallic silver body with red overlay. It looks amazing. Any experts out there who can help? Sorry about the rubbish pictures.

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I would say this is a beni kikokuryu.

Here is some info on them that I took from a blog.

The Beni Kikokuryu (Ben-ee-----key-ko-koo-roo) (Beni Kiko for short) was developed from the Kikokuryu. This breed is always a Doitsu (scale less or partially scaled) and always a metallic Koi.

A Beni Kiko is simply a Kikokuryu with an orange or red pattern on top of the standard colors of a Kikokuryu of black and white.


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Thanks Mike. I think you're right!

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Other similar variation is

DOITSU YAMATONISHIKI or METALLIC KUMONRYU

But I’m thinking beni Kikokuryu - I’m sure others will come along and give their opinions.


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They can be very different here is a YAMATONISHIKI




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