| Secondary Hi,...
Hi dinh,
Since Koi are living animals,... man-made, or man-bred, and the genetics are unstable, many of them aren't perfect in their color representation. It's not uncommon for secondary Hi to appear on some. Sometimes this will go away as quickly as it emerged, and sometimes it will continue to emerge and solidify, changing the pattern of the Koi.
The "worst type" of secondary Hi on Gosanke is the type that comes up from the belly in large scattered patches and spoils the pattern and elegance of the fish - this is simply a poor genetic draw, and the surprise that the Koi had to offer you - its difficult to predict in young Koi. Sometimes we see small patches emerge on the gill plates, and the head, these, though changing the pattern can sometimes actually add to the pattern rather than produce a demerit,... but most secondary Hi will be distracting and undesireable.
We're so often reminded with Koi that the larger mature Koi are SO expensive because they have proven themselves in the developmental years and have cleared all the genetic hurdles Koi are subject to.
Best Wishes,
Brady Brandwood
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