What is it?

[jnorth]

Ok so I picked up this guy last year thinking it was a karasu. I really like the looks of an all black koi.


So now here it is a year later and pull her up to take a look and hmm..its not all black anymore. So what is it? Pond mutt?

[MikeM]

I would say it is a dark Chagoi. What is the Japanese word for "Black Tea"?

[aquitori]

A Magoi? Well either way it will be a big fish...Magoi would even be better...

[PapaBear]

I've assumed it was Chagoi, as it lightens up somewhat in a lighter background. Similar netting, dark, but no longer black, and from the side at least mine has a somewhat more wild carp (magoi) body shape. Came from the same spawn as the rest of our babies.

[JasPR]

magoi . Where did it come from? JR

[dick benbow]

kuro is black, cha is tea.....I have seen many koi do this...a few years back i bred matsukawabake. I have a few babies still around..their colors are so transistional. All black some times, cha-goi looking, then pieces of white appearing...a friend of mine bought a ochiba that he called "coka-cola" that
did this very same routine. I think cause it's your koi jim you can call it what you want...just don't call it late for dinner! LOL

[Sangreaal]

Chocolate chagoi maybe?

[keokoi]

At first I thought it was a Chagoi, Magoi I dunno.. I havent seen too many of them... I got a few pics of one at a show..

Joe

[aquitori]

Like Waddy would say, looks like a terd....hahahaha

[JasPR]

well the body and net pattern do remind me of chagoi but the head looks like a wild type carp? I think we will all have to wait until it gets bigger- much bigger?? JR