What variety is this koi?

[CarolinaGirl]

Quote: Originally Posted by blacku13 she is a Kin Ki Matsuba

thanks for your input....but I am not so sure she's a kin ki matsuba. The shade of yellowish-green that she is isn't right for a ki matsuba, and her reticulation is more greenish than black. I have has kin ki matsuba before....she doesn't look at all like them. I do believe the others are right on track that she is a Mukashi Ogon. That variety is described as being a "burnished gold" color, which describes her perfectly.

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by CarolinaGirl thanks for your input....but I am not so sure she's a kin ki matsuba. The shade of yellowish-green that she is isn't right for a ki matsuba, and her reticulation is more greenish than black. I have has kin ki matsuba before....she doesn't look at all like them. I do believe the others are right on track that she is a Mukashi Ogon. That variety is described as being a "burnished gold" color, which describes her perfectly.

Stick with the Mukashi Ogan. It is what it is.

[MikeM]

FYI... 'mukashi' means from the old days, as in being ancient. There can be a nostalgic sense to the word as well as being 'out of date'.