Ghost Rare Butterfly Koi
The offspring from a cross of a metallic koi and a wild dark colored carp are known as ghost koi.
Ghost rare butterfly koi. Notably the most striking areas of a ghost koi are the metallic head and flashy pectoral fins that glimmer in the sunlight and disappear into the depths of a dark pond like a ghost hence the name. Learn more about ghost koi. It progressively develops into a light orange that is followed by various shades of.
If you came here expecting to read about something supernatural then i hate to break this to you the ghost koi is just another variant of koi. Ghost koi carp i had this fish along with another 7 ghost koi carp in my pond i have 3 left wanting to get rid nice fish very distinctive fractures on it. Butterfly koi also created their appearance in the 80 s.
Their metallic scales are extremely distinguished. So a full grown butterfly koi looks like a long slinky dragon moving through the water. But although the ghost koi will not magically appear in your koi pond in the dead of night and give the rest of your koi fishes a heart attack this breed is actually pretty.
The ghost koi fish has gained popularity in recent years but many koi enthusiasts do not even recognize them as true koi fish they refer to them as ghost carp instead. Butterfly koi seem to lack some of the body size of regular koi but the overall fish can run as long as 36 to 40 inches in the right pond with plenty of food. Pond and fish for sale.
In baby koi the beni is a yellow colour.
