Scaleless Koi
The uniqueness of this koi is that the sumi black is variable and can change throughout it s life.
Scaleless koi. This feature is gradually being cross bred into generic koi in an attempt to increase their market value. Probably the most intriguing variety of koi kumonryu will completely change their pattern many times throughout their life. Shusui were created by crossbreeding a doitsugoi scaleless german carp with an asagi and the result was essentially just an asagi without scales.
As with the kujaku snow white skin with good metallic lustre are of utmost importance. Probably the most intriguing variety of koi kumonryu will completely change their pattern many times throughout. Asagi are characterized by 1 a blue or indigo body and 2 red at the base of the pectoral fins.
However this happy accident has been bred into many varieties of koi to achieve this show stopping look. What is the doitsu variety. Kumonryu are scaleless doitsu koi with patterns of grey or white combined with black.
Kinrin gold scales are located on the accent colors while. They are white doitsu scaleless koi with orange markings. Doitsu delineates a form of breeding that produces scaleless or nearly scaleless koi.
You may also see blue present in kumonryu. Kinginrin are koi with some highly reflective scales. Doitsu are koi with few or no scales.
They can go anywhere from solid white to solid black or any conceivable combination in between. It is an old yet new group of varieties in koi history. Doitsu are scaleless koi which makes them look as if they are wearing leather skin on their body.
A scaleless koi that typically shows red black and white colorations these fish are interesting and add a fun pop of color to any pond. Kumonryu are doitsu scaleless koi with a solid white base and areas of black pattern overlaying the white. This characteristic is called doitsu and the shusui was the first of its kind.
The first doitsu koi was developed more than 100 years ago but new versions keep coming from this group because their scaleless characteristic can be crossed with almost any variety like ginrin diamond scales for example. Kumonryu which translates to nine crested dragon are said to have been created from a crossing of matsukawabakke and shusui brood stock. Doitsu koi can be entirely scaleless or have scales along their backs or lateral lines though the majority of the body is typically without the presence of scales.
They may be either completely scaleless or may have a single line of large mirror scales running. In the koi world it is possible for a koi fish to not have any scales. Doitsu ginrin and tancho koi have many other subsets of varieties since for example doitsu koi are all scaleless koi and shusui is a type of doitsu variety.
The monryu is a doitsu scaleless koi that has a black body with white markings.
