Yellow Bekko Koi
The koi in the picture is the actual koi for sale.
Yellow bekko koi. White shiro bekko red aka bekko and yellow ki bekko. The japanese name means tortoise shell and is commonly written as 鼈甲. Sold 5 inch platinum butterfly 1 koi 29 99.
They will have a black sumi stepping stone pattern down it s back. Bekko also come from the sanke family. The shiro is white with black markings the markings should be evenly spread across the body.
The bekko koi has a solid color body base in either a white orange or yellow. 6 inch hi bekko koi koi. The bekko has a simple stepping stone pattern of sumi black running down it s back set against a red white or yellow background.
It may be confused with the utsuri. 8 bekko photo by koiquestion cc by sa 2 0. Bekko 鼈甲 べっ甲 is a white red or yellow skinned koi with black markings sumi 墨.
Like aka bekko koi this is a very rare variety. Most bekko koi have white body with black markings which is a shiro bekko so the term bekko usually refers to the shiro bekko. Often mistaken for utsuri bekko are a white red or yellow koi with markings over the body.
Bekko there are three types of bekko. A good qualitya good quality bekko will have a nice balance of sumi markings down it s back with none on it s head. The aka red bekko the shiro white bekko and the ki yellow bekko.
The koi in the picture is the actual koi for sale. The bekko has a simple stepping stone pattern of sumi black which should be black as coal running down its back set against a red white or yellow background. Curiously the metallic equivalent of a ki bekko known as a tora or tiger ogon is quite commonly seen.
Ki bekko are the rarest koi in the group and sport a lemon yellow body overlain with sumi. Often the red is of an orange hue. They are not a variety deliberately spawned but may arise from shiro bekko kigoi or sanke crosses.
This koi has a yellow base color with sumi markings the yellow should be of the same hue over the whole body of the koi. They can come in three sifferent base colors. The white red and yellow varieties are called shiro bekko 白 aka bekko 赤 and ki bekko 黄 respectively.
There are three types of bekko. The bekko is a variety known for its simplicity. 5 inch pastel yellow koi koi.
Aka bekko koi with a deep red coloration are rarely seen especially as the color seems to fade as the koi grows in size. Aka bekko has red body with black markings and the ki bekko yellow body is the rarest bekko koi. Bekko fit into the bekko group.
Sold 6 inch ki matsuba butterfly koi 39 99. The aka is red with black markings.
