Solid White Koi

We were given a small white koi about 3 years ago, it is all white no
othercolor
on it. The last time I went to the pond store they had imported koi that
wereall
white, they were pretty expensive. Does anyone have any ideas if this is
whatI
could have? How do you know the ifference ? Even if it's not imported, it's
pretty and now about 9-10 ins long.

So what is the question.....if it looks like a duck, and walks like a duck, and
quacks like a duck it MUST be a .......Hampster ..........I think not.....
..............a white koi is a white koi .........Jerri

http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

We were given a small white koi about 3 years ago, it is all white no
othercolor
on it. The last time I went to the pond store they had imported koi that
wereall
white, they were pretty expensive. Does anyone have any ideas if this is
whatI
could have? How do you know the ifference ? Even if it's not imported, it's
pretty and now about 9-10 ins long.

So what is the question.....if it looks like a duck, and walks like a duck, and
quacks like a duck it MUST be a .......Hampster ..........I think not.....
..............a white koi is a white koi .........Jerri

http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

Carole,

There are solid white koi and solid white koi. If it metallic, then it is a
platinum ogon. If it not metallic it is a shiro-muji, which because of lack
of color are traditionally culled out. Of course there is the shiro
matsuba, which has a black pine cone pattern in the scales on a non-metallic
fish, or the gin matsuba is the metallic version. Each has its own value.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"RED1102" wrote in message
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We were given a small white koi about 3 years ago, it is all white no
other
color
on it. The last time I went to the pond store they had imported koi that
were
all
white, they were pretty expensive. Does anyone have any ideas if this is
what I
could have? How do you know the difference ? Even if it's not imported,
it's
pretty and now about 9-10 ins long.
Carole
New Jersey

Carole,

There are solid white koi and solid white koi. If it metallic, then it is a
platinum ogon. If it not metallic it is a shiro-muji, which because of lack
of color are traditionally culled out. Of course there is the shiro
matsuba, which has a black pine cone pattern in the scales on a non-metallic
fish, or the gin matsuba is the metallic version. Each has its own value.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"RED1102" wrote in message
...
We were given a small white koi about 3 years ago, it is all white no
other
color
on it. The last time I went to the pond store they had imported koi that
were
all
white, they were pretty expensive. Does anyone have any ideas if this is
what I
could have? How do you know the difference ? Even if it's not imported,
it's
pretty and now about 9-10 ins long.
Carole
New Jersey