Japanese Koi Fish

Your guide to the different varieties and appreciation of these wonderful fish!

Chris on Koi | Glossary | Varieties & Appreciation | Koi Shows & Judges | Koi Breeders

This website is dedicated to helping you understand the different varieties of Koi as well as on how to keep them

   Pond Dynamics Intro - Water

   Pond Dynamics - Oxygen

   Pond Dynamics - pH

   Pond Dynamics - Temperature

   Pond Dynamics - Ammonia

   Pond Dynamics - Fish & Man

   Sand Filters - Intro

   Sand Filters - Flow rates

   Sand Filters - Conclusions

   Pond Depth - Myths

   Pond Depth - Facts

   Water Temperature and Koi

   Montmorillonite Clay and Koi

Koi Varieties

Go Sanke Varietals

   Kohaku

   Sanke

   Showa

The rest

   Asagi

   Goromo/Koromo

Glossary of Japanese Koi Terms

Koi Shows

   Kate Mc Gill on Koi Shows

   Kate McGill & Koi Show Judges

   Kate McGill - as a Koi Show Judge

Koi Appreciation

   What makes a serious Koi serious

   Appreciation for the Koi owner

Koi Breeders

    Takeda (Yamatake Koi Farm)

Keeping Koi

    Happy Koi Website

Houki Zumi

Broom Sumi. Houki means 'broom'. Sumi that looks like it was swept with a broom. Striped Sumi pattern seen on the pectoral fins or tail fin of Taisho Sanshoku. Also called Hashiri Zumi ('running' Sumi) or Tejima ('hand striped'). A few light stripes are desirable. Extremely strong stripes are not as favoured.

Sourced from Kokugyo Volume II