I.D. my Koi please

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Ok, so I got this fish a couple years ago at 1"....and now it is 12"...but I don't know what she is. I know it's a Koi, but since I don't keep Koi, I have never been able to really get a straight answer on breed. Any help will be appriciated. I am about to rehome her to a pond along with a some big gold fish and some other koi...

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Kois are meant to be viewed from above. Looks good to me.
However, based on the body shape it is already mature...Bonsai'd. Stunted from being in a tank.
 
Kois are meant to be viewed from above. Looks good to me.
However, based on the body shape it is already mature...Bonsai'd. Stunted from being in a tank.
Surely didn't looks like stunted to me. My koi looks like that at same size of his koi and they grows just fine after we put them in the pond. That koi just happens to be well fed. As for mature size, it is not uncommon for carps to become mature early at small sizes.
 
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