I.D. my Koi please

[boldtogether]

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...

 

[kendragon]

goromo

 

[boldtogether]

Thank you Kendragon...I appreciate that.

 

[boldtogether]

goromo

Is this a good Koi? Such a newb question I realize...this fish is 12" at least and fat...I would like to buy some more when I rehome this one....

 

[kendragon]

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.

 

[MN_Rebel]

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.

 

[boldtogether]

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.

Could be...but it has been in a 180 for 2years and grown from 1"to 12" in that time...