{"product_id":"beni-kiko-aokiya-koi-farm","title":"****Beni Kikokuryu – Aokiya Koi Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeni Kikokuryu – Aokiya Koi Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeni Kikokuryu adds red ('beni') to the Kikokuryu's black and platinum, for a striking three-color metallic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOrigin and history\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt belongs to the Hikarimoyo, metallic koi with two or more colors in a pattern. This group was created from the 1960s onward by crossing Ogon (metallic) koi with patterned varieties. It is judged separately from the metallic Utsuri and Showa. Kikokuryu was developed in the 1990s by Seiki Igarashi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColor and pattern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoitsu platinum skin with bold, flowing sumi and an added red pattern, and a clean row of dorsal scales. The colors can shift with temperature and age. The red can be unpredictable as the fish grows and the water temperature changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn your collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatterned metallic koi combine the visibility of an Ogon with the interest of a pattern. They look striking from above and from the side, and they hold their own in deeper water where non-metallic colors can fade from view. Judges look first at luster, then at how clearly the pattern reads through the sheen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat collectors look for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep, even red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark sumi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBright luster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStraight dorsal scales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Aokiya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67312032579833,"sku":"AOKJ26001","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/8768\/8441\/files\/1677Master.png?v=1791425616","url":"https:\/\/www.koimarket.com\/products\/beni-kiko-aokiya-koi-farm","provider":"Koi Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}