 Doitsu lineage does not mean Nishikigoi bred
in Germany, but rather those Crossbred with Japanese Koi and black carp imported
originally for food from Germany. They differ from ordinary Nishikigoi (or
"'Wagoi' meaning Japanese Koi) in scale arrangement.
Doitsu
Koi with lines of scales on the back and along the lateral lines are called
"Kagami-goi (mirror carp)," and those without scales or with only one line
of scales on each side along the base of the dorsal fin, "Kawas-goi (leather
carp?)."
Doitsu Koi are crossbred into almost all varieties of
Nishikigoi. Doitsu Koi are to be viewed for the orderliness of scale arrangement and
the absence of unnecessary scales. Each Koi should have the features characteristic
of its own original variety, of course. |