How should the covered red and white koi be evaluated?

IdentificationIn the process of appreciating the red, white and Taisho colors, we sometimes come across koi fish whose entire head is covered with red spots, which are collectively referred to as overlays. Let's take a look at the red and white overlays.

The overlay is red and white, which is easy to understand and identify, that is, the entire head is covered with red spots and the rest of the body is red and white. Obviously, the characteristics of the overlay directly affect the evaluation of it by the majority of fish watchers.

The common view refers to the ordinary article on the brief analysis of red and white types, in which it is not difficult for us to see a very common sentence describing the red and white overlay: "The overlay is red and white, and the whole head is red, the appreciation value is not high". However, the plausibility of this statement is now increasingly being challenged.

With the continuous migration and circulation of people's appreciation standards and the continuous updating of aesthetic concepts, the efforts to find a compromise to try to meet the taste of the public have never stopped. Some connoisseurs believe that if the overall evaluation of fish viewing is converted into percentages, the proportion is about 50% of body shape

Color: 20%, markings, 10%.

10% grade and 10% style

Regardless of whether it is fair or not, it does point to the five most important aspects that affect the overall evaluation of fish. The overlay is red and white.

Looking back at the red and white of our overlays from a variety of perspectives, we can come up with a new and colorful review. First, each fish has its own unique body shape, and there are many beautiful and robust individuals in the red and white cover, which should be recognized. Second, although the general covering will have a dull feeling, because the center of gravity of the scarlet plate is in the front half of the body, so its lower body will not look bulky, and some koi will even have a unique sense of strength because of the covering, and they are also sought after by aquarists.

Third, the beauty of the markings mainly lies in the arrangement and combination of red spots and red spots and the contrast between red spots and white backgrounds, the head spots are of course very important, but if the overlay is well matched with other parts of the fish body, not only is it not a failure, but it makes people feel refreshed.

To summarize the question of taste and style, I will not repeat it here, which has more consistency with other red and white koi appreciation principles. For example, the background color should be pure white, and the red spots should not be blurred. In short, for the appreciation of red and white, whether we can break through the previous inherent views directly determines the fairness of our evaluation, and only by proceeding from reality can we not miss the good fish.

Red and white koi.

Red and white koi fish are representative varieties of koi fish, and many aquarists also have a soft spot for red and white koi, and now more and more red and white koi are used as feng shui fish to raise. The red and white koi were first discovered between 1804 and 1829, and then gradually improved to their current form.

Chinese name:Red and white koi. Latin scientific name:kohakuGeographical distribution:

China, JapanMode of reproduction:OviparousClimatic Zone:Temperate, cold.

As the name suggests, the fish has only white and red on its body, and it is a red and white koi.

But it's also called red and white koi, and the difference in grade is very big, and the price difference is big.