Shiny, Brightly-Coloured Koi

There are many different varieties of koi, but they can be generally classified into bright and shiny with metallic colours, and non-metallic.

- Angela Beckx

If you did a survey on which is the most popular variety of koi, you would most likely get the answer of ‘Go Sanke’ (non-metallic). Go Sanke are made up of Kohauku (white and red), Sanke (white, red and black) and Showa (black, red and white). However, we must not forget about metallic koi as once you have collected many of the Go Sanke group, you will want to get something different to add to your collection, and metallic koi will brighten up your pond and give it a wonderful glow.