Wife's New Baby... 6" Platinum Ogon

[Timgod]

Here a few shots of Wife's New Baby... it is a 6" Platinum Ogon.
We've been looking for quite a while to find one that wasn't the equivalent of a car payment.
Finally we struck gold.... well actually platinum. 

Tim

[miguynmkoi]

What a beauty!!!  WOW!! That is one gorgeous babe.   

[maryvonne]

Very nice fish. It will show up well in the pond.

Maryvonne

[Ky Kim]

That is a beautiful platinum.  I have some of them and their some of our favs, they stand out in the pond so well. 

Kim

[Sarge]

Very nice, will be interested to see it next year to see how it develops.

[tootsie]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWW. what a pretty girl? Where oh where did you find him/her?

[Bonnie]

Very pretty.

I have got to replace mine sometime, I lost it in early spring.   It was approx. 15".

Be sure and post pix as it grows, please.

[Timgod]

We've been looking at the auction sites with that type specifically in mind.
In my search I found a little known koi seller in my city.
Went to her shop and found this along with one other that were still under quarantine as they had only been shipped from Japan 3 days earlier.
We put a hold on it. It was a good thing as another customer bought the other one and was offering quite a bit more money to have the set.
Fortunately the shop owner was good to her word.

Tim

[Jonna]

Wow! She's beautiful! 

I have a confession, most koi that I see at koi phen and other sites really leave me cold.  I just don't see the attraction, most of them are too bulky looking and I think they are just ugly fish.  Ugly fish that cost a fortune! I don't know what I'm missing but I like fish that look graceful and beautiful not like an aquatic bull dog.  Anyway, this is a beautiful fish to me, which may be a bad sign  , I hope it stays beautiful and graceful. 

[miguynmkoi]

Joanna took the words right out of my mouth! 

[Billy]

Very nice! I have a male that is 10 years old and is 29" and a female 2 years old and 24" .

[Ruthie]

What a beautiful, beautiful fish.  The color is breathtaking.

[jools]

is she a gin rin or is that the sunshine reflecting on her scales she is a little cracker bet your really pleased with her..
jools

[LuvMyFish]

You got a super nice looking koi, if you ask me. 

[Timgod]

Thanks Jonna, miguynmkoi, Ruthie & LuvMyFish.
Billy... I would love to see some photos.

jools, I am not an expert on koi... we go for what we like as opposed to a purist in the koi community. Most of ours are butterfly.
To quote from Kodama Koi Farm...

Kin Ginrin:
Kin Ginrin indicates the group of varieties that has diamond scales on the entire bodies.
Hikari Muji:
Hikari Muji indicates varieties that have a solid metallic color such as Ogon, Platinum.

Our new baby has metallic scales on the entire body. She is a Platinum Ogon and as far as I know that places her in the Hikare Muji class but you will have to let me know if that is incorrect.

Tim

[Vickie]

I have a big one like that. Anyway it has the beautiful sequined scales like that. I have had it 3 yrs. It is big now. But  would you believe I got it at walmart for about  $6. It might not be the exact fish, but it is beautiful any way. I will try to take a picture of it.

[Monica]

  I bet it sure shines in the pond.