Koi Fish Among Water Lilies
A large koi with decorative scales, fins, barbels, and a smooth head swims through waves, bubbles, and blooming water lilies.
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A koi among water lilies
The koi occupies the center of the water scene, with its broad head, flowing fins, patterned scales, and whiskerlike barbels clearly visible. Curving waves and rising bubbles surround the fish. Open water lily flowers and broad leaves spread through the background, creating an aquatic setting around its path.
Koi pond facts
Koi are ornamental varieties of the common carp, bred for their distinctive combinations of color and pattern. The small barbels near their mouths contain sensory cells that help them investigate food in murky water or along the pond bottom. Water lily leaves can provide shade at the surface, giving pond animals cooler areas during warm conditions.
Colors found in koi ponds
- Koi body: commonly white, orange, red, yellow, black, or combinations of these colors
- Koi scales: reflective versions of the body colors, sometimes with a metallic gold or silver appearance
- Fins: often match the body or appear pale, translucent, white, orange, or black
- Water lily flowers: naturally white, pink, yellow, blue, purple, or red, depending on the variety
- Water lily leaves: usually green, sometimes marked with red, purple, or brown tones