Kumonryu Koi

Kumonryu (koo – mon –roo) The most exciting part of the changing pattern of a Kumonryu is that you just never know what you’re going to see the next time you look in your pond.

This *doitsu* (scaleless) or German type koi exhibits an ever-changing color combination of white and black. Patterns and shades of color vary from solid white or solid black to interesting almost Orca whale type markings.

Legend has it that the Kumonryu name was derived from a dragon transforming into a cloud racing through the sky. Kumonryu means “Nine Crested Dragon.”

Variations of Kumonryu are the Beni Kumonryu (red and black) and the Kikokuryu (metallic Kumonryu). The Beni Kumonryu is a cross of Kumonryu and Kohaku. One train of thought is that breeding a Shusui and Matsukawa Bakke will give you a beautiful Kumonryu.

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