Kujaku Koi variety and selection [KOI GUIDE]

In detail about the kujaku variety.

We use two Kujaku of the Maruhiro Koi Farm to explain you the aspects you have to look for when selecting a Kujaku for your own pond.

Kujaku are koi with a white base, with orange markings on it. Typical for Kujaku is that is has the darker grey to black scales. It looks like a net pattern on the back of the Koi, which is really making this Koi a nicer and more special variety. These type of scales can also be found on the Matsuba variety. Sometimes these orange markings can be almost near red. This is referred to as “Red Kujaku” as well.

The pattern. Let’s just start with the pattern. Basically you can take the basics of the kohaku pattern in mind. Which includes no orange over the eyes, the orange should be In between the eyes. The tail area should be white. The colours stay above the lateral line of the koi. The intensity of the orange colour is the same over the entire fish. There are no gaps in the orange section. Preferable there is no orange in the pectoral fins, which makes the fins look nicely white. A balanced pattern is also preferable, that should be a multiple setup pattern for example. But also a pattern with many small steps can look nice and balanced on a Kujaku.

The head. Kujaku preferable have a super white head. What happens a lot on Kujaku is that the head looks darker: in the middle of the head some black or grey can be visible. And Also on the nose can develop some black. As well as the eyebrows of the Kujaku. Well it doesn’t have eyebrows, but you can see the black above the eyes.

The body section. Preferable a stronger tail section. Not only the width of the tail but you also want to have a high tail! Height of the tail is actually quite important. You also want a long head, which is a good indicator for growth. Next to a good jitai, so a v-shaped body posture on the shoulders is indicating for potential in growth and mass development. Now honestly you should know that Kujaku usually won’t become the largest Koi of your collection, but of course they can become quite large as well. I’ve seen Kujaku over 80 cm in length.

You want to have light scales. What is important, is that the scales are light coloured. Then I am referring to the grey or black scales on the back of Kujaku. If the Kujaku is only 1 or 2 years old, it should be light coloured for sure. Don’t worry that it won’t become darker, that will just naturally happen. Usually goes quicker than you actually imagined, you will be surprised. And the harder water is, the quicker this darker colours tend to develop. In Europa and in America we often have harder water than in Japan, which will speed up the development of the sumi or grey scales.

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