Hello Bonnie,

David Larson wrote:

OK, so I was at my local koi dealer yeaterday and saw this one beauty that was new to me. The koi
has a dull dark grey body about 4 inches long, and has individual silvery specks scatterered all
over. The specks shimmer in the light. The nearest I can figure is a variation of Kawarimono-Karasu
but the silver specks confuse me.

Anyone here know the name of this specimen?

I though Kawarimono was a non-metallic koi. If it has
silver it cannot be Kawarimono, it would be Hikari Karasu.

That is what I thought at first, but the black (Karasu) is not metallic (Hikari), but rather is of a
dull dark grey nature. Only the few silvery scales appear metallic (Gin).

- David