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How to choose a koi fish?
Check the scales and skin; reject fish with lost scales or damaged skin to avoid shell rot. Choose clear-edged, vivid, solid-colored koi for better grown appearance. Pick active, good-appetite fish, and a rounded, symmetrical, glossy body.
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Why Do Koi Lose Scales
Koi lose scales from external stress (transport bumps, crowded tanks, sharp decorations, fighting, fright) or disease (dropsy, hole-in-the-body disease, red-skin disease). Good water quality and avoiding bacteria greatly lower the risk.