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Koi with a number 2 on its head

19 years ago

I am new to koi keeping. I got a small koi a short while back, with a red blotch on her head, not perfectly round, but a pretty full blotch. Now it has suddenly turned into perfectly defined number 2. I know color changes are normal, but a total change of shape and into a number to boot - is that normal? Has anyone experienced this?

(I had named her Lola, but now I am thinking "Two"lulah...)

I am also very much wondering if numbers on koi have any significance or meanings in the Japanese culture. I am having no luck with google.

Can anyone help me out?

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