What are the selection criteria for a one-stripe red Kohaku?
Introducing the one-stripe red Kohaku. A one-stripe red Kohaku, also known as one-stripe Kohaku, refers to a Kohaku on whose body a single graceful band of red markings runs from the head to the caudal peduncle, and the red stripe is required to be continuous without interruption. Compared with multi-stripe Kohaku (strictly speaking...

A one-stripe red Kohaku, also known as one-stripe Kohaku, refers to a Kohaku on whose body a single graceful band of red markings runs from the head to the caudal peduncle, and the red stripe is required to be continuous without interruption.
A one-stripe red Kohaku appears far less often in the pond, and in the market we also see far fewer opportunities to get a one-stripe red.
A one-stripe red Kohaku appears far less often in the pond, and in the market we also see far fewer opportunities to get a one-stripe red.
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In terms of form, this all-over red band feature better sets off the slender body of the Kohaku, elegant and dignified, with a little less variety and a lot more sense of unity.
In terms of markings, the red patches of a one-stripe red are easier to compare and use as a reference; the thickness of the red quality and the vividness of the color, and whether the edges of the red patches are distinct enough, are all very easy to see. We can easily find that the symmetry of the red patches on their bodies is generally quite good,
The reason a one-stripe red is not so popular is that its white ground is almost entirely covered by the red band; a Kohaku lacking the setting of crystal-clear white loses the pleasure and effect of red and white complementing each other, and its ornamental value naturally drops greatly, which is actually the same principle as a face-covered Kohaku.