Water Gardening: Rich - Question on the Showa, 1 by Carolyn22

Carolyn22 wrote:
Rich,

When I bought my showa, the lines were very clean. As she has gotten older, the lines are blurring some. My understanding is that as a fish's patterns change, they can become a different type of koi - because the lines are blurred now and there is an overlapping of the coloration, has my showa changed into a different fish type (goshiki?) or is she still a showa?

Just trying to learn - thanks for the input.

Carolyn