KOI Without Eyes, Eyeless One or BOTH

Many eyeless Koi are the result of trauma, TWICE.

Or, they jumped out and lost the battle to ants or birds but ….won the WAR by being replaced in water….

When you see an eyeless (both) Koi,Sometimes you can look SUPER CLOSE and see a little gold or white fleck in the socket which is a ‘failed’ embryonic eye in the sockets.

The koi with TOTAL embryonic genetic/defect failure of the eyes may never have formed sockets. Their faces are entirely smooth and eyeless.

 

Author: Dr. Erik Johnson
Dr. Erik Johnson is the author of several texts on companion animal and fish health. Johnson Veterinary Services has been operating in Marietta, GA since 1996. Dr Johnson graduated from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. Dr Johnson has lived in Marietta Georgia since 1976.