I agree. Ugly.

They are fine.
Now, a Wels on the other hand, hideous.

You don’t like goldfish? Wow.

I will admit that the white koi are not quite as pretty as a rainbow trout.

I wouldn’t say ugly, but I don’t understand the fascination at all. There are so many beautiful fish, and koi are not one of them.

I have seen fish that are more ugly than Koi

I think the colors they have are pretty though. I wouldn’t own a koi fish though.

@SergeantQueen
That one is the result of rapid decompression.
The fish looks normally like this

There’s no need to carp.

I’m curious as to why you find them ugly? I have sought out many koi ponds, on purpose, to photograph these gracefully stunning fish. I find the colors and markings extraordinary.

Not to be coy but if you show me a coquettish fish then I’ll show you breakfast.

@Kardamom, it’s mostly the bulky, lumpy bodies, that just look like their innards are pushing out their sides; and it’s worse when they’re bigger. I don’t want to look at a creature and have to think about its guts. I also dislike the lurid colors and the completely random markings and their very stupidly fishy facial expressions. I’m just not a fish person, except when we’re talking recipes.

LOL

I was going to ask if you like fish in general. I think if you liked fish but disliked koi specifically…that would be one thing. But it just sounds like maybe you don’t like fish?