But by careful and inspired in-breeding with selected specimens, the colored carp comes in a range of hues from pure white through gold, red and black, and often in a brindled mixture of two or more of these colors.
也有可能出現兩色，如白別光：白色為底、黑色點在身上；紅別光：是以紅色為底，黑色點在身上。這類錦鯉由於出現率很易控制，故價值並不高。