Female Hatchling
Name: unnamed
Species: Lunar Koi
Birthday: Saturday, April 27, 2024
Owner: Katnilb
Element: Neutral 
This small koi hatchling is hard to spot in the water. Lunar koi hatchlings are pale and translucent, and they only emerge at night, swimming close to the surface. The rest of the time, they stick close to the floor of the pond or stream, avoiding the harsh light of the sun and hiding from predators. They are happy to nibble at the fingers of their magi at night in greeting, their movements so smooth they barely disturb the water.
Lunar Koi only emerge at night, and are stately and serene. Their scales reflect the moonlight, with lighter colorations reminding one of a full moon and the darker variations reminding one of the shadow one sometimes sees when the moon is new. Some varieties look like a red harvest moon. Lunar Koi are slow-moving and relaxed, happy to slowly nibble at algae that they find glowing in the moonlight or in the deepest crevices in rocks beneath the water. When the sun is out, they can dive so deep they seem to vanish, and no magi has ever been able to dive deep enough to follow them.
Sprite art: Jrap17 (hatchling) | Description: Raneth