The Sire is a strong-bodied HMPK with a very interesting colorpattern and contrast.  The dorsal nice shape and volume with the front rays nicely directed forward. The anal fin has a good length and form and the ventrals have a good shape and length. The caudal has a good size but the corners are too rounded (ideally the outer rays should be longer). The Dame is full-sibling to the male. She is a darkbodied red with some traces of iridescence. She has a nice long body but ideally the mouth-to-dorsal topline could be smoother. Her finnage uis nicely balanced althouth the corners of the caudal fin ideally could be a bit sharper.
With this cross I hope to fix the strong bodies, the smooth topline and the balanced finnage. The offspring (F2) likely will be HMPK in a wide variety of colors. I hope to see some candy/nemo koi patterns back.

03/03/19: The male build an impressive nest!

04/02/19: The pair spawned.
05/02/19: The fry hatched. Looks like a huge spawn! The Sire is taking excellent care of the fry in the nest.
07/02/19: Removed the Sire.
17/03/19: The fry are now 5 weeks old and developing nicely. They are all darkbodied and I have removed the spawn over two tanks in order to stimulate a better grow-out.

20/04/19: The fry are 11 weeks old and the first fish are starting to marble.