Butterfly Koi
Fish · 3-star rarity · Sells for 320 Gold
How to get: Meadow Lake
Fishing Lv 4It will not appear before then, whatever the place, hour or weather.
Found in ponds and lakes, only in Rainy or Rainbow weather.
Where and when
| Kind | Fish |
| Availability | Always available |
| Water | Pond / lake |
| Shadow | Large |
| Days a year | 112 of 366 |
| Where | Meadow Lake |
| Time | All day |
| Weather | RainyRainbow |
Star grades
Every Butterfly Koi is caught at one of five star grades, decided by its weight, which can be anywhere from 150 g to 300 g. The grade sets the sale price: a 5-star sells for 8× as much as a 1-star.
| Grade | Chance | Weight from | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★☆☆☆☆ Thin | 47.50% | 150 g | 320 |
| ★★☆☆☆ Artful | 26.00% | 180 g | 480 |
| ★★★☆☆ Medium | 15.00% | 210 g | 640 |
| ★★★★☆ Chunky | 7.50% | 240 g | 1,280 |
| ★★★★★ Heavy | 4.00% | 270 g | 2,560 |
On average, one Butterfly Koi sells for 571.
Pet food
Cats eat Butterfly Koi: it fills 30 at 1★ and 45 at 5★. A pet is full at 100. What pets eat
Certificate
Collecting Butterfly Koi counts toward the Fishing certificate, one of 279 things that do. The ranks are Fishing Beginner, Fishing Apprentice, Fishing Expert, Fishing Master, with 100 points to reach the second. Collecting one pays 
Largemouth Bass.
Description
| Encyclopedia | A graceful "water fairy," pure and floating, but highly sensitive and needs careful care. |
Name in every language
| 简体中文 | 蝴蝶鲤 |
| 繁體中文 | 蝴蝶鯉 |
| English | Butterfly Koi |
| Deutsch | Butterfly-Koi |
| Français | Koï papillon |
| 日本語 | バタフライコイ |
| 한국어 | 나비잉어 |
| Español | Carpa mariposa |
| Português | Koi Borboleta |
| ไทย | ปลาคาร์ปผีเสื้อ |
| Русский | Карп-бабочка |
| Bahasa | Koi Sirip Kupu-kupu |