Dragons are creatures with nearly unlimited life spans. They can survive for long periods of time, and no one has found a dragon that has died of old age. Adolescence is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling's wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. Once they hit adolescence, hatchlings change quickly, maturing to their full forms in only 2 years.

Dragons don't communicate with each other verbally, but they will growl to scare off predators and frighten prey. Young dragons will emit an extremely high-pitched squeal when they are frightened. To communicate, they use telepathy with each other and to speak to other creatures.

When Water dragons mature, they lose the ability to survive on land, entering the water permanently. They are adept swimmers and eat whatever fish are in the lake they live in. They tend to inhabit the same lake for their entire lives, although a few live in the ocean and swim all over the world.

Amiko's beauty rivals Viluy's, but she is not nearly as vain as the lavender Dragoness.  Amiko is very kind, and gets along well with the others; even Viluy, who sees Amiko as a rival for beauty and attention.  Amiko, being a water dragon, spends most of her time swimming in the large lake belonging to Buri288, and loves to dive deep for fish and other goodies.

Amiko has mothered 2 children: Purespring by Gwenwick and Amikuro by Kuroai.