| What I like about Koi 71, oops sorry, by the Luke numbering system this is KOI # 85. The straw that tipped the 'choice scales' for me on this fish, were the body and pecs. I know, it's not much to hold on to, but those two items scream female to me. And look at how she poses, loves the camera. I'm not so sure the sumi will ever come up, however if it ever does it will compliment the shiro nicely. I'm a little afraid that my water will not help the sumi. I've had a number of Showas go kage on me and the only other Shiro I have lost a very nice menware pattern in a matter of months in my pond. This brings me to my second choice
KOI # 129
I really like the strong head and rounder face of this fish. From the picture the pecs look a little uneven but I'm betting it's an optical illusion. As for the heavy monotone sumi I'm hoping that's the baby fat of this girl and eventually, in my water, it'll shrink to an adorably simple pattern. |