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I was especially interested in the article in the #5 Koi-bito about the family tree of the koi Seio. Her mom is a menkaburi. You would think most people would have thrown her away as a fry on that basis. Because Mr. Maeda is always on the lookout for potential broodfish perhaps he kept her because of special size and skin quality as a tosai. In another article in the magazine, someone is saying even Loran was almost culled as a tosai. Imagine the flick of the wrist that would have thrown away Loran or a menkaburi kohaku who has produced so many champions. Yet something caused the breeders to keep these two, thank god.
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