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Old 02-03-2008   #5 (permalink)
dick benbow
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Matt, one thing I forgot to mention

Just as men's ties change in width and style, there is also some of that in koi popularity.
The pendulum a few years ago was all kichinai snake, minimal but well placed sumi. then matsunosuke got popular and the black was big and dominating. Now I notice the trend is swinging back towards "less is more".

But irregardless of the current "sty;e", allowing the sumi to develop with the koi and not rushed will allow the koi to be the best it can be.
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