[Super Kindai]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sangreaal Junichi-san! Just look at those gorgeous babies! That 166 fish is still my favorite of all the fish in the growout. I knew it would be small, but great things sometimes come in small packages and I'm expecting something nice from that one. Can you comment on the skin quality, now that you can see them firsthand? I still think I see possible pearl ginrin on 166, or at least something awfully close. Thanks for getting your much anticipated growout thread going and some really nice pics to go with. It's very appreciated. Marie

Hi Marie, I am sorry for my late reply. the skin quality (Jihada) is pretty good on #166 and it has a much more luster/gloss than the Tancho (t188) and usually the difference of the luster(=Quality) between them won't change forever.....

Speaking of Pearl Ginrin, I have few experience of the pearl ginrin fish personally and I don't know honestly how it develops. As far as I know, Sekuguchi koi farm/Niigata is the only breeder of the pearl ginrin, so I reviewed his article on the koi magazine and according to him, a good or poor pearl ginrin can be seen at a size of only 4 cm ( less than 2") baby fish...
Here is some nice ones...