Coupla things to keep in mind with Tosai, Lam
Raising koi is farming and the crop can be a good year or a poor one. On the good years
you may have more of better koi than facilities are available to retain them. So It does pay to follow your favorite breeder to anticipate what kind of a year it was.
Tosai, that were kept over winter and cut just short of making the grade for retention are good prospects. Find a dealer that is going over to Japan in the spring and can get access.
I have one local dealer that orders boxes of different grades of koi from the breeder. She gets AAA and they are expensive. These are the ones I go thru with a fine tooth comb. I can only afford one a year. It is worth keeping them for three years. Many end up as residents.
We'll talk more about this in two weeks at my seminar, Lam you've come a long way fast since I've met you and i commend and encourage your drive for knowledge....
