| If I'm reading the body shape well , this koi will have body depth from the shoulder down as opposed to the barrel chest style.
I always prefer something that takes a while to get there as opposed to something that matures quickly. I believe the sumi fills that bill.....It's gonna be awhile but well worth the wait.
So in effect your "last year's lesson" continues on into the future Jimbo....
Regarding red in the pec, I tend to not get hung up on the tiny things like that or no 2 cm tail stop....an infraction yes...but you must take it in context to it's other good points and then to the level of it's competition. I turned down a shintaro showa once that had motoguro in only one pec. Luckily I got to follow the koi from nisei on, boy was that a mistake....it kicked @#$%
at the shows and was always commented on by the judges because of it's quality.
I really can't tell skin quality from the photo well enough to comment on the beni, but kinda share the same concern with Mike.
Neat koi! thanks for sharing.... |