Hi Dick,
This comming season I plan to spawn one set of Kohaku, one set Sanke, one set Yamabuki and one set Kikusui. I am also digging two more mudponds next door to accomodate the extra fry this year.
It will be my first try at Kikusui and from what I have read I will cull after one month and look for mostly pattern and lustre.The female Kikusui is 75cm and the male a doitsu platinum. I tend to cull almost all plain white and only keep the Doitu Kikusui offsring.
I agree with you that in culling Sanke I was surprised to see some developing sumi only when the temps droped.
Below is a pic of the Kikusui female I am going to spawn this year.
Thanks for the detailed descriptions during you're spawning and all youre help.
Jaco.
