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I'm always interested in learning something new and am amazed at the similarities bewteen koi and bonsai.
Like good collections of fish, the better and fewer the numbers serve to allow the keeper time to do the individual attention needed to keep a good collection going.
as a breeder of koi I like to originate koi by selecting the parents and developing the young. In bonsai there are those that take nursery stock and create a bonsai.
there are also koi keepers who buy the best finished koi and sustain them thru immaculate care. same with bonsai.
when I started in koi, I got on a fast study track and spent time with those that won at the shows. I'm trying to duplicate that in bonsai.
Thanks to my teacher Mark Cooper for helping me to learn.
for koi keepers out there, watch Mike M who posts on this board. I see the traits of someone up and coming......in koi.
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