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I of course cannot be 100% sure, but I think you got a male koi that will finish early (within the next 18 months).
When asked about selecting yearlings, Omosako himself said that "at this age I would picjk out koi that have only underlying sumi", he also said that his best koi show their final sumi between 3-4 years of age.
Omosako in recent years has been experimenting with Sanke blood for better sumi, he has also acquired Showa breeders. We have Omosako koi that have developed small secondary hi after 3-4 years (very small, but there).
The journey for better Showa/Utsuri sumi has only started and one must expect mishappenings (like stray hi showing up after 3-4 years).
The best bet is to buy a 4 year old fish.
For what's it worth
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Arthur
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