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Old 06-12-2005   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MikeM
Grow-out contests in which everyone gets a young fish from the same breeder and come back in a year to show them are a lot of fun. It might seem a way to judge husbandry on a level playing field, but it is not. There is tremendous genetic variation in 20 tosai as to future size potential, color quality, etc., etc.
Hi Mike,

They already have these in Japan, and they're known as "shiiku" contests.
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