| an 8 inch tosai at the end of 12 months is a pretty average koi. if all the conditions were right and you were able to develop the koi to the higher end of it's ability
2nd year 12 inches
3rd year 18 "
4th year 23-24 "
there are so many variables that you've given us a tough assignment. I know SMG's asagi "minnow' was tiny, not more than 5 inches at tosai. I think she is 6 years old now and is up around 30 inches. So her genetics were good but environment till she got out of the dealer's hands wasn't the greatest
My tategoi asagi in the grow ponds now, was 17 1/2 at nisai, I'm looking for 22 inches by this fall. Maybe 23?
so at best, what i've listed is just a quess. For my money, once a koi gets past 24 inches they become a handful for handling and caring for! If I didn't have to handle or treat them, just feed a 31 incher is more my style! |