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Ray, of all ther comments so far, I can't agree with yours more about the shotgun approach people take in showing with their unfinished koi.
after shows I have been grilled by owners of such koi wanting to know if it was because this was a ZNA show and they could have done better with AKCA judges.
In Japan and really close in Europe, those showing serious koi have a handle on this, but I think in America we have a way to go.....to understand when a koi is complete and ready to show.
hope those just learning picked up on the advice about the feed and water changes.....good info to retain.
my philosophy when I used to show is to plan a year in advance which show to take my koi to and they get shown just once for that year. Now with just asagi's in the pond (none of the local shows have a GC in "B") I just go and
work at benching....
My crowning achievement was Reserve Grand champion from a tosai from toshio sakai that I purchased from Tony and Arthur at Oregon Koi.
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