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Quote: Originally Posted by RayJordan Dennis, Tell me more about your Yohei kohaku. Can you post a photo that shows the body shape and height? Male or female. Are you sure it is one of the magoi hybrid's. He also breeds "regular" koi. What generation 3rd or 4th? When did you buy and did it spend first two summers in mudpond? Only about 50% of Yohei koi are potentially jumbo (over 30in) but they still need the right conditions, etc. to reach potential.

I've not taken any pictures of the Yohei for a while but I do have a pic of it when I bought it in April 05. It's the kohaku at the bottom in the photo.

Last tried to squeeze for milt when it was around 45cm but can't get any. The koi is certified by Yohei as a hybrid. I've not measured it for a while but it's certainly no less than 70cm now, so I'm not complaining about it's length or growth rate for a young sansai. It's got an incredibly long body but a relative lack of girth makes it... shall I say not so appealing?

The question is, is there more to come from this koi because I've heard and read that Yohei hybrid don't show their true beauty less than 3 years of age. My Yohei seems to be putting more volume the past 3 months but still nowhere near my Maruboshi kohaku which is only about 6 months older.

-Dennis