[RayJordan]

Quote: Originally Posted by dechoong 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

Hi Dennis,

The Yohei Hybrids are just beginning to come of age. 4th generation koi are at most 3 years old so the next few years will begining to tell the story. Line breeding is now occurring (hybrid X hybrid) so the desirable traits will targeted and attemps to focus them going forward. It is a long shot but kind of exciting I think to watch it develop. I would definately keep your kohaku for several more years at least especially if it is female. Nothing worse than giving up too early before it has a change to bloom.