The beni looks better in person...I think it's the photo. If it fails...it's for sale...any takers? LOL!!! I realize that tancho..along with any koi..it is conformation first..then things like color quality...and pattern last. I feel that a fish with such a small room for error, such as a tancho, the pattern is much more significant. Other shapes are acceptable..but I think a perfect round tancho mark is always preferred. Assume all things are equal..size, conformation and quality...One has a perfect circle and one has a shield...the circle wins hands down.