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Old 11-16-2006   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JasPR View Post
Not an unusual occurrence at all Mitch. Many yamabuki get red spots as they age and often even shiro utsuri will show an orange stain ( a showa trait bleeding through) with age and development. One theory, and not one I necessarily agree with, says that a reaction to a harsh environment brings out natural 'camoulage' in koi and that things like latent color and shimmies emerge rather than the normal colors that a wild carp would produce. ??

JR

yes JR Not unusual for some red to show up. I have 6 year old Izumiya Yamabuki Ogon that is showing signs of red. You have to look really hard but its there.. I got her at Sansai so not a huge investment. I enjoy her nevertheless but maybe not to the extento of Bob Winker AKA Yamabuki molester (Sorry BW I had to throw that in there)

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