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Quote: Originally Posted by JasPR 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)

Joe