[KoiCop]

Quote: Originally Posted by cppond I have a novice question! (I guess all of my questions would be novice questions) Is the sashi of this fish uneven, and what, if anything, does that indicate about this fish?

as a general rule, yes, sashi should be even (side to side and hi plate to hi plate) and one or two scale rows deep.

Remembering that we're judging a picture here (not a koi), and that this photo is neither large nor detailed, the sashi on the shoulder hi plate does look a bit ragged side to side -- which might or might not be the case were the koi to be viewed in person.