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I too have heard the beni in the fins/dorsal comment over the years and do feel that it indicates some strong beni. As Mike M suggests, that's something we don't want to see on a show fish, but it is all relative to a lot of other things the judges have to consider. There are national shows won with koi that are not the perfect dream pattern.
I think Mat offered to put it out in the mudpond because the koi has the potential to develop into a high class koi and nothing helps to pull the color down toward the body like maximum growth experienced in a grow pond. I would be willing to quess that the beni on that koi will pull downward close to
1/3 to 1/2 by harvest next fall....
as has been suggested this simple deep pattern will come into it's own as the koi gets up into the upper 20 inches in length. If Mat offers to put it back into the growth pond the following year, I would certainly be prepared to take advantage of the offer.
If i could point out one thing I've learned in the 30 some years of studying our hobby...don't get hung up on tiny faults in pattern that become less and less as the koi grows and the quality increases. Trust the knowledge and recommendation of the breeder. Because they better than anyone else know what's likely to turn out
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