| Latest KOI USA issue has arrived
Received my latest KOI USA issue and am enjoying reading many of the interesting articles.
One article that I read first was a interview with a kohaku breeder, Mr. Hasegawa by Mamoru Kodama. Mr. Hasegawa is very proud of his kohaku bloodlines which he states are a more "pure" bloodline. Most of the other kohaku breeders in Japan use combinations of several different types of kohaku bloodlines. Many famous kohaku breeders in Japan seek out Hasegawa kohaku for their parent koi. Mr. Hasegawa only uses a combination of Tomoin and Manzo and selects from his own stocks future parent koi. He never adds any new parent koi of another type in order to maintain a more pure line. He also makes a point about the best quality koi are the weakest baby koi. He says his first priority is to keep 100% of the baby fry alive for the 1st forty days when the first culling is done. If you lose a percentage of the fry before 40 days the odds are you lost the best potential koi as well.
Looking forward to reading the rest of the articles in this issue.
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