It's not logical to say that any grouping of dedicated professionals can compete with the knowledge and application of 200 years of koi breeding know how from japan.
About half of my koi stock is from mat at quality koi of whom I like as an individual and respect as a capable breeder of koi. If I lived in the UK, I would be buying koi from maurice as he has done a meteoric job of rising extremely fast. I also have the highest regard for Scott Purdin, Brett Rawley and Bradey ( an accomplished photographer as well ) for what they have accomplished as domestic koi breeders.
But the truth of the matter is your not gonna compete with the four generation accomplishment of the likes of the Sakai family of Hiroshima, no matter how good you are.
think about this for a second. What impact is the current KHV having on the process of producing ever increasing levels of high grade koi. To buy or swap breeders is to enter into a game of russian roulette. If domestic breeders don't continually bring in better and better breeders then they fall behind
the already advanced leaders. Do the advanced leaders go into a period of dormancy and work strictly with what bloodlines they have?
I have always been a voice of support for domestically produced koi and will always be . But your not gonna see anything domestic compete on the same level as the top breeders in japan anytime soon. I do think a domestic fish can be bred and win a good sized american show against some goodjapanese competition. But not in the numbers yearly like the top name breeders that are producing numbers of them in japan.
Still I hope each country supports their local breeders. It's an encouragement
and also a positive way to keep prices competitive. if something would ever happen with import restrictions then where would we be without a domestic market to turn to?
