Selection of Ogon tosai pointers wrap up:
1. Selecting one with clean even coloration.
a. Any specks of orange on the base color will mean more will come up
and is a sign of poor quality.
b. The head must be clean and free of any marks
2. Select in natural light, to check Hikari(metallic sheen) eveness
3. If regular Ogon check the alignment of the scales
4. If Gin Rin Ogon the Gin Rin must be all facing the same direction
a. Gin Rin must be atleast 3 rows on both sides of the fish to be
considered Gin Rin.
5. If you can handle the fish check for DEFORMATIES!!!!
6. Select the shade of Ogon you want for future.
a. Off white to pale yellow will give you a cream yellow
b. medium shade of yellow will give you a darker yellow
7. Conformation and bodyline, there are many pics of champion Ogons out
there to study Conformation and bodyline so study it. Better yet buy a
a few to study this portion of selection.
