Sorry if I sound like a broken record but if your intent is to keep a koi past 24 inches and then show them, faults like red in the pec, motoguro missing, no tail stop ( remember it must be 2 cm's or else) becomes less of a fault as when the koi is smaller when most then are judged on pattern. Showas take a while to come into their own, so many are offed the first or second year after purchase only to be viewed by the original owner several years down the road. "gee, that's a nice showa where'd you get that"? from you! ..
