Steve.....your said
Someone earlier (Dan Blatt I think), mentioned the 2 Tosai Kohakus and seemed proud that although Dick (I think) said that both would be shiro muji within a year, one was not.....but, it turned out not to be a Kohaku either but instead a Goromo. Although I might be happy it didn't turn Shiro Muji, I would think that if I wanted a Kohaku and it turned out to be otherwise, I would be a tad disappointed? No offense here Dan, but that case supports the shortfalls of Tosai selection, not the support of such.
I guess it all in how one looks at things. Always being an optimist, I really wasn't disappointed it turned out Ai goromo. In fact I always like Ai goromo, well at least some I have seen for their beauty....but try to find one, a nice one that is. If you can....big $$$$. So I simply counted by blessings and took a little different journey is all. Never said proud...that infers something completely different.....only surprised. To be honest with you I'm more disappointed that my big flowery Ogawa female kohaku recently lost her beautiful maruten marking.....course she was real expensive, not a cheap tosai.
Also remember I said I bought those two to keep my aquarium running, not as potential future pond fish. Just turned out one made to the pond. Just illustrating a point here is all.
