[jnorth]

Quote: Originally Posted by JasPR In truth, all koi have a moment in the sun where they will never look better. Some fish finish as youngsters and others take 8 years to complete the look the former took only 10 months of life to achieve. All koi are therefore the 'cut flower' that grew to a bloom and at some point in time begins to wilt and fade.

BINGO!!! There we have it. That proves tosai are not so worthless. Without tosai that finish as tosai the Baby Champs of the world wouldn't look so great. Sure they will degrade by age 2 or 3 but it DID have its moment in the sun. Nothing worng with that.

Let me be clear on something. I am fully aware that for the long term tosai are a poor investment but like the tech stocks of the 90s they are fun while they last. I buy tosai and nisai. My long term koi are the nisai whle the tosai are fun and offer a learning experience. I also think that Dick is aware of all of this and might even teach it in his seminar. But I haven't been to one of his seminars so I wouldn't know. I wouldn't mind going to a seminar entitled "How to pick a baby or young champ" though cuz thats where I play with my koi buying budget .