[KoiCop]

Daniel . . .

Let's look at your original question again, 'cause we're definitely not connecting here:

Interesting how Japanese stock can produce beautiful fish in Japan, but when you bring them here and breed them here, you get domestics of a lesser quality.

Not only can the 7 listed factors not be reduced to a simple crème de la crème summary, but I don't think you and I are even talking about the same focus group.

I'm talking about world-class show gosanke -- the kind of koi that win big at major shows around the world -- whereas the lovely koi you posted are shiny, young pond bling that are bred, culled and destined for a different kind of buyer and a different kind of pond.