The problem: Judging conformation on young fish.
a koi's body develops in different stages and the growth should some what match those certain stages. For example: a fish under 20" shouldnt have a hulking(big shoulders, thick ozutsu) body. It doesnt look too elegant. That body is best fit on a fish that is over 26" and up.. If you study magazines with koi show pics and there size classes you can see what I am talking about. A certain body must fit a certain size in a fish. I will post some examples later when I bust out the scanner.
