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Originally Posted by
aquitori 
Putting the dealer where this Showa is from away, because it is about the fish not the dealer. I was at that dealer's this past weekend, sad to say I didnt pick up some fish I liked, but came home with 6 bags of Izeki Chitonal for my friend KeoKoi..
Anyways, the emerging sumi looks really good....The indigo shade from underneath looks good and uniform. Depending on your water it will take time for the sumi to come up, but I think you will be happy when it does. We(hobbyist) tend to stress more on the Kohaku pattern on the Showa we buy, but if the quality is good the pattern becomes secondary. This Showa has good placement of Beni pattern and well balanced. The conformation looks pretty good, maybe if the head was a bit longer then it would be okay with me...Nice overall ISA Showa...
