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I always felt that a tategoi is a koi that will eventually be a successful show quality fish. I believe this is irrespective of the size in which it will peak. If you buy it at size one...and it is successful in competition at size two..then I think it was a tategoi to start with. I always keep in mind that any show winner, at any size, is probably 1 in 100,000 or maybe even a million. I never thought a tategoi had to be competitive for GC only...but had the qualities to be a winner somewhere along the way. I have come to the conclusion that the term is overused by dealers and underused by top hobbyists.
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