[Super Kindai]

Quote: Originally Posted by winwin88 Hello Super Kindai, I'm new to the forum, so please be patient with me. As far as the picking order: First "skin quality", second "conformation", and last "pattern". Where would the sex of the fish fit in the order of picking? Is it more preferable to pick female shiro over male? If female were to be a fish of choice i.e. for shiro, then how would one go about picking a female fish by just looking at the pictures? Thank You. Vinh Thank you for the url on your #80. there is not many opportunity to compare like that at the same time. and also the following comment had created a great impression to me because you know the right way to start the selections. so I'm picking for skin quality/conformation and putting pattern dead last. ( Left : male parent, Right : Tatuma = female parent)

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Hello winwin88. I am also a kind of new to the forum, so no problem for me at all.

As far as the picking order:
Actually, First "conformation" Second "skin quality" at the same time "sumi quality" then favorite pattern, in my case.
*conformation include head & face shape plus proportional body size. *silky skin.
*blue/navy-black sumi and kiwa is important. * white tail joint is preferably.

In my opinion, body conformation is not a really big matter, If we want to make a small to medium size koi, maybe up to 20"or so. Male uturi, nice pattern with good skin, could be enjoyable for a koi show, if someone want to do within a few years.

On the other hand, not only body conformation but also head & face shape/size become critical issues, If we want to make a larger size koi, over 24" to Jumbo size.

In general, Yes, we must select a female koi especially for Shiro Uturi because of its different shades of white between male and female after the mature age of 3-4 years old.
( although I am looking for some male shiro uturi intensionally at this time...haha)

It is a difficult to find it out on a 6"- 8"small tosai. there are signs but from the pics..... usually, bigger/longer size of body, head, pectorial fins, muscle type and already pretty ones are Males.
Good luck.