| Hi Jaco,
there is something about breeding koi, that "gets in your blood". The expectation of selecting pairs and then the realization of the young when they "click" or the disappointment when they don't!
To Jason, Thank-you, your cropping and enlargement of what you were given so that others can get some idea of what they're seeing is appreciated.
These koi are raised in artifical ponds and not mud ponds to answer jaco's question.
the first two pics are of the asagi, closing in on 3 inches. the lighter white bodies one is what your looking for but too much red on the head really. but you can see the difference. most of my really big nice ones were red! thru out the body as well.
the next shots were of the showa and difficult at this stage to see anything. we'll have to wait on them.
The last three shots were of the shiros. this pair clicked two years ago and spawns wonderful koi from a quality,pattern and body build stand point. Back in the rebuilding of the shiro bloodline, after they had fallen from disinterest with the emergence of showa, showa bloodline was introduced. this actually helped the black but also put some color into the shiros. last year I got two so-so tancho showas from my shiro spawning. this year three and the one pictured may have some possibilities. you can't tell it from the photo but in the group shot of the three shiros the one with kuo kuchi (black dot on mouth ) is gin rin and a good one!
As I write this, my spouse is rustling around in the kitchen with breakfast. Buckwheat pancakes loaded with fresh blueberries from the first commercial picking yesterday! let me know if there is any questions I can answer | 
07-06-2004
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