kohakus which one please

[Dr J I Phillips]

I prefer the first Kohaku in each set.

[Bob Winkler]

Hi David,

I wondered which Sakai was the breeder? I have a comment about the "heavier" hi 1st step that was mentioned earlier. IMHO, many of Toshio Sakai's kohakus have a very heavy first step, even bigger than this one. But if the beni is thick, they can often carry it off. Much as Dick said, the bigger the koi gets, the less one notices that. On a big koi, having the first step slightly bigger looks more even, if that makes sense. I have seen them the same size on big koi, and they look funny. You wouldnt think so until you see it in person.

Just a couple extra thoughts there.

[koi4all]

I like the seconed saki will be intearesting to see if the pattern splits as it grows.

rick

[paulw]

hi david i presume these are from clearwater koi, i was up there today but it was hard to see the quality of the kohakus as the main pond was being cleaned and jet washed so all the koi were in the next pond together with the saki and hoshikins so you couldnt get a good luck.

paul