thinking about shusui

[matt]

what do kosui look like?

[dick benbow]

Matt,
initially, when you look at them they look like a red and white shusui douitsu koi.
They basically look like a shusui but when you look closer the red is a kohaku red not a shusui red. The white is very white. The pattern is different than shusui, more of a scalloped pattern. At first I didn't like the idea of a compromised koi that was neither kohaku or shusui but a good one is so good as not to be denied. Sorry I don't have a pic, maybe someone will have one and can get it
posted.

[gregbickal]

I took about 600 pictures in Japan (I got to see 15 different breeders). If I would have had more memory cards (and more time), I could have easily taken several thousand photos. I definetly need to go back again.

[Arthur]

Not the best photo, but here is one:

[gregbickal]

I like that alot

[matt]

Ya, me too. Lovely fish! It doesn't have the blue which makes shusui special, but it`s a great different look.

Has its own style and looks different from doitsu kohoku. If you can fit that in your breeding schedule Dick, I say it looks well worth the effort.

Wonder what sanke and showa X shusui would turn up.

[MikeM]

....Out of 400,000 fry, maybe one Ai Goromo worth keeping. Just gotta find it.

[Arthur]

Here is the Kosui owned by Morris Bush.
This koi took an award at the Bothel show in 2003 (has not been shown since).

[gregbickal]

WOW !!! I like that one too.

[Bob Hart]

Very interesting Koi Arthur, certainly different.