Maruyama Showa and Kohaku

[wtansk]

Babykoi : I still need to learn on how to differentiate a koi from which breeders and which bloodlines. So I trust the seller. But once I know he is not honest, I will not turn up at his place again.

I paid US200 for the showa and slightly less for the kohaku. Showa is 30cm while the kohaku is only 24cm. I had a chance to see kois from the same batch and they are easily over 40cm now. Hope they can catch up with more feeding and better food now.

Cheers

[BabyKoi]

For wtansk:
Showa with sashi on 2 scales for both hi plate, the key feature.
It is true. Very prefect for a tosai. Indicator of colour strength.
Sashi indicates strong hi pattern area, less a detractor!
Snout area has rising sumi from skull, will improve later.
Perfect vignette effect on pesudo-sumi, remarkably impressive!
Very special scalation. Seldom expressed with this pattern!
A 24cm Showa at US200, a steal. Was bargained or fixed price?
Kohaku may have last 2 steps merging to form a nidan.
You claimed you saw same batch had larger kois.
No worry. I had 5 differing sized kois of same parentage.
After a month purchase, smallest-sized overshot longest koi. Smallest overtook with best form.
Come as no surprise, with more feed of better nutrition, you have it, bigger, better!
Wish your new purchases luck on growth and development!
Maybe you could initiate a thread for inviting investigation of breeder and bloodlines!
Well, as for that we all can be enlightened as we interact. Madison, BK.

[keokoi]

These Maruyama Showa seem pretty hard to find in the states. Kohaku are more readily available...

I might have to pay both ways when or if I go to Maruyama this fall.

Consider yourself lucky with both koi very nice...

Joe

[aquitori]

Supply and demand, kind of fun what winning Grand Champion does for your farm...now that Maruyama has won GC with a Showa will he increase his production?