Tosai kohaku with one year of dealer care!

[Brady Brandwood]

Yep, Aquitori is right on! A tosai that is harvested in the Fall at 7" or 8" (average good) can be grown in a heated tank by the breeder over the Winter, and put on 4" between October & March,... this is actually considered average growth in today's Koi world,... so the label "Jambo" can be deceptive,... depends on the growing conditions from birth to time of sale,... and more specifically the size at Fall harvest if in Niigata-like climate.

As Aquitori mentioned, growing this tosai in a pond with other like size and like age Koi will give it good potential to grow, and will also give a "baseline" of how well it's growing,... when compared to the other tosai in the tank.

A true "Jambo" these days will be 10" or larger at 5 to 6 months old,... and should be put in conditions that allow it to continue good growth from there, with no interruptions along the way.

Best Wishes,
Brady Brandwood

[kingkong]

Why put yourself through the torture Mynami. Make yourself save the money and down the road buy a better chance at a winner. This is a rut I am trying to climb out of myself. I will bet you a quarter that kohaku will never leave the bonsai status. Even if it does grow, I try to remember "exceptio probat regulam de rebusnon exceptis"

An exception establishes the rule as to things not excepted. Or something like that. Good Luck and just say no, I beg you. LOL

[dick benbow]

One of the things that's hardest for me to do on a board such as ours is advise someone about a topic without benefit of some of the background needed.



for example: is this koi going into an overcrowded or smaller pond? Where the chances for it to recover may also be limited? Or is this a first class show cracy hobbyists over the learning curve.

Where is the owner in the quest for water quality management. Could a fish that may be of better quality than he could afford because it's been with a dealer and not moved for year ( and now $ reduced) help that person to get a better fish (even if somewhat compromised) then when it first came in? In doing so would that lend toward increasing knowledge in some way? as if it were like a ladder in which another rung would be achieved in their quest upward toward the mark.

I appreciated a glimpse of understanding color provided by our Pro breeder.
I think that kind of info opens doors of understanding for students of the hobby!

[aquitori]

Do we have a pic of the Kohak so we can study it? Kinda curious to see what kind of bone structure it has...