need help ranking --- marudoh kohakus

[longlong]

hi guys im hoping these are better pics. The koi im most interested in is koi C. what do you guys think? what is the preference of the others? The letters might be wrong as i just cropped them from some other pics to hopefully make it easier to compare.Once again many thanks!

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[Kohaku]

C is alright, Better then some of the others. The picture on the bottom left has the worst kohaku in it.

[Kohaku]

A is still my favorite I think, D may be doable also.

[longlong]

thanks kohaku! A is my second choice...

[aquitori]

I like Kohak G...call me crazy, but the standard pattern of the 3 step is good for a show, but in the long run for interest G is the one for me...These fish look more like Maruyama than Marudo in my opinion...

[mitten]

I like the bowl. It looks like a 4 or 5 foot diameter, concrete, wok shaped basin. Cool.

The water is interesting too.

Mickey the windowman

[aquitori]

Quote: Originally Posted by mitten I like the bowl. It looks like a 4 or 5 foot diameter, concrete, wok shaped basin. Cool. The water is interesting too. Mickey the windowman

In the Philippines they call that big wok a "Kawali"...The metal makes the koi stand out better Pare'....The water falls short of Pasig River status....Anyways, I still stick to my first pick..

[koiczar]

LL

IMHO, I would have to pass on the whole lot of them. C - the shoulder is exhibiting some very weak hi between the two blocks. This is only going to get worse as the fish grows as the biggest growth expansion on a fish is right there.

Tony,

G is too heavy on the hi at the side-base of the tail. Also, you mention that these look like Maruyama - the hi on these fish is much redder than Maruyama's tosai. Not one of the one's we selected is this red-more orange based hi

If I was a betting man, which I have been known to be on occasion, I would say that these were all Marudo "chuppa" tosai and were purchased very cheaply by the dealer.

[aquitori]

Quote: Originally Posted by koiczar Tony, G is too heavy on the hi at the side-base of the tail. Also, you mention that these look like Maruyama - the hi on these fish is much redder than Maruyama's tosai. Not one of the one's we selected is this red-more orange based hi

Kinda interesting...I have seen Maruyama's 2 different types of beni, the persimmon and the kagura(red)...maybe they didn't have any kagura the time you guys went?

[koiczar]

They did, but it was in his cheaper tanks of fish - half the price of what we bought!! You ought to see his jumbo nisai though - I would kill to have one or two of those swimming around.