If you have a choice....

[dinh]

Here are two sanke and one showa tosai that my koi buddy got it at our ZNA NorCal club meeting last month...all are tosai from Sakai. If you have a choice to pick one, which one you pick? and the reason?

--Dinh

[reptar15]

i'm not an expert but i would take the sanke on the right. I like the hi pattern and it looks like it has a large head. the sumi is a bit messy on the rear end and no sumi on the shoulder but it could change as it grows. its hard to judge the other sanke from this picture though.

[aquitori]

I personally wouldnt buy either... j/k........I cant comment since these fish are part of our growout contest for ZNA NorCal....

[Steve Nguyen]

these 3 are definitely NOT part of the grow out contest. they were purchased to save Russell from hauling them back to his shop.

Steve

Quote: Originally Posted by aquitori I personally wouldnt buy either... j/k........I cant comment since these fish are part of our growout contest for ZNA NorCal....

[Steve Nguyen]

I would pick the one on the right too even the body comfirmation is not very good. it's a little fat but I think it will grow out of it.

Steve

[jnorth]

I would pick the showa because its not a sanke.

[koiloco]

Neither.

But if forced to chose, I'll pick the right one

[dinh]

Quote: Originally Posted by koiloco Neither. But if forced to chose, I'll pick the right one

well Ben, assuming it is a requirement;-))

--Dinh

[aquitori]

Considering what we all paid for the fish I think Russ was help us out. Tosai selection is not a proven science...Everyone has the basic concept, but applying it is a whole other type of beast.

[bekko]

Sanke on left - too bald, too male.

Showa - can't grow large with that head/body shape (but I'd like you hear your feelings on this aspect), probably female.

Sanke on right - bald but interesting, sumi mainly on beni and not balanced front to back, probably female, looks like it can really grow.

I would be proud of any of them, but would pick sanke on right.

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