Rank these Sakai Hiroshima Champions....

[Russell Peters]

F is the latest GC at the All Japan Show and is on the cover of the July/August Koi USA.

[Kohaku]

I would say bdeacf

[dechoong]

Just a note. F is much better than the picture suggests and it has a stupendous body conformation. Try this pix...

[Kohaku]

Yes, that picture does it much more justice.

[koiczar]

Quote: Originally Posted by dechoong Just a note. F is much better than the picture suggests and it has a stupendous body conformation. Try this pix...

I agree. to see this fish in person makes a world of difference. Nice pic dechoong. Were you there at the show?

[dechoong]

Quote: Originally Posted by koiczar I agree. to see this fish in person makes a world of difference. Nice pic dechoong. Were you there at the show?

No I wasn't, but many friends on the Malaysian forum were. This pix was taken by one of them.

Btw, D took the 2006 Malaysian ZNA GC. This prized koi is currently in the pond of the proud owner residing in KL. This pix was taken by DTBH at the show.

[Brutuscz]

Normally I don't like to knock someone else's fish...but I still don't get koi F. I mean the shiro is very pink..especially on the head. The pec fins seem short and the body seems long...almost awkward. Am I the only one who feels this way about this koi? I keep thinking that maybe I am missing something.

I am currently looking at the kohaku that won the Wakagoi show...and the shiro glows. The fins seem perfectly proportioned (although only 70bu). I just don't get what I'm missing!!!

[dcny]

Quote: Originally Posted by aquitori 1. Which Kohak(s) won the Rinyukai Grand Championship? 2. Which Kohak(s) won the ZNA All-Japan GC title twice? This Kohak has a nickname, what is it? 3. Which Kohak brought Sakai Hiroshima it's first All-Japan Shinkokai Title? 4. Which Kohak(s) have won atleast 2 or repeat GC at the 3 major shows in Japan?

1. B - 2002, D - 2003

2. C - Sakurahime, 1997 and 2001

3. Sakurahime?

4. B - 2002 Rinyukai and 2003 Shinkokai, C - 1997 ZNA and 2001 ZNA, D - 2003 Rinyukai and 2005 Rinyukai

[MikeM]

Brutuscz: The pattern and look of Koi F has turned off a lot of folks. At first I did not find her pattern particularly appealing either, but I find it has become more attractive to my eye as time has gone by. What I find more distracting is her bulk. She is a bit too thick for my taste. However, I think it unfair to compare the "real life" photo of her posted above with the "professional" shots taken of other GCs for the official record and koi mags. In person, the top quality Shiro will have the vaguely "peachy" coloration you see in her photo above. In person, from a distance of a few feet, the Shiro would be gleaming white. Up close, you can see a watery color in each scale. This is normal. Note the white skin that lets the individual scales show so clearly. The camera is more true than the eye if you saw her in person. What I suggest should be the focus is her Beni....look at that red. Just as the camera is showing you the scales in greater highlight than your natural eye would see, it is showing every flaw in the Beni.....See a flaw? This is an enormous fish of huge girth... blown up like a balloon. But, you'd never know that by just looking at the Beni.

I would like to see her Beni on a Kohaku with a more classic pattern, and a slightly less bulky shape, but that thick Beni does not appear on big koi very often.

[aquitori]

Quote: Originally Posted by dcny 1. B - 2002, D - 2003 2. C - Sakurahime, 1997 and 2001 3. Sakurahime? 4. B - 2002 Rinyukai and 2003 Shinkokai, C - 1997 ZNA and 2001 ZNA, D - 2003 Rinyukai and 2005 Rinyukai

Pretty good Dan. Question #1 you are missing Kohak E.