would you gamble on a tosai tancho showa...

[moikoi]

or a tancho sanke? any in your pond? pictures?

[KoiCop]

No. Don

[xiaohuang7]

of course, if it turned out like this:

see the tancho showa mpeg at the bottom: http://www.eldon-koi.com/ChampKoi.shtml

[Bob Winkler]

Umm..No

[jbolding]

Tancho tend to have notoriusly unstable beni. For me it is just not worth it.

[dick benbow]

I don't disagree with the caution statements here about unstable beni BUT
i think it gradually gets better with age till around 3 when things are a lot better to ship/expose to stress.Tosai risk is huge, nissai is 50-50......

Of course the other side of the koi is by the time it gets 3 years old to purchase it will be very expensive.

always one for compromise, is this koi available or in a position where you could pay for a mud pond and delay shipping/stress and still purchase while it's affordable? So that by the time it gets holder and more stable your in a better position to decide?

[Nancy M.]

Sorry, neither would I.

[moikoi]

Dick

if i were to buy one it would be here in the U.S.,just wondering should i gamble on a 1 yo or maybe a 2 yo

[RayJordan]

Tanchos are nearly always way over priced and there is huge risk they will disappoint.

[moikoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by RayJordan Tanchos are nearly always way over priced and there is huge risk they will disappoint.

yeah, i know,but i'm a sucker for Tanchos.