Tokyo / Isawa Bound PSKoi!

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by aquitori Yeah cause the 20+ years he has perfected his Showa line sounds like he developed a Dainichi Showa from the descriptions that are given of it...It would be a great question to ask him...

Yes, they have very similar qualities.

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by aquitori Yeah cause the 20+ years he has perfected his Showa line sounds like he developed a Dainichi Showa from the descriptions that are given of it...It would be a great question to ask him...

So, who is the chicken and who is the egg?

[koiczar]

Tony, Russ

Yes, that would be a very interesting question to pose.

Russ,

Didn't Sakai say that when the GC was a tosai/nisai, nobody would buy it. The quality just wasn't evident at that stage of it's life. Well, look who's laughing now!!HaHaHa

Tony

After seeing this fish (GC) in person, and then seeing first hand, Sakai's new line of Magoi Bloodline showa, it would be a tough choice.

What was really a shocker at the show was that the Dainichi Showa was only 84cm. There were at least two or three kohaku that were over 90cm that were awesome but this fish was probably the very best I've ever seen in person! Bar none!!!! I also understand that this fish hit the trifecta - Nogyosai, Rinyukai and Shinkokai Champions within a 6 month period. Now that's sayin' somethin'!!!


Mike

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nancy M. Great Pics Russ, you did a great job with all of them.. Now I dont have to resize and post any.. Thank you, We seen Mike at the airport in my favorite smoking room , right next to the departure gate. Glad to see you both made it home safe and sound.

Nancy, Do you have pictures from the rest of your trip? Didn't you go south?

Russ

[Nancy M.]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell Peters Nancy, Do you have pictures from the rest of your trip? Didn't you go south? Russ

Hi Russ
I have pictures but most of them are scenery, and bonsai. We have other interest besides koi when we go to Japan we love Bonsai, so we went to a couple bonsai growers. But we did make it to a few breeders, Dainichi, Isa, Marudo. Also I think Nagaoka is North, and it was colder than $hit there, it was snowing and raining. But the beauty of it all, at this time of year,was just breath taking.

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nancy M. Hi Russ I have pictures but most of them are scenery, and bonsai. We have other interest besides koi when we go to Japan we love Bonsai, so we went to a couple bonsai growers. But we did make it to a few breeders, Dainichi, Isa, Marudo. Also I think Nagaoka is North, and it was colder than $hit there, it was snowing and raining. But the beauty of it all, at this time of year,was just breath taking.

Hi nancy,

The reason I said South was because I thought you might have gone to the Hiroshima area.

Bonsai and scenery pictures are always intersting.

Russ

[Nancy M.]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell Peters Hi nancy, The reason I said South was because I thought you might have gone to the Hiroshima area. Bonsai and scenery pictures are always intersting. Russ

Yes, you are correct, we were thinking of going to Hiroshima to the war memorial, but decided to go look at all the pretty fishies instead.

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nancy M. Yes, you are correct, we were thinking of going to Hiroshima to the war memorial, but decided to go look at all the pretty fishies instead.

Works for me.

[Richard Rombold]

Well Mike and Russ I'll defer to your judgement. My viewpoint is a few too many thousand miles away. It appears to me though that the scales are more translucent than normal. This is not to say that the quality of these fish has no depth, but rather the scales facilitate the presentation of that quality. The trailing edges of the scales look like windows into the depth of color and pattern that is developing beneath and on top of the next scale. Just a guess, and as I said I defer to your expert opinions.

[Nancy M.]

Quote: Originally Posted by koiczar What was really a shocker at the show was that the Dainichi Showa was only 84cm. There were at least two or three kohaku that were over 90cm that were awesome but this fish was probably the very best I've ever seen in person! Bar none!!!! I also understand that this fish hit the trifecta - Nogyosai, Rinyukai and Shinkokai Champions within a 6 month period. Now that's sayin' somethin'!!! Mike

That Showa is awesome, I loved it last year at the show, and was delighted to see it win this year. See guys size is not everything