Opinions please on this domestic Sanke

[KoiCop]

Quote: Originally Posted by Richard Rombold I'll try to get some close up shots of the beni today or tomorrow so we can all have a better look at what is bothering us.

Very much looking forward to the close ups. A most interesting thread.

[Brutuscz]

I don't think the shade of red is even an issue. Just because it is more of an orange than a fire engine red does not mean it's lower quality. I really just thought the beni wasn't finished yet...but It's hard to asess beni quality from a photo for sure. Still like this fish a great deal. How big and old is it?

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by Brutuscz I don't think the shade of red is even an issue. Just because it is more of an orange than a fire engine red does not mean it's lower quality. I really just thought the beni wasn't finished yet...but It's hard to asess beni quality from a photo for sure. Still like this fish a great deal. How big and old is it?

It is not the shade of beni that is bothersome, and it is not that it is not finished either. It is that there is an uneveness in the density and quality of the beni.

It is still a very pleasant Sanke.

[Brutuscz]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell Peters It is not the shade of beni that is bothersome, and it is not that it is not finished either. It is that there is an uneveness in the density and quality of the beni. It is still a very pleasant Sanke.

Russ...Do you think this will even out with growth? ..Or will it stay as-is?

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by Brutuscz Russ...Do you think this will even out with growth? ..Or will it stay as-is?

No, I do not think it will change. I think it will always be uneven even if it gets thicker.

[Richard Rombold]

I'm sorry, but I did not have an opportunity to get an extreme closeup of the scales today, but until then I've brought out more detail on the original. You can just make out the hoshi beni on the scales. The closer you get to the beni the more complexity it shows. She is very worth the effort to raise another year. The problem that this style sanke has had in the past was with the sumi being on the surface and then breaking apart as it ages. The beni has always been strong. This is a new pairing though and the male may have solved the issue with the sumi breaking apart, but there is still much work to be done.

[Super Kindai]

In general, She is a very nice looking fish indeed.
Compared with the update top level, she needs a lots of things to improve