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Old 06-11-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Couple of new Kawarimono for myself..comments please!!

My local koi dealer has been getting in tons of kumonryu...and related types. I have officially named this...the year of the Black Dragon!!!
Anyway...I am going to play around with growing these out and seeing what comes of it. There are 2 kumonryu. 1 ginrin matsubawake-Ginga. A matsubawake and a hajiro. I have 2 others in my study to list later. I really want comments on the Hajiro. I purchased that one today..and was not looking for one. It's skin is like black silk..and the pattern was perfect. Blew me away..had to have it. The matsubawake is only 5 inches but very interesting. What struck me is the sumi was so deep and the white was so bright white. Hard to capture in the photo, but really eye catching. I always respect the opinions I am given here..so, they are appreciated.
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Here are the 2 other kumonryu. One has ginrin scalation. The other...though mostly white..has nice sumi on the bottom. I am curious how it will develop...so, it's in my experiment.
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happy experimenting ! from left to right I like #'s 3 & 4
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These should make for some interesting follow-ups Got to go with Dick on 3 & 4 as they just seem to have something special going on, but they all look like fun projects.
I must confess, if I owned #1 I would have to name him "Tennessee Tuxedo"
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OK...Double T it is!!! #4 just really blew my mind today. It was like a bolt of lighting hit me...it's..it's..it's perfect. Even when I blue bowled it...the skin was flawless..and the Sumi was the darkest I've ever seen. What's funny is I was there on friday looking in the same tank and didn't even notice it. I have a bunch of kumonryu..so I wasn't looking for a black koi at all. But..as Dick has said in the past....You go looking for one thing and you might overlook the best of another type that you'll ever see. I really try to keep this in mind when I go koi-hunting these days.
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I also wanted to add..the most expensive one was #2..the second from the left. All the others are domestic...that one is from Japan. It was imported by toyoma. Unfortunately, I do not know the breeder.
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Definitely some nice Koi. I have one very similar to #5...one of my favorites, although growth has been disappointing.
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I like the Gin Rin MatsaWhatchMaCallIt....
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I like the Gin Rin MatsaWhatchMaCallIt....
That one has only been in my pond a few weeks...growing very quickly.
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That one has only been in my pond a few weeks...growing very quickly.
It's funny, my good friend Akinosan had one like that and it turned completely black with the Gin Rin just "Blinging" everytime it swam by for food. He bought it when it was 13" and now I think it is 22" now..
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