Who has the largest koi in the USA

[Nancy M.]

Quote: Originally Posted by luke frisbee This is how rumors start. That fish was 'advertised as 40.25 inches ( a little over 1 meter) and to have grown 8 inches in in the last ten months due to the "hobbyist's care and special water". Little more is known about this Great koi after it was remeasured by credible sources.

That kohaku would be considered....."Disqualified due to expiration...ie, dead",

[RookieKoiGuy]

Quote: Originally Posted by mstrseed I think Luke ate it...........................

Something about pescado tacos...


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[Bob Winkler]

Has to be a Chagoi or Ogon or SOMETHING bigger than 36" verified in this country. At the shows in US the biggest I have seen is about that, including Duke's Kohaku. Have seen 1.3 and 1.4 meter chagoi's both at Holland Koi Show and at All Japan Koi show...Now THAT was cool..

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bob Winkler Has to be a Chagoi or Ogon or SOMETHING bigger than 36" verified in this country. At the shows in US the biggest I have seen is about that, including Duke's Kohaku. Have seen 1.3 and 1.4 meter chagoi's both at Holland Koi Show and at All Japan Koi show...Not THAT was cool..

Marusei Baby!

[Bob Winkler]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell Peters Marusei Baby!

Probably...Love our Marusei Chagoi....

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bob Winkler Probably...Love our Marusei Chagoi....

October 2006 we went to his old greenhouse to see large Kohaku. He took us to see Chagoi that we bigger than Erwin.

[aquitori]

Quote: Originally Posted by mstrseed I think Luke ate it...........................

I can picture that....

[Bob Winkler]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell Peters October 2006 we went to his old greenhouse to see large Kohaku. He took us to see Chagoi that we bigger than Erwin.

Biggest Koi I ever have seen were Sorogoi at that greenhouse of Marusei's...It was my first trip to Japan in 1998. I thought they were 5 feet long and they had these whale slings with 2" metal posts in the concrete to move them. Course the koi might have only been 4 1/2 feet...LOL Truely as big as a person. I asked about them and they told me the shipping alone would be at least 2000$

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bob Winkler Biggest Koi I ever have seen were Sorogoi at that greenhouse of Marusei's...It was my first trip to Japan in 1998. I thought they were 5 feet long and they had these whale slings with 2" metal posts in the concrete to move them. Course the koi might have only been 4 1/2 feet...LOL Truely as big as a person. I asked about them and they told me the shipping alone would be at least 2000$

Yes, when they ship them they have to put them in wooden crates.

[aquitori]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bob Winkler Has to be a Chagoi or Ogon or SOMETHING bigger than 36" verified in this country. At the shows in US the biggest I have seen is about that, including Duke's Kohaku. Have seen 1.3 and 1.4 meter chagoi's both at Holland Koi Show and at All Japan Koi show...Now THAT was cool..

Yeah never seen a Chagoi over 36" here in the states...I think Joe Co, has a Kumoyru around 36"....I dont someone wants to take on the high cost of shipping something over 40"...