Showa Tosai

[Eugeneg]

Quote: Originally Posted by weesec01 Hi folks, here are a few Dainichi Showa. Please range your best 3 and why? Thank you.

A and C I am comparing them to ones I got from Toshio that were not good enough to go in to mud ponds and they were better . I t does make a diffrence as to size if they are going to go jumbo . If not price is a consideration and they should be under $250 each
Regards
Eugene

[luke frisbee]

D
and ONLY D

I have no clue what everyone else is looking at

[Lomaponder]

Quote: Originally Posted by weesec01 Hi folks, here are a few Dainichi Showa. Please range your best 3 and why? Thank you.

Gee Luke,

I'm just following the request, like a good lemming

[carl davison]

(A) has a wonky head. The eyes don"t line up C.D.B.E.A

[Eugeneg]

Quote: Originally Posted by luke frisbee D and ONLY D I have no clue what everyone else is looking at

OK but could you please explain to beginners like me , I would have put D down as more sanke than showa
Regards
Eugene

[luke frisbee]

two things wrong with D
no white in the back third, and a light orange left pec (which could change)

TOO MUCH IS WRONG WITH ALL THE OTHERS

the black on D will be awesome in three years..maybe two. Those Sanke markings are just the "tops' of bands of black..look at the middle of the head...BLACK.
the Shiro and the beni are pretty dang good...the black will come.

[Eugeneg]

TOO MUCH IS WRONG WITH ALL THE OTHERS

the black on D will be awesome in three years..maybe two. Those Sanke markings are just the "tops' of bands of black..look at the middle of the head...BLACK.
the Shiro and the beni are pretty dang good...the black will come.[/quote]

I have read that showa breeders look for all black on the first cull . The 8 tosai showa I got and raised to 4 year old showed no change in sumi . So even more confused with your explanation .
Regards
Eugene

[weesec01]

Hi folks, very interesting...btw, they are 8 months old and just harvested from the mud pond, and size is in average of 30cm now. here are few more to share with you.

[Louie]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mtn ponder B-A-D Body, then color, then possible sumi. C will be to sumi heavy for my taste

Take away the sumi and what kind of kohaku patterns do we have ?

[RookieKoiGuy]

Not much to my taste. This last 8month pic !
I agree with Louie on pattern.
Definitely dont like pics with mouths open..(makes it to hard to tell shape)

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