Originally Posted by
koiman1950
Yes, it is a very credible site and Mark's knowledge is quite high. I think there's more generic info there though as most newer varieties stem from the Asagi Magoi lines. I think the more newly defined variety Goshiki that we see today, have much more infusion of Kohaku. Also, if you go back and look again and all that info and pics of famous or very high quality Goshiki, you'll notice that most won awards in the smaller classes, under 60bu/cm. It's a rather rare Goshiki that can maintain it's attributes without much change and also attain a size of 70bu and above. Over 80bu is rather extremely rare with this level of quality.
Don't be afraid. Mines grown back MANY times from being wrong. How else do we learn except by "exception"?
Tim
That term can be used in just about every variety that has sumi involved as a main trait. Volatile sumi is a generic trait and does not transcend all offspring from a spawn of a particular parent set. I've had breeders tell me that this fish or that fish has extremely strong sumi genes, and as such, could change dramatically over it's life. I have a couple fish that do this nearly seasonally. To get a really good Goshiki and have it maintain it's vibrancy, you have to look through 1000s to find ONE. And this is not just within "sub-varieties" as you elude to.
So, could you please explain what you mean when you say "it says a lot about the instability within different sub-varities"? Sometimes, the written word doesn't really explain what a poster is trying to say. Thanks!