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    Thread: Nisai Showa 19"

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      Quote Originally Posted by OCkoiFan View Post
      end of 2016 season
      Update video on my showa, stretching to 23" enjoy

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      OMG your name is Mitch?
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      Quote Originally Posted by rainblood View Post
      OMG your name is Mitch?
      Yes anh Rain. I also have vietnamese name "mit'" (jack fruit)
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      Quote Originally Posted by OCkoiFan View Post
      Yes anh Rain. I also have vietnamese name "mit'" (jack fruit)
      Speaking of which...we were recently at a fruit farm down at the very tip of Florida for cherimoya when I spotted this gem
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      That's him....
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      Back to the topic ...

      The pattern looks a lot more interesting now with face sumi completed. The issue with weak tail is common for fish costing $$$ to low $$$$. Ogata is cheaper which probably means you got good bang for your buck.
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      Quote Originally Posted by abuchi123 View Post
      Back to the topic ...

      The pattern looks a lot more interesting now with face sumi completed. The issue with weak tail is common for fish costing $$$ to low $$$$. Ogata is cheaper which probably means you got good bang for your buck.
      I couldn't agree more than that. I paid $4xx last year as Nisai harvest from Ogata.
      My dealer said the sumi will strike diagonal eventually and now I can really tell his eyesight is mastered.
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      Nov 2017 update

      Just shot a vid today
      She is not very calm for some reason
      Over 26”
      Tell me what Can I do to improve
      Yes tailtube is not ideal
      https://youtu.be/fVr3rMRQEV0
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      The tail is never going to go from weak to strong. The frame is set early on. You can see evidence of a weak tail in earlier video. On a tosai, it is fairly obvious if you pay attention to how the fish uses its tail and where the tail bends. Avoid tadpoles.

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      Quote Originally Posted by OCkoiFan View Post
      Just shot a vid today
      She is not very calm for some reason
      Over 26”
      Tell me what Can I do to improve
      Yes tailtube is not ideal
      https://youtu.be/fVr3rMRQEV0
      Quote Originally Posted by abuchi123 View Post
      The tail is never going to go from weak to strong. The frame is set early on. You can see evidence of a weak tail in earlier video. On a tosai, it is fairly obvious if you pay attention to how the fish uses its tail and where the tail bends. Avoid tadpoles.
      Yep, avoid Ogata tadpoles.
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      Hehe poorman’ fish
      I just felt this one can grow bigger and the most attractive koi stated by visitors
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      I have also NEVER seen a 30"+ Ogata fish unless it was a Chagoi. I wish you luck.
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      Quote Originally Posted by koiman1950 View Post
      I have also NEVER seen a 30"+ Ogata fish unless it was a Chagoi. I wish you luck.
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      Weak tail tube is like the norm for fish under $2k. The percentage drops for more expensive fish but you still see people pay a lot for pretty fish with weak tails.

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      27-28" max.
      I hope you prove me wrong Mr. Jackfruit.
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      Quote Originally Posted by koiman1950 View Post
      I have also NEVER seen a 30"+ Ogata fish unless it was a Chagoi. I wish you luck.
      I have an Ogata shiro over 30" raised from tosai.

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      Quote Originally Posted by vipertom1970 View Post
      I have an Ogata shiro over 30" raised from tosai.
      Pics with measurement please, or it didn't happen!lol
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      Quote Originally Posted by rainblood View Post
      27-28" max.
      I hope you prove me wrong Mr. Jackfruit.
      She is over your est margin
      You will meet her this Fall possible 30” Rainie dear
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      Quote Originally Posted by OCkoiFan View Post
      She is over your est margin
      You will meet her this Fall possible 30” Rainie dear

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      Quote Originally Posted by OCkoiFan View Post
      She is over your est margin
      You will meet her this Fall possible 30” Rainie dear
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      Quote Originally Posted by rainblood View Post
      Last fall I transferred her to the measure tub with a plastic bag
      The bag ripped and the poor girl was bouncing on the concrete slab
      The tub was full of blood so I ain’t got the urge to do update
      That was Mitchiesan’s big fail ever
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