Ok, here are the current development pictures. From a newbie's perspective...
Growth seems good. Sanke went from 9" -> 17" -> ~24"-25", and Kohaku from 7" -> 15" -> ~23"-24". Increased thickness.
Quality... already established as pond grade, nothing special here. But for $100 & $65, I'm enjoying how they have developed. In some area, beni seem to be deteriorating? but also, some are in fact physical scrapes and are recovering.
Pattern is in the Eye of The Beholder... which in their case, I appove. I'm really looking forward to next year to see if they improve? or decline, as part of my learning journey.
Pictures are not that great, I think because they don't fit in the tub anymore(not a bad problem to have I guess?). But the video should speak more for them.
November 10, 2017
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvSNO0cclq0[
November 10, 2017
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGC_N-kyr5g[
Last edited by Doman71; 11-10-2017 at 06:23 PM.
both do look female and nice growth. the sumi has held up well on the sanke and seems to have even better luster. alot of people never have koi this quality so it is an awesome start. i forget you have many other koi though lol
You are correct, I've gone through many tosai in order to learn and set preferences. 75% of my koi are now family and fits my preference. The other 25% are learning samples and/or for displacing existing ones with higher quality ones(relatively speaking). As they get bigger, thinning out kois of these grade(again, relative to my level) will become more difficult.
For you my brother, a bonus before & after of last year's grow out(which you have also seen in May).
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsmU4Smpltg
nice. time for a new bowl amigo. like a fat man in a little coat! lol
matsuba has nice netting
Last edited by kevin32; 11-10-2017 at 08:33 PM.
Mr. Daman, this was fun. You'll have to do it again.
Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. ---- Marthe Troly-Curtin
KoiRun on YouTube, latest video:
https://youtu.be/72iiuRXY2Wk
Just found this thread, and like the way you show the multiple years of development. That is the kind of "pond grade" that I'd like to have in my pond, especially at the prices for which you got them. Good growth. I really like the build of the sanke. Like the stout pectoral fins on the kohaku.