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    Thread: Can someone tell me if this is good quality? Yamabuki Ogon

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      Can someone tell me if this is good quality? Yamabuki Ogon

      According to dealer
      It’s 28cm Female Botan from Dainichi.
      Still tosai

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      Generally I have a few questions in mind (feel free to let me know what you think)
      1. Fukurin ok?
      2. Body shape good? If it’s good, does that mean it’ll grow huge?
      3. Head structure & colour ok?
      4. Priced at 150 dollars per piece. Worth the price?

      Any comments are appreciated!

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      I have attached a video here for better assessment

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      This is not a Yamabuki Ogon but an old-style Mukashi Ogon. Dainichi Koi Farm's Botan is a Mukashi Ogon and she produces a wide range of colorful tosai from light yellow, gold, "green", and black.
      BTW you can get Mukashi from Yamabuki spawns, but not the other way around.

      1. Fukurin won't really show until the Koi is older/bigger.
      2. Very skinny tail tube but 28cm is rather on the large side for a "tosai"(technically ake-nisai) born in 2018. If it actually comes from a 2018 spawn and not a "bonsai nisai" from 2017.
      3. The head seems a little bit dirty. If this was a 10cm tosai, then it has the chance of clearing up but I'm not so sure with larger ones...
      4. 150USD? That's a real bargain for a nearly 12" Koi, and from that of Dainichi!

      Again for that price, I would get it as a learning fish. Don't expect it to becoming "huge" since it doesn't really have the frame or potential of becoming a jumbo Koi(30"+). But you should be able to attain about 24" within a few years.

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      Thank you bro.

      I have decided to get this one from the dealer.
      Hopefully it gets huge in no time haha.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Khooper View Post
      Thank you bro.

      I have decided to get this one from the dealer.
      Hopefully it gets huge in no time haha.
      I hope the same for you... enjoy your new koi!
      --Steve



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